Chocolate toothpaste wins prestigious international award
NEW ORLEANS, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — New Orleans nascent biotech company, Theodent, has been awarded one of the most prestigious international design awards in the world, the Red Dot for...
View ArticleDiabetes and the teeth, a new study
NEW YORK, July 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) and backed by The Jeffrey Epstein VI...
View ArticlePoor oral health can mean missed school, lower grades: USC study
Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study. “The Impact of Oral Health on the...
View ArticleFluoride treatment for kids who don’t have fluoride in their water is covered...
From healthfinder.gov… . The Basics Your child’s first teeth (baby teeth) are important. Baby teeth hold space for adult teeth. Take care of your child’s teeth to protect your child from tooth decay...
View ArticleOral health behaviors, dementia risk associated, says study
J Am Geriatr Soc 2012. Author Information Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Department of Neurology, University of...
View ArticleMom’s emotional health and education level during her child’s earliest years...
A mother’s emotional health and education level during her child’s earliest years influence oral health at age 14, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental...
View ArticleTooth decay could be offset by coconut oil, says study
Digested coconut oil is able to attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay. It is a natural antibiotic that could be incorporated into commercial dental care products, say scientists presenting their...
View ArticleToothpaste types evaluated in a new study
There are various types of toothpaste available on the market. They come as pastes and gels, there are some that guard against tooth decay or protect teeth from acid attack, others that are designed...
View ArticleThe Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice focuses on periodontal and...
What’s the latest, research-supported best practice in periodontal care and implant dentistry? Dental specialists and generalists alike can read about it in the first of a new series from The Journal...
View ArticleWhy chewing ability is linked to dementia risk
Can you bite into an apple? If so, you are more likely to maintain mental abilities, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The population is ageing, and the older we become...
View ArticleYour toothpaste may up your allergy risk, says new research
Triclosan – an antibacterial chemical found in toothpaste and other products – can contribute to an increased risk of allergy development in children. This comes from the Norwegian Environment and...
View ArticleFear of the dentist is passed on to children by their parents
The father acts as an intermediary for dentist fear between both mother and children Fear of visiting the dentist is a frequent problem in paediatric dentistry. A new study confirms the emotional...
View ArticleLower rates of tooth decay tied to vitamin D in University of Washington study
A new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, or tooth decay. The review, published in the December issue of Nutrition Reviews,...
View ArticleCavities, iron levels in kids linked in new study
Association between iron status, iron deficiency anaemia, and severe early childhood caries: a case–control study Robert J Schroth, Jeremy Levi, Eleonore Kliewer, James Friel and Michael EK Moffatt...
View ArticlePostmenopausal women who smoked are more likely to lose teeth due to...
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the...
View ArticleBiological tooth replacement a step closer
Scientists have developed a new method of replacing missing teeth with a bioengineered material generated from a person’s own gum cells. Current implant-based methods of whole tooth replacement fail...
View ArticleMercury tooth-filling exposure estimates may be incorrect
ANN ARBOR—A common test used to determine mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings may significantly overestimate the amount of the toxic metal released from fillings, according to University of...
View ArticleTooth implant success rate inches forward
Elderly or people with osteoporosis, smokers, diabetics or people who have had cancer are sometimes not eligible to receive dental implants as their bones are unable to correctly integrate the new...
View ArticleHow fluoride fights tooth decay: new evidence
In an advance toward solving a 50-year-old mystery, scientists are reporting new evidence on how the fluoride in drinking water, toothpastes, mouth rinses and other oral-care products prevents tooth...
View ArticleDental care being delayed by cash-strapped US consumers
SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — More than one in three American adults (36 percent) has delayed or will delay dental care due to the uncertain U.S. economy and their lingering fears about...
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