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Can Rubbing Toothpaste on Your Gums Really Protect against Decay?
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According to a research team from Sweden it can. The team from the University of Gothenburg have found rubbing toothpaste into your gums after lunch can help protect teeth against the risk of decay, provided it’s combined with brushing your teeth twice a day and flossing in …
[Continue reading: Can Rubbing Toothpaste on Your Gums Really Protect against Decay?]New Anaesthetic Gel Could Help Nervous Patients
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A new anaesthetic gel has been discovered, and it could help those patients who are nervous, or who have phobias about having injections at the dentists. It’s made from a plant found in the Peruvian rainforest called Acmella oleracea, and was originally used by the Incas to treat …
[Continue reading: New Anaesthetic Gel Could Help Nervous Patients]New Study Shows Smoking Kills Healthy Mouth Bacteria
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A recent study has shown smoking tends to kill healthy bacteria in the mouth, leaving it vulnerable to the invasion of harmful bacteria. Bacteria begin forming in the mouth a few hours after birth and the healthy bacteria help keep the bad bacteria at bay. A healthy person’s …
[Continue reading: New Study Shows Smoking Kills Healthy Mouth Bacteria]Research Shows Possible Link between Bowel Cancer and Gum Disease
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Gum disease has already been linked to a number of serious conditions, and now research has shown it may also be associated with bowel cancer. It’s thought bacterium usually associated with gum disease could prove to be a precursor in the development of bowel cancer. The Dana-Farber Cancer …
[Continue reading: Research Shows Possible Link between Bowel Cancer and Gum Disease]Dental Health Professionals Encouraged to Discuss Patient’s Lifestyle during Visits
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Dental health professionals are generally supportive of the government plan for them to discuss patient’s lifestyle during visits with the aim of seeing how their oral health could be improved. This idea was first brought up in the Health and Social Care Bill which recommended all health professionals …
[Continue reading: Dental Health Professionals Encouraged to Discuss Patient’s Lifestyle during Visits]Scientists Link Oral Bacteria to Increased Risk of Pneumonia
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Winter is well underway and these months herald the start of the cold and flu season, but vulnerable groups of people such as the elderly and the very young are also at risk of developing pneumonia. A new study conducted at Yale University School of Medicine has linked …
[Continue reading: Scientists Link Oral Bacteria to Increased Risk of Pneumonia]Prosthetic Dentistry: Print Your Own Teeth
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Modern technology has made it possible to create a dental implant or replacement crown, in the one visit to the dentist’s office. Rather than waiting for weeks for your dental work to be completed, a new 3D based technology makes it possible for dentists to simply scan …
[Continue reading: Prosthetic Dentistry: Print Your Own Teeth]How Mouth Bacteria End Up in the Heart
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No matter how much we clean and sterilize cooking utensils, no matter how much thoroughly we wash our fruits, and no matter how much we brush our teeth, bacteria build up in our mouth. New research shows that these bacteria pose other dangers to the human body. …
[Continue reading: How Mouth Bacteria End Up in the Heart]Professional Teeth Cleaning Could Lower the Risk of Suffering from a Heart Attack or Stroke
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It’s often tempting to ignore the reminder from the dentists to schedule an appointment for professional teeth cleaning, but read on to find out why you shouldn’t. Two new studies were recently presented at the American Hard Associations Scientific Sessions in Florida showing the link between gum disease …
[Continue reading: Professional Teeth Cleaning Could Lower the Risk of Suffering from a Heart Attack or Stroke]Fangs as Dental Fashion: Is It a Good Idea?
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Edward Cullen, the Salvatore Brothers, or even Catwoman may be more than just fictional characters as vampire fangs are now cosmetically possible.
A sharpened and elongated canine to get the look of vampire fangs is a persisting trend especially among young girls.
Young girls now consider visiting …
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