http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Metabolic disorders, such as excess abdominal fat, raised blood pressure, higher levels of insulin, glucose and triglycerides and lower levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol can be found in children as young as 6 to 8 years of age, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. These metabolic risk factors often accumulate in overweight children and, in the newly published study, this accumulation was linked with mild artery wall stiffness. Of single disorders, higher levels of insulin, triglyceride and blood pressure were associated with artery wall stiffness. In addition, boys with excess abdominal fat and higher blood pressure levels were related to a reduced arterial dilation after maximal exercise in a bicycle test. The results were published today in Circulation journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-metabolic-disorders-hardening-arterial-walls.html Cardiology Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:39:31 EST news286104973 (Medical Xpress)—An international study conducted by researchers at the University of Adelaide has resulted in the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fluoride-tooth-adults.html Dentistry Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:50:01 EST news281691580 Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Dental Association by researchers at the University at Buffalo. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-postmenopausal-women-teeth-due-periodontal.html Dentistry Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:49:46 EST news281386153 (HealthDay)—Every baby has a beautiful smile, and to keep it that way, parents should teach good dental habits at an early age, experts say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-early-dental-kids-years.html Dentistry Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:14:21 EST news279731650 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Adelaide say any health warnings about soft drinks should include the risk of tooth decay, following a new study that looks at the consumption of sweet drinks and fluoridated water by Australian children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-sweet-tooth.html Dentistry Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:18:54 EST news278756327 It is a myth that snus (Swedish snuff) users today have fewer dental caries. On the contrary, some types of nicotine-free snus contain both carbohydrates and starch that increase the risk of cavities. Those are the findings of a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-myth-snuff-users-today-dental.html Dentistry Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:37:09 EST news273155820 The answer to early childhood tooth decay could be just a phone call away, thanks to new research by the University of Queensland and Queensland Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-toddler-tooth.html Dentistry Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:52:34 EST news268383143 Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a study titled "Enhancing Oral Health via Sense of Coherence: a Cluster Randomized Trial." This study by lead author Orawan Nammontri, University of Sheffield, UK, is published in the IADR/AADR Journal of Dental Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-oral-health-coherence-cluster-randomized.html Dentistry Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:08:06 EST news267980880 (Medical Xpress)—Child care center regulations in most states don't uphold the health standards set by the nation's leading pediatricians' group, missing opportunities to prevent tooth decay and obesity among millions of the nation's young children, suggests a recent study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-state-child-children-health-reveals.html Pediatrics Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:34:02 EST news267179577 (Medical Xpress) -- A mother's emotional health and education level during her child's earliest years influence oral health at age 14, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mom-emotional-health-linked-teen.html Dentistry Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:29:16 EST news264860947 Scientists are trying to open a new front in the battle against gum disease, the leading cause of tooth loss in adults and sometimes termed the most serious oral health problem of the 21st century. They described another treatment approach for the condition in a report here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-evidence-biomimetic-controlled-release-capsules-gum.html Dentistry Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:24:07 EST news264673440 Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-poor-oral-health-school-grades.html Dentistry Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:09:51 EST news264085782 A comprehensive study using electronic dental records to profile the oral health status of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) has concluded that access to specialized dental care alone is not sufficient to meet the community's substantial oral health needs. The findings, published as the cover article in the August issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, provide a foundation for further investigation into the significant oral health needs of adults with I/DD and the development of preventive oral health strategies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-oral-health-adults-special.html Dentistry Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:50:01 EST news263013953 What does mental health have to do with dental health? Quite a bit, according to Richard Heyman, PhD, and Amy Smith Slep, PhD, psychologists who joined the New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) in July 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-explores-effects-family-dynamics-oral.html Dentistry Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:07:43 EST news258206856 The dental profession needs to build a stronger connection between oral health and general health—not only for individual patients, but also at the community level, according to the special June issue of The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice (JEBDP), the foremost publication of information about evidence-based dental practice, published by Elsevier. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-jebdp-dentistry-health.html Dentistry Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:21:49 EST news258034804 (Medical Xpress) -- Women in their forties are more likely to have dental anxiety than any other age group according to a University of Sydney study into dental anxiety and phobia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-root-dental-phobia.html Dentistry Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:01 EST news250764279 The tiny teeth of some of our toddlers are rotting and dental researchers at the University of Sydney are poised to start the second phase of a long-term study to find out why. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-tiny-teeth-tatters.html Dentistry Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:09:27 EST news238925354 People with severe mental illnesses are over three times more likely to lose their teeth because of poor oral health than the general population, University of Queensland researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-tooth-loss-higher-people-mental.html Dentistry Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:07:28 EST news234086836 New parents have one more reason to pay attention to the oral health of their toothless babies. A recent University of Illinois study confirms the presence of bacteria associated with early childhood caries (ECC) in infant saliva. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-oral-babies-future-cavities.html Health Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:37:54 EST news232634237 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have discovered the tool that bacteria normally found in our mouths use to invade heart tissue, causing a dangerous and sometimes lethal infection of the heart known as endocarditis. The work raises the possibility of creating a screening tool – perhaps a swab of the cheek, or a spit test – to gauge a dental patient’s vulnerability to the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-microbiologists-cavity-causing-microbes-invade-heart.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:41:05 EST news228382828 African Americans receive poorer dental care than white Americans, even when they have some dental insurance coverage. To better understand why this is so, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the College of Dental Medicine, surveyed African American adults with recent oral health symptoms, including toothaches and gum disease. Their findings provide insights into why disparities persist even among those with dental insurance and suggest strategies to removing barriers to dental care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-disparities-dental-persist-african-americans-coverage.html Health Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:00:21 EST news227462380 University of Louisville researchers are one step closer to helping millions of people whose salivary glands no longer work because of disease or damage from treatment of diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-uncover-mechanism-saliva-production.html Other Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:44:07 EST news226241032 (Medical Xpress) -- Tooth decay is the most chronic disease among children. In one year, more than 51 million hours of school is missed because of tooth decay or other dental-related illness. And even when children with dental problems can attend school, research shows that these problems are distracting enough to impair classroom learning and behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-children-dental-home.html Health Fri, 27 May 2011 11:38:11 EST news225715080 People with dementia may soon have improved oral hygiene because of a National Institutes of Health $1.4 million, four-year grant to Rita A. Jablonski, assistant professor of nursing, Penn State. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-penn-state-oral-hygiene-nursing.html Health Thu, 05 May 2011 10:57:21 EST news223811823 Nurses who care for patients with dementia now have a tailored approach to dental hygiene for their charges, thanks to a pilot study by a team of nurses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-dirty-mouths-broken-hearts.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 01 May 2011 05:31:04 EST news223446640 The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published two studies about oral health inequalities in older people and low income individuals. These articles, titled "Income-related Inequalities in Dental Service Utilization by Europeans Aged 50+" by Stefan Listl, and "Income Inequality and Tooth Loss in the United States" by Eduardo Bernabe and Wagner Marcenes, are published in the Journal of Dental Research, the official publication of the IADR/AADR. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-journal-dental-oral-health-inequalities.html Health Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:40:18 EST news222709207 A team of Boston University researchers has found that the majority of individuals with substance dependence problems report having poor oral health. They also found that opioid users, in particular, showed a decline in oral health over the period of one year. These findings appear online in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-substance-dependent-individuals-poor-oral-health.html Health Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:18:13 EST news222013077