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3D printed teeth to keep your mouth free of bacteria
Lost a tooth? Soon your dentist could print you another – and it’ll help keep your mouth clean, too. Getting fitted for a false tooth or other dental treatment tends to involve a mouthful of foul-tasting gunk and plaster casts. But now dentists are moving to high-tech digital scanning and 3D printing. That switch opens the door to more advanced materials that could improve your oral hygiene.
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6 signs your dentist might be ripping you off
Dentists should keep their hands in our mouths, not our pockets.
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10 foods that are tough on your teeth
You can still eat them, but you might want to give a good brush afterwards.
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Fuck up Your Life with 55
Fuck up Your Life with 55. You need to be 55 years of age and somebody significant. Lets say, you successfully run a dentistry somewhere in Minnesota. Money pours in like crazy.
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Have We Hit Peak Whiteness?
Ronald Perry can’t seem to get his patients’ teeth white enough. The Massachusetts dentist, who directs the Gavel Center for Restorative Research at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, shows patients who want to whiten their teeth the VITA Classical Shade Guide with Bleached Shades, which presents a total of 19 dark and light shades. They invariably go for the whitest, rather than a creamy ivory, a more natural shade he favors.
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Health officials kill proposal to curb mercury dental fillings
Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it attacks the central nervous system – in treating Americans’ decayed teeth.
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Why neglecting your teeth could be seriously bad for your health
It’s no secret that a lackadaisical approach to dental care leads to fillings and gum disease, but the latest evidence suggests it could also cause diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
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Smart mouth guard tells users if they're grinding their teeth
Bruxism – or "tooth-grinding" to most of us – is a very common problem. Often caused by stress, it can cause tooth damage, headaches, insomnia and jaw pain. Unfortunately, because it occurs when we're sleeping, many people don't even realize they're doing it. Often, a night spent under observation at a sleep clinic is the only way of "catching it in action." That could be about to change, however, thanks to the development of a bruxism-detecting mouth guard.
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My dentist saved my tooth, but wiped my memory
After simple dental surgery, William lost his ability to form new memories. This real-life medical mystery should change the way we think about the brain, says David Robson.
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After cuts in California dental insurance, ER visits went up
(Reuters Health) - After dental benefits were removed from California's public health insurance for the poor, emergency room visits for dental problems went up, a new study shows.Removing comprehensive
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Soda and fruit juice are 'biggest culprits in dental erosion'
In a large new study, participants who consumed the most fruit juices or soft drinks also had the most severe symptoms of tooth wear.
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Parent’s Guide to Dental Hygiene
Attention moms and dads! If you have questions about your children’s dental health and dental care during the earliest years of their lives, this post is for you.
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Root Canals and Cancer - Health Problems caused by Root Canals
Now, it turns out that correcting your dental health through this dental procedure may be just as—if not more—dangerous to your overall health.
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Dentist staffer popped for pills
An employee of a local dentistry office was arrested last week for allegedly forging her boss’ signature to obtain prescription pills.
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For Children With Autism, Opening a Door to Dental Care
More dentists are learning to meet the delicate challenge of caring for children with autism.
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University of Alberta School of Dentistry using Botox
Botox isn't just for wrinkles -- it's relieving dental pain too.
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Ashland City dentist charged with working drunk
The dentist denies the charges that he was intoxicated while performing a procedure on a teenager.
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Ottawa dentist who put someone else's teeth into patient's mouth barred from practising
An Ottawa dentist who glued two human teeth into a patient's mouth has been prohibited from practising dentistry by the Ontario Superior Court. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario sough...
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NYU College of Dentistry to host Free Dental, Health Screenings
Join New York University College of Dentistry and New York University College of Nursing, ABC7, and Colgate for free dental and general health screenings!
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Your dentist may be ripping you off. Here's how to avoid that.
There's an invisible problem in dentistry: some dentists using "creative diagnosis" to perform unnecessary work in the interest of making extra money. There isn't hard data on how often this occurs, but it's clear that it's an issue — as highlighted by an op-ed by a dentist in American Dental Association News and recent coverage in Mother Jones. Due to a few different factors — a lack of oversight, rising debt incurred during dental school, and the rise of quota-driven corporate dental chains...
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