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Dentistry Headlines
Brushing Teeth - Which Way Is The Right Way?
Twenty five percent of teenagers in Sweden do not brush their teeth regularly and only 10% of Swedes know how to use toothpaste effectively, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Even though the majority of people in Sweden brush their teeth, only 1 in 10 brush in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay...
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Most People Brush Their Teeth The Wrong Way
Almost all Swedes brush their teeth, yet only one in ten does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Now researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, are eager to teach Swedes how to brush their teeth more effectively. Most Swedes regularly brush their teeth with fluoride toothpaste...
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Studies Impact Dental Stem Cell Research For Therapeutic Purposes
Two studies appearing in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:11-12), now freely available on-line*, evaluate stem cells derived from dental tissues for characteristics that may make them therapeutically useful and appropriate for transplantation purposes. 1...
Thu, 10 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Sports & Energy Drinks Damage Teeth
Sports drinks hit the wire today with a red light that their level of acidity is increasingly responsible for irreversible damage to teeth, especially amongst adolescents and younger adults, their predominant target market. The report is published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry...
Sun, 06 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Irreversible Damage To Teeth Caused By Sports And Energy Drinks
A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an alarming increase in the consumption of sports and energy drinks, especially among adolescents, is causing irreversible damage to teeth - specifically, the high acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth enamel, the glossy...
Thu, 03 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Childhood Dental Problems Linked To General Health Problems Later On? Australian Researchers Investigate
The University of Queensland Children's Nutrition Research Center at the School of Medicine and the School of Dentistry are looking for volunteers aged two, six and ten years for a new study, which aims to establish whether children may be changing their diets to eat unhealthy food because of dental problems and therefore submitting themselves to a higher risk of obesity and...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
In Ethiopia, Water Treatments Alone Are Not Enough To Combat Fluorosis
Increased intake of dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of rural residents in Ethiopia's remote, poverty-stricken Main Rift Valley, according to a new Duke University-led study...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Promising Handheld Diagnostic Device To Help Doctors, Dentists Detect Oral Cancer
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer. The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool; dentists could also use it to screen for early-stage cancer cells...
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Periodontal Disease Could Be Treated With Fish Oil Supplements
Periodontitis, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the teeth, affects more than half of adults and is linked to an increased risk of stroke and other heart problems. To evaluate whether fish oil supplementation could be an adjunct therapy for periodontitis, Dr...
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Studies On Severe Early Childhood Caries
The International and American Associations for Dental Research have published two studies about dental caries in children. These articles, titled "Hypoplasia-Associated Severe Early Childhood Caries - A Proposed Definition" (lead author Page Caufield, New York University College of Dentistry) and "Deciduous Molar Hypomineralization and Molar Incisor Hypomineralization" (lead author M.E.C...
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Review That Validates Association Between Oral Health And Heart Health: AADR Comments
The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) acknowledged the very comprehensive review of the literature undertaken by the American Heart Association (AHA) on the relationship between periodontal disease and heart disease...
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Gum Disease Not Found To Cause Heart Disease Or Stroke
Despite popular belief, gum disease hasn't been proven to cause atherosclerotic heart disease or stroke, and treating gum disease hasn't been proven to prevent heart disease or stroke, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. Keeping teeth and gums healthy is important for your overall health...
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Risk Of Blood-Vessel Constriction Linked To Gum Disease May Be Increased By Specific Protein
A protein involved in cellular inflammation may increase the risk of plaque containing blood vessels associated with inflammatory gum disease, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2012 Scientific Sessions in Chicago. The protein, CD36, is found in blood cells, as well as many other cell types...
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Researchers Find Joint Failures Potentially Linked To Oral Bacteria
The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the plaque from patients with gum disease and in need of a joint replacement...
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Oral Cancer Detection Could Dramatically Increase With Saliva Test
A Michigan State University surgeon is teaming up with a Lansing-area dental benefits firm on a clinical trial to create a simple, cost-effective saliva test to detect oral cancer, a breakthrough that would drastically improve screening and result in fewer people dying of the world's sixth most common cancer...
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Why Gums Suffer With Age
New research from Queen Mary, University of London in collaboration with research groups in the USA sheds light on why gum disease can become more common with old age. The study, published in Nature Immunology, reveals that the deterioration in gum health which often occurs with increasing age is associated with a drop in the level of a chemical called Del-1...
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Dental X-Rays Linked To Most Common Brain Tumor
People who received frequent dental x-rays in the past have an increased risk of developing the most commonly diagnosed primary brain tumor in the United States. That is the finding of a study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Brain Tumors Linked To Dental X-Rays
A common and potentially debilitating non-cancerous brain tumor has been linked to dental X-Rays. Research from the Yale School of Public Health published online in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society, says that people who received frequent dental X-Rays before doses were lowered, were more than twice as likely to develop the tumors known as meningioma...
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Dental X Rays Tied To Brain Tumors
The largest study of its kind finds that a history of frequent dental x-rays, particularly at a young age, is tied to an increased risk of developing meningioma, the most common type of primary brain tumor in the United States...
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Screening For Alcohol Abuse At The Dentist's
In a report published in the April edition of the Royal College of Surgeon's Dental Journal, health experts warn that excessive alcohol consumption causes mouth cancer and dental disease. According to the experts, in order to tackle this as fast as possible, screening and treatment for alcohol abuse is critical...
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Hospitalizations And Medical Care Costs In Diabetics Reduced By Periodontal Therapy
During the 41st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, an abstract titled "Periodontal Therapy Reduces Hospitalizations and Medical Care Costs in Diabetics" to determine if periodontal treatment was associated with the number of hospital...
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Blood Clots May Be Triggered By Dental Plaque Bacteria
Oral bacteria that escape into the bloodstream are able to cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening endocarditis. Further research could lead to new drugs to tackle infective heart disease, say scientists presenting their work at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin...
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
The Oral Health Care Workforce: Multipronged Research On Dental Therapy
During the 41st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, a symposium titled "Building the Oral Health Care Workforce: Multipronged Research on Dental Therapy" took place to help attendees understand opportunities for effective utilization ...
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
The Importance Of Dental Hygiene For Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Poor dental hygiene behaviours in patients with congenital heart disease are increasing their risk of endocarditis. Teens with congenital heart disease floss, brush and visit the dentist less than their peers. But they have healthier behaviours when it comes to alcohol, cigarettes and illicit drugs...
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
'Shock Trauma' To Help Train University Of Maryland Dental Students, Residents
The University of Maryland's School of Dentistry has teamed up with the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for training future dentists to respond efficiently and effectively to life-threatening medical emergencies in a dental setting. Medical training is a growing trend in dental education in the United States since the early 1990s...
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
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