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Bad For Teeth Diets Are Bad For Body As Well
Researchers consider that diet of excessive fermentable carbohydrates will lead to dental diseases, and then to other chronic diseases. Fermentable carbohydrates are not just sweets like cookies, cakes, candies, but also bananas, dried fruits, rice, pasta, corn.
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Researchers Found Good Oral Health Help Preserve Memory.
Keeping your teeth brushed and flossed can cut down on gum disease, drastically reducing risk of heart attack and stroke, dentists have warned for years. Now researchers at West Virginia University have found a clean mouth may also help preserve memory.
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.
Dental Sleep Researchers Concerned that Weight Gain is Associated with Sleep Apnea
According to lead author Mark Brown, MD, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, people suffering from more severe Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) may be more likely to gain more weight than those with less severe OSA over time.
New Dental 3D System Scans Oral Cavity
When toothache makes a visit to the dentist unavoidable this often marks the start of a time-consuming treatment marathon for the patient. If the tooth cannot be saved and a dental prosthesis is necessary, the dentist first has to make a silicone impression for the dental laboratory.
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.
California Has Most Dentists, But Yet Shortages Exist in Certain Locations
Alpine County has no actively practicing dentists. In San Benito and Inyo counties, there is one dentist for every 5,000 residents. Imperial and Colusa counties have one for every 4,000 residents.
2,500 Years Teeth Show Skill of Ancient Dentist
Maya and other ancient peoples of southern North America went to “dentists”—among the earliest known—to beautify their chompers with notches, grooves, and semi-precious stones, according to a recent analysis of thousands of teeth examined from collections in Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Scientists Develop Dental Filling Using Bile Acids
Scientists in Canada and China have developed a hardy material using human bile acids, which they hope can be used to fill dental cavities.
Children with Acid Reflux Likely to Have Poor Dental Health
Children who have symptoms of chronic acid reflux are significantly more likely to have dental erosions than those without reflux symptoms, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dental Care Costs Is Largest Part of Families’ Health Care Spending - Report
A new report issued by The Access Project finds that the cost of dental care represent more of a financial burden on families and individuals than has been previously recognized. The group, which surveyed family farm and ranch operators discovered that dental costs constitute more than a quarter of families’ out-of-pocket health care spending.
Obesity Associated With Periodontal Disease
Investigators from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Puerto Rico asked “Is there a prospective association between obesity and periodontal disease?”
Mouthwash May Increase Risk Of Oral Cancer
Mouthwashes containing alcohol can cause oral cancer and should be removed from supermarket shelves, a dental health study claims. Scientists say there is now “sufficient evidence” that such mouthwashes contribute to an increased risk of the disease.
Good Dental Care Cuts Risk of Heart Disease
New research reveals that a protein associated with inflammation (called CRP) that’s elevated in people at risk for heart disease may be found in infected gums.
Stem Cells From The Teeth: A New Discovery
Scientist has found out recently that dental pulp taken from the wisdom teeth can become a source of therapeutic stem cells. This finding was informed to the public by Japanese researchers. This newly discovered cell is called mesenchymal stem cells. It is capable of developing body tissues such as bone, cartilage and fat.
Adult Stem Cells from Teeth Could Heal Stroke Damaged Brains
Dental pulp stem cells are highly promising as precursors of replacement neurons (brain cells) because they are easily accessible, can be taken from the patient needing treatment, and they have similar properties to cranial neural crest cells that normally make brain cells and other cranial tissues.
Beat Tooth Decay With Experimental Chewy Mint
A new chewable mint looks set to solve the worldwide problem of tooth decay.
BasicMints is an experimental fluoride-free treatment designed to mimic a component in human saliva that neutralises acids in the mouth that can erode tooth enamel.
Yogurt May Prevent Periodontal, Gum Disease
Dr. Yoshihiro Shimazaki and colleagues found that consuming yogurt and lactic acid drinks was significantly associated with better periodontal health.”But, milk and cheese were not,” Shimazaki said.
