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Pediatric Dentists Educate Kids: National Children’s Dental Health Month

Pediatric dentists feel that there is an increasing need to spread awareness amongst the people by marking February as National children’s dental health month. Many pediatric dentists across the country educate children about good dental habits, importance of oral health and offer free dental services.

Periodontitis and Prostatitis: What’s the Connection?

The general causes cited for the onset of prostatitis include immune system difficulties, disorders of the nervous system, emotional stress, injury to the prostate, and infection. Now, recent research published in the Journal of Periodontology suggests that there is a significant connection between periodontitis and prostatitis.

The Perio-Cardio Connection, Relationship Between Heart Disease and Gum Disease

Gum (periodontal) diseases are chronic bacterial infections that affect the gums and supporting structures of the teeth and, if left untreated, can lead to serious health problems including heart disease.

Scientists Find New Clues to Bacteria Responsible for Periodontal Disease

A scientific discovery at the University of Louisville uncovers a new mechanism how P. gingivalis, a bacteria responsible for periodontal disease. The discovery could have implications for treating periodontal disease, an infection that leads to the destruction of gum and bone, causing tooth loss. P. gingivalis also is believed to play a role in heart disease, stroke and other major systemic health problems.

Dentists to Participate in Give Kids a Smile Free Dental Event in February and March

A total of 20 north central Idaho dentists will provide free oral health exams, cleanings and x-rays to area children in February and March as part of the Give Kids a Smile event in association with National Children’s Oral Health Month.

Cure Tooth Abscess Using Cashew Nut

Most of the products obtained from cashew nut tree are essential and beneficent to us. Like the bark and leaves are used to produce medicines, while the fruits and nuts are mostly popular as edibles. Cashew nut is highly popular and has high nutritional value. Even the shell is useful as the oil obtained from it is used in medicines and industrial applications, like in the plastics and resin industries for its phenol content.

10 Tips to Deal with Dental Emergencies

Nowadays, dentists have many options for dealing with dental emergencies. We can benefit from advancements in dentistry, like pain management and techniques to restore teeth. Teeth can be restored with synthetic materials that resemble the natural teeth and are strong enough to bear any amount of load.

Research Finds First Oral Bacteria Linking a Mother and Her Stillborn Baby

Researchers from the Department of Periodontics at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, reports the first documented link between a mother, 35, with pregnancy-associated gum disease to the death of her fetus.

Does Kissing Affect Oral Health?

Research into passionate kissing has uncovered many valuable health benefits. Healthier mouth, saliva contains substances that fight bacteria, viruses and fungi. But Kissing may also transmit a small number of disease-causing bacteria and viruses through the oral cavity. Bacteria and viruses in the saliva or blood of one person can be spread to another person by kissing. Some diseases are more easily spread through kissing than others.

Vaccine To Treat Gum Disease On The Way

Up to 30% of Australian adults suffer from the wide-spread gum disease, which causes gums to bleed and teeth to fall out. The condition has also been linked with heart disease, stroke, adverse pregnancy outcomes, dementia and cancer. Australia’s leading biopharmaceutical company, has today announced that a vaccine to treat severe gum disease is being developed.

Survey Shows Americans are Unprepared for Dental Emergencies

Although 72 percent of Americans have fillings, caps or crowns and one in six had a dental emergency during the past 12 months, most are not prepared to deal with a dental emergency, according to a recent survey.

Blind Woman’s Tooth Helped Restore Her Sight

For the first time in the US surgeons used a rare procedure to help a blind woman regain her sight: they implanted her own tooth in her eye to hold a prosthetic lens in place.

Modern Dentistry: Plasma Kills Bacteria in Teeth

Though it looks like a tiny purple blowtorch, a pencil-sized plume of plasma on the tip of a small probe remains at room temperature as it swiftly dismantles tough bacterial colonies deep inside a human tooth.

British Dental Patients Exposed to HIV Risk

Thousands of British dental patients have been told they could be at risk of infections such as HIV or hepatitis because of a dentist’s poor hygiene measures.

Sufferers from Rheumatoid Arthritis May Ease Pain with Dental Care

According to a study appeared in the Journal of Periodontology, people can diminish any pain connected with the severe rheumatoid arthritis just by taking care of their dental health. It is possible to have less arthritic pain and not to suffer from swollen joints when treating gums in the right way.

Dental Emergency: Prevent Unpleasant Complications

Dental emergencies may happen with everyone, usually in the most irrelevant moments. It is very important to have knowledge that will help you prevent any unpleasant complications, even small ones.

Possible Dental Implant Problems

Dental Implants are better alternative to the regular and ordinary dentures when it comes to missing tooth replacement and restoring your brilliant smile and self confidence. Dental implants will not slip or fall off your gums putting you in an embarrassing situation. You must also be aware of the possible dental implant problems that may occur after the process.