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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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6 signs your dentist might be ripping you off
Dentists should keep their hands in our mouths, not our pockets.
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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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No more fillings as dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment
Scientists have developed a new pain-free filling that allows cavities to be repaired without drilling or injections. The tooth-rebuilding technique developed at King's College London does away with fillings and instead encourages teeth to repair themselves. Tooth decay is normally removed by drilling, after which the cavity is filled with a material such as amalgam or composite resin.
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'No drill' dentistry shows fillings aren't needed in many cases
Many of us fear going to the dentist, and that fear is made worse by the dreadful prospect that on any given visit, you could be subjected to a whirring drill boring its way through your poor, hurty teeth. But the findings of a new seven-year study by Australian researchers suggest that many of us have nothing to worry about, with research into 'no drill' oral care techniques showing there's often no need for the traditional 'fill and drill' approach that has defined dentistry for decades.
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Spirit of a Denture
“Spirit of a Denture” tells the story of a workaholic dentist (played by Kevin Spacey) who longs for adventure. His call is answered when a pirate comes in complaining of tooth pain.
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Hey Austin Powers: Brits Do NOT Have Worse Teeth Than Americans
The British are supposed to have rotten teeth. Sure, Brits sometimes sound smarter than us, they know how to handle themselves around silverware and some of their apartments (nay, flats) are older than our form of democracy. But we have the better teeth, supposedly, and that at least gives something to lord over the English. Just look at Austin Powers. Ugh. But a new study published in The British Medical Journal threatens to turn the tables on American dental superiority once and for all.
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Deadly Dentistry: Junior’s Story
A 4-year-old Dallas boy goes to get cavities fixed — and is drugged to death. First they drugged him. Then they sent Mom to the waiting room. Then they strapped his torso and wrists to a padded board. But Junior did not let down his guard. At the sound of the drill, dental records say, the 4-year-old began “whining, crying and moving.” So they pulled a strap across his forehead, then soldiered on to the last breath. His death opens a door into dentistry’s netherworld...
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Frequent home tooth whitening causes damage, Says UBC Expert
People hoping for a whiter, brighter smile should be careful while using teeth whitening and bleaching products as they can cause permanent dental damage, Adriana Manso, a clinical assistant professor of dentistry at UBC said Wednesday.
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LiveLeak.com - Pulling Teeth In The Outback
The 'Man From Snowy River' has a couple teeth pulled by his mate in Australia - The Outback Dentist !
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'Jaws' may help humans grow new teeth, shark study suggests
A new insight into how sharks regenerate their teeth, which may pave the way for the development of therapies to help humans with tooth loss, has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
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