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Excessive soda can mimic illicit drug use effects on teeth

(HealthDay)—Manifestation of dental erosion caused by illicit drug use or excessive soda consumption needs to be distinguished from dental caries, according to case studies published in the March/April ...

Dentistry created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japan tooth patch could be end of decay

Scientists in Japan have created a microscopically thin film that can coat individual teeth to prevent decay or to make them appear whiter, the chief researcher said.

Dentistry created Sep 16, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (45) | comments 15

First analysis of dental therapists finds increase in access for children, low-income adults

A new report assessing the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. shows that they are expanding preventive dental care to people who need it most: children and those who ...

Dentistry created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common habits that harm your teeth

Are you wrecking your teeth without even knowing it? For instance, chewing on ice or opening stuff with your teeth may be convenient but using your teeth as tools can cause them to crack or chip.

Dentistry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Dental surgeon adds music to drill to appease patients

(Medical Xpress)—Doctor Dhanni Gustiana, a dental surgeon in the Indonesian city of Purworejo has devised a unique way to calm patients undergoing dental procedures. He's connected an MP3 player to a dental ...

Dentistry created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Redefining dentistry through 'salivaomics'

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the UCLA School of Dentistry have been at the vanguard of research on human saliva in recent years, leading the way in the dynamic, emerging field of salivary diagnostics, ...

Dentistry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Plastics chemical in dental fillings might affect children's behavior: study

(HealthDay) -- Children who receive dental fillings made from the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) could undergo small but long-term changes in their behavior, a new study suggests.

Pediatrics created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers use a 3D printer to make bone-like material (w/ video)

It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer.

Medical research created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New mouthwash may render cavities a thing of the past

(Medical Xpress) -- A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities.

Health created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 33 | with audio podcast

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 created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BPA spikes 1,200 percent after eating canned soup: study

People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday.

Health created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 11

New twist in a blindness-causing disease gene found

After more than three decades of research, University of Pennsylvania veterinarians and vision-research scientists, with associates at Cornell University, have identified a gene responsible for a blindness-inducing disease ...

Genetics created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New review associates vitamin D with lower rates of tooth decay

A new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, or tooth decay.

Dentistry created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds material loss protects teeth against fatigue failure

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt together with dental technicians have digitally analysed ...

Dentistry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast