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Study Suggests New Dental Massage Technique Raises Cavity Protection by 400%

Fluoride protection is increased by 400%, if you massage your teeth with a high fluoride content toothpaste after your meals. This way, you will avoid tooth cavities in the most efficient manner, suggests Anna Nordstrom PhD, dentist and researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy of the University of Gotheburg in Sweden.

Effects of Drugs on Your Oral Health



Problems of the oral cavity can arise for an array of reasons, one of them being drug use. Both medications and illegal drugs can cause tooth decay, discoloration, and many other dental problems. These disorders at times can be long-term and irreversible. Thus, it is important to understand the potential side effects of any drug on your teeth.

Early Childhood Caries: Oral Healthcare for Babies



Although it may sound unbelievable, even babies are exposed to dental caries, and each year there are thousands of such medical cases reported. Left untreated, the early childhood caries can cause several health complications. As a parent, it is extremely important to work out for your child a proper daily dental care regimen, which will be respected.

Electric Toothbrush – Best Weapon Against Plaque Formation



The electronic toothbrush is extremely easy to use, and it helps fighting plaque formation, but it also cleanses the teeth much more thoroughly than the traditional brush.

Xylitol: Sweet for You and Your Teeth



Last time you were waiting in line to pay for your groceries, you may have noticed various chewing gum brands advertising the use of xylitol in their products. You may have been left wondering what xylitol is, and why it is featured on gum labels.

Needy Children Get Free Dental Care in Montana

Friday was a lucky day in the life of a few children in need, who cannot afford proper dental care. The free dental care day was held at the Bozeman’s Community Health Partners Dental Clinic.

Important Practices for a Good Oral Health

In order to have a good dental health, early detection and prevention are two of the most important factors. You can avoid the apparition of dental caries, gum disease or other oral health complications, if you take on the following good practices.

Does the Type of School Play any Role as an Indicator of Socioeconomic Status?

In an epidemiological survey on dental caries in Brazilian children, the type of school (public vs. private) children are attending has become the substitute for collecting individual data in order to determine the socioeconomic status.

Can Dental Caries Be Contagious Infection?

Recent researches in the dental health field point out that dental caries actually is contagious infection. The major enemies of the teeth are not only foods that contain sugar, but any other kind of food particles in the mouth that constantly feed the bacteria that cling to the teeth.

In-Office Oral Hygiene, Professional Teeth Cleaning



The main preventive dental procedure is a professional mechanic or ultrasonic teeth cleaning. Our teeth enamel has an uneven surface and if you do not regularly clean your teeth, the proteins contained in food form a film and tartar on the tooth enamel due to its sticky surface.

New Zealanders Have Worse Dental Health Than Australians, Study Shows

According to a recent study, adults in New Zealand are more exposed to gum disease and tooth decay than Australians. The research has been conducted by a dentist Dr. Alex McIntosh, who concluded that the income plays a major role for the occurrence.

Impacted Wisdom Teeth Problems and Removal



An adult has 32 teeth. In front of the mouth there are incisive teeth and canines. On both side of the canines there are small molar teeth (premolars) and molar teeth (molars). Each side of the jaw has three molars. Last third molars are wisdom teeth.

Primary Teeth (Milk Teeth): Losing Milk Teeth, Baby Bottle Caries, Treatment under Anesthesia



Many parents believe that it doesn’t make sense to treat milk teeth, because they will still be replaced. However, it is necessary to stop the destructive process and remove the source of infection from the oral cavity.

Primary Teeth (Milk Teeth): Dental Caries, Pulpitis, Periodontitis and Treatment



Lots of bacteria colonize in the food remained on our teeth. Generally a lot of bacteria live in our mouth and some of them are pathogenic. These organisms largely feed on carbohydrates and sugars. Therefore, the persistent advice of dentists to take care of the mouth after every meal as carefully as possible has a deep meaning.

Study Shows Fluoride Risks without Benefits

Low-income children who consumed recommended fluoride doses have more fluoride-damaged teeth and high cavity rates, according to research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2011.

Top 7 Myths About Dental Implants



Dental implant surgery has more than 50-year old history. During this time they held enough tests, operations with negative consequences and a lot of mistakes. That is why modern skilled professionals can provide almost 100% guarantee on the result. Nevertheless, there is much distrust to dental implant procedure among patients. Let’s find out the most popular myths about dental implant.

Wasabi for the Prevention of Dental Caries



Wasabi, which is a pungent green horseradish that is usually served with Japanese sushi, has been found to prevent tooth decay. The chemical compound that is found in wasabi known as isothiocyanates inhibits the growth of Streptococcus mutans which is the bacteria that causes dental caries.

Free Dental Services and Programs for Uninsured

Montrose Smile Studio offers free mouth cancer screenings. W.Va. hepatitis cases tied to poor practices. Surrey dental practice offers free screening for oral cancer. Thousands line up for free dental work at Convention Center. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Free Dental Care Clinics. Louisville, Kentucky Dentist, Christian Hahn, DDS, Volunteers in AACD’s “Give Back a Smile” Program for Domestic Violence Survivors.

Free Dental Services Offered to Needy

‘Free Friday’ brings back smiles to Jacksonville. Open a new Free Clinic in South Newport. Dental screenings cater to children. Waldo Middle School to hold free health, safety fair. Free Dental Care Day. Chicago – MusiCares FREE Dental Clinic.

Genetic Links to Periodontal Disease and Dental Caries Formation



Research has found that certain ethic groups and families demonstrate a propensity for developing periodontal disease and caries. Now dentists are wondering if they should question the oral health of a patient’s parents in addition to posing questions about whether or not the patient has excellent brushing practices and if the patient uses medication or drugs.

Dental Health Contest for Bloggers. Everybody Wins!

Dental Health is Important contest for bloggers. Everybody wins!  Did you know that your dental health is strongly linked to many other health conditions beyond your mouth. Cavities and gum disease may contribute to many serious conditions, such as diabetes and respiratory diseases. Sometimes the first sign of a disease shows up in your mouth. [...]

UCSF Successfully Hosted Give Kids a Smile Day 2010

University of California San Francisco Dental School successfully hosted annual Give Kids a Smile Day event on February 6th. More than 100 student volunteers and nearly twenty faculty accompanied by more than thirty pre-dental student volunteers assisting with check-in, information tables and games for young patients.

Tooth Decay Major Causes and Prevention

Tooth decay or dental caries results in formation of cavities in the teeth and if untreated can spread from the tooth enamel, which is the outer most layer of the tooth into the softer dentin. Tooth decay is one of the most common dental problems in the world; it is particularly common in children and young adults.

Is Drinking Tea Harmful or Good for Teeth?

Recent studies have indicated that drinking tea may be a good way to keep our teeth healthy.

It has been discovered that compounds found in black tea may attack harmful bacteria in the mouth that cause gum disease and cavities.

How to Control and Prevent Tooth Infection

Tooth Infection is a slow and gradual process resulting in dental cavities or dental caries. This tooth decay occurs when disease causing bacteria produce an acid which removes the top most layer of the tooth surface, the enamel. This infection can go deeper in to the pulp chamber and results in tooth loss or it may even cause infections to wisdom tooth.

Dental Clinics Offer Free Dental Work To Uninsured

Grant to provide free dental services to 400 North Miami Beach. Dental Sealants Protect Kids From Cavities. Free toothbrushes at the airport. Free H1N1 vaccine at Roslindale Medical and Dental Center. Children can receive free dental care from local dentists on Feb. 5.

Essential Tips to Remove Dental Plaque for Children and Adults

Plaque removal is highly significant in preventing dental caries and periodontal diseases. But what is a dental plaque? It is a bacterial film that adheres to the tooth surface or denture formed after few hours of brushing, resulting in the development of tooth decay and periodontal disease.

Bad Foods for Teeth: Improper Diet can Cause Dental Cavity.

Dental cavities are a very common dental health problem, which is caused by improper and imbalanced diet and poor dental hygiene. Diet also plays an important role at the time of teeth development and eruption as any deficiency could affect the tooth formation and make it more prone to dental caries. But generally it’s the diet we eat that makes us more susceptible to caries; therefore in such condition maintaining a good dental hygiene plays a vital role to prevent caries. Just by brushing your teeth after every meal, you can stop dental caries.

Causes of Tooth Decay: Killing Bacteria

What causes tooth decay? The answer to this question doesn’t have only theoretical purposes, it also has a practical meaning. Knowing tooth decay causes it’s much easier to prevent this widely met human’s problem. Even if everything depends on how you treat your teeth during and after each meal, there are things you may not know, so you can’t fully control the situation.

Tooth Colored Crowns – Get Your Smile Back

Looking for a beautiful smile you can find tooth crowns as one of the most successful ways to achieve the desirable result. In the same time you can have your teeth strengthen and protected from future high risk of dental caries. There are different tooth crowns. Each of them has its positive and negative sides.

Baby Teeth Need Dental Care Too

Baby little, tender teeth – how often do we really pay attention to them? Baby teeth care is important, even if their life is too short, even if they look young and healthy. In fact, baby teeth care importance is much bigger.

