News tagged with dental
Medical tourism sets pulses racing
From liposuction in Athens to an eye operation in Dubai, the lucrative market in medical tourism is on the up, tempting ever more countries to look for ways to profit from foreign patient care.
Health
May 08, 2012 |
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Scientists invent dental fillings that kill bacteria and remineralize the tooth
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists using nanotechology at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry have created the first cavity-filling composite that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth structure lost to bacterial ...
Health
May 03, 2012 |
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S. aureus, enterotoxins ID'd in atopic keratoconjunctivitis
(HealthDay) -- Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and S. aureus-secreted enterotoxins (SE) are frequently found in patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC), particularly in those with corneal ulcerat ...
Inflammatory disorders
Apr 24, 2012 |
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IADR/AADR publish studies on severe early childhood caries -- proposes new classification
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" ...
Dentistry
Apr 23, 2012 |
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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 ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 18, 2012 |
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New smartphone scans could prevent needless oral cancer deaths
Thousands of people die needlessly each year in developing countries from oral cancers that could have been detected early with regular dental checkups. But with fewer than one dentist per 100,000 people in ...
Cancer
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Study: Dental therapists worldwide offer safe care
(AP) -- A new report says dental therapists worldwide including those in rural Alaska, offer safe, competent care in locations with rare access to dentists.
Dentistry
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Taking multivitamins won't prevent canker sores, study says
(HealthDay) -- Although vitamin deficiencies have been linked to canker sores, taking a daily multivitamin won't prevent this common mouth ailment, a new study finds.
Dentistry
Apr 06, 2012 |
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FDA rejects call to ban BPA from food packaging
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a petition from environmentalists that would have banned the plastic-hardening chemical bisphenol-A from all food and drink packaging, including plastic bottles and canned ...
Health
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Poor dental hygiene puts congenital heart disease patients at risk of further heart damage
Copenhagen, 16 March 2012: 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 ...
Cardiology
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain
(Medical Xpress) -- An ancient Incan toothache remedy – for centuries handed down among an indigenous people in the rainforests of Peru – could be on the cusp of revolutionising worldwide dental ...
Medications
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Root cause of dental phobia
(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.
Dentistry
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Kidney-transplant patients celebrate unprecedented freedom from immunosuppressant drugs
(Medical Xpress) -- In the year 2000, just as Daniel Bitner was starting dental school at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, he got a kick in the teeth. A routine physical turned up elevated blood pressure ...
Medical research
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Gastroesophageal reflux linked to tooth surface loss
(HealthDay) -- Tooth surface loss is significantly greater in individuals with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) than in controls, according to a study published in the March 1 issue of the Journal of ...
Dentistry
Mar 06, 2012 |
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More Americans seeking dental treatment at the ER
(AP) -- More Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems - a choice that often costs 10 times more than preventive care and offers far fewer treatment options than a dentist's office, according ...
Dentistry
Feb 28, 2012 |
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