Most Common Toothache Causes



A toothache is any pain or soreness within or around a tooth, indicating inflammation and possible infection. It may feel like a sharp pain or a dull ache. The tooth may be sensitive to pressure, heat, cold, or sweets. In cases of severe pain, identifying the problem tooth is often difficult. And, of course, toothaches get worse if not treated.

Top 7 Abscessed Tooth Dangers

Dentists call it “tooth abscess“. At first abscess looks like a swelled area that turned red. It hurts and you can feel how the temperature increased. An abscessed tooth must be treated. If it is ignored then complications are inevitable.

Fight Tooth Decay with Dental Sealants

The pits and grooves on the chewing surfaces of teeth need to be protected. When food is chewed, it can become trapped in these pits and fissures, especially if the fissures are thin and deep. Decay develops in those grooves because toothbrush bristles are too large to reach into these areas to remove the food and bacteria.

Elderly People With Good Teeth Are Healthier

Elderly people with good teeth eat more healthily and are generally healthier than elderly people with bad teeth. To stay healthy well into old age it is therefore important to look after your teeth, or to have help to restore them. This is shown by a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Stop Cavities Before They Start

Oral BioTech makes early detection of decay possible with a hand-held meter that utilizes ATP bioluminiscence technology to detect the levels of acid-producing, decay-causing bacteria in plaque. Extensive research has been completed on this technology, the results of which maintain that a “highly predictive…useful tool for the rapid chair-side quantification of bacterial load…”

Brushing Teeth Regularly Help Reduce Developing of Heart Disease

Brushing teeth regularly not only provides protection against tooth decay but can also help reduce an individual’s chances of developing heart disease, a new study has revealed.

In recent years, some studies indicated a link between gum disease and an increased likelihood of suffering from heart disease or a stroke, but they were failed to explain the connection.

What Is Really Dental Caries

Dental caries is one of the most common of all disorders. It usually occurs in children and young adults but can affect any person. It is a common cause of tooth loss in younger people.

Dental Caries and Stress?

Question Can it be possible that dental caries (cavities) be caused by stress? It seems to me that it can, because stress can cause all kinds of other health problems then why can’t it also cause cavities. I have tried to find answers to question online, but have been unsuccessful. Sure would be great to [...]

What is the relationship between plaque, dental caries (cavities), and gum disease?

Question What is the relationship between dental plaque, dental caries (cavities), and gum (periodontal) disease?

Children Who Live With Parents-Smokers Get More Dental Cavities

Once the researchers took other things into account – such as how often a child’s teeth were brushed, and family income – they found that parental smoking did not affect cavities in the 3-year-olds. However, a 5-year-old with at least one smoking parent was more than 3 times as likely to have cavities as a 5-year-old whose parents didn’t smoke.

Stop Tooth Loss

Loss of all natural permanent teeth (edentulism) substantially reduces quality of life, self-image, and daily functioning. Although tooth loss results from oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontitis, it also reflects patient and dentist attitudes, availability and accessibility of dental care, and the prevailing standard of care.

Dental Sealants – Protecting The Teeth

Dental sealants act as a barrier, protecting the teeth against decay-causing bacteria. The dental sealants are usually applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth (premolars and molars) where tooth decay occurs most often.

Baby Teeth Are Important

Despite an overall decline in dental decay rates over the last thirty years, recent data highlight the need for more rigorous early oral assessments and prevention efforts, beginning with maternal education. A national survey revealed a 15 percent increase in dental decay among young children (ages 2 to 5). More than one in four pre-school age children have experienced the disease.

What’s a filling?

Question Yes, I feel really stupid, but I’m only a teen.. and I have an appointment for a fill, because my dentist says I have a “cavitiy”.. but I don’t really see anything. Anyways so yeah what is one.. I need to know what my dentist is going to do to my teeth. Does it [...]

Dental Caries, Cavity
Can Fluoride Reverse Tooth Decay?

Fluoride is the name given to a group of compounds that are composed of the naturally occurring element fluorine and one or more other elements. Fluorides are present naturally in water and soil.

Food for Healthy Teeth

The kind of food you eat is important in keeping teeth and gums healthy. Certain foods with sugars and starches can lead to tooth decay. It is not necessary to avoid these foods completely, but moderation is the key. Eating vegetables may be a healthy choice since they help in removing some deposits on the teeth.

Benefit of Chewing Gum on Teeth Health

The chewing of gum is said to be the world’s most common habit, with about 100,000 tons of it being consumed every year. Most of us are familiar with the negative aspects of chewing gum, when we find it on chairs, stuck under desks or contaminating pavements and therefore our shoes. However, there are also many benefits to chewing gum.