Economic downturn blamed for for increase in teeth-grinding
Dentists are warning today of an increase in the number of patients who grind their teeth since the start of the economic downturn.Stress or anxiety is widely believed to be a contributing factor, and many dentists feel this explains the surge in patients with problems in recent years. Tooth grinding affects somewhere between 8-20% of [...]
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Extra one million people now seeing NHS dentist
An extra 1.12 million people have access to an NHS dentist since May 2010, according to new figures released by the NHS Information Centre today (Thursday). This follows a funding boost of an extra £28 million and a call for dentists and primary care trusts to work more closely together to improve services for patients [...]
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Distraction As Pain Relief
Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren’t just in your head, according to a report published online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
The findings based on high-resolution spinal fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) as people experienced painful levels of heat show that mental distractions actually inhibit the response to [...]
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Who’s Most Afraid of the Dentist?
Who’s most afraid of the dentist? According to new research, it’s not the who you’d most expect. It’s women in their 40s. Ongoing research from the University of Sydney suggests that this demographic is more likely than other age groups to have felt trauma, abuse or oro-facial trauma. These people are also more likely to [...]
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High taxes deter some youths from smoking
Fewer American teenagers and young adults are lighting up as cigarette taxes that have broken the $3-a-pack threshold in some states make smoking too costly, according to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Daily smoking, the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States, fell to 15.8 percent in [...]
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W&H: Proface – New and innovative caries detection.
The new Proface light probe by W&H enables direct visual detection of caries in opened cavities. While conventional methods only offer indirect information on the extent of caries in infected dentine, Proface gives dentists the ability to assess the treatment site at a glance.

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Texas dentist who did tummy tucks, breast surgery guilty of Medicaid swindle, feds say
A Laredo dentist with a penchant for performing illegal breast augmentation, and his wife, have pleaded guilty to submitting fake bills to Texas Medicaid, including “performing patient evaluations” while they Take a bite out of crime were actually on trips to Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Despite owing the state’s Health and Human Services [...]
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Build Patient Relationships and Your Practice
When dentists start comparing their practice with the most successful ones, they’ll notice one thing – good dentists know how to build lasting relationships with their patients. The truth is that patients nowadays aren’t just after the service; they’re after the entire experience in general. When patients are looking for a dentist, they do not [...]
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Many Primary Care Docs Don’t Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
Many primary care doctors don’t know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care may have been given, a new survey found. On the other hand, most oncologists — though not all — are familiar with the side effects of four common treatments used to treat breast and colon [...]
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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 [...]
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Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure Genes
Does high blood pressure run in your family? Keeping physically fit may lower your odds of developing high blood pressure by a third. A new study shows that physically fit people with a family history of high blood pressure were up to 34% less likely to develop high blood pressure than people who rarely exercised. [...]
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Dental Disasters
Our teeth are a pretty big deal – brush and floss twice a day; see a dentist twice a year. But that last part is what many of us would rather avoid altogether. Sometimes dental dread is due to bad experiences at the dentist. Nampa dentist William Wolff says he doesn’t see it often, but [...]
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Acidogenic potential of soy and bovine milk beverages
The rate of acid production by S. mutans in the milk beverages was five to six times lower at pH 6.5 than in the soy beverages and three to five times lower at pH 5.5. Whilst the pH fall in the presence of S. mutans over ten min was negligible in the milk beverages there [...]
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ADA researchers present at dental researchers conference
Scientists and researchers from the ADA and the ADA Foundation Paffenbarger Research Center showcased their work at the 41st annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research March 21-24. Oral presentations included the following by researchers from the ADA Foundation Paffenbarger Research Center, located in Gaithersburg, Md.

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Dental X-rays halted for child asylum seekers
The UK Border Agency has been forced to suspend a dental X-ray pilot scheme to determine the age of child asylum seekers and has sought advice on the legalities of the scheme. The Home Office announced its plans just 24 hours before it was due to begin at the end of March and has since [...]
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Cone Beam CT in Endodontic Diagnosis
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is a valuable radiographic tool in endodontic diagnosis. With traditional 2D radiography, you see only a coronal view. Historically in endodontics, we have taken the shift shots to try and give us an “angled” view of the tooth. Remember the rule of SLOB? With CBCT, you can evaluate the tooth [...]
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Locals likely to ignore acid wear
Tauranga residents suffering from acid-worn teeth are more likely to ignore the problem and continue eating and drinking what they like, a survey has found. Pharmaceutical company and research and development agency GlaxoSmithKline commissioned the survey of 1000 New Zealanders to gauge awareness of acid wear, or the stripping of enamel that coats teeth. Of [...]
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Community nursing ‘overburdened’ by NHS cuts
Health services in the community are close to breaking point in the UK, nurses leaders are warning. A survey carried out by the Royal College of Nursing found that cuts to councils and hospitals were overburdening nurses in the community. The RCN described government plans to move care away from hospitals and into the community [...]
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Pufferfish at the ‘Beak’ of Evolution: Why Humans Don’t Continuously Replace Their Teeth
New research focusing on tooth development in the deadly fish -unchanged through evolution — shows that after the first generation of teeth the programme for continued tooth replacement modifies to form a distinctive and unusual `parrot like´ beak…

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HIV prevention treatment must include medical, behavorial approaches: APA
A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association. “Exclusive reliance on a drug to prevent HIV or any sexually [...]
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Bottled Water Linked To Tooth Decay
According to spokesman on pediatric dentistry for the ADA (American Dental Association), Jonathan D. Shenkin, fluoride is an extremely important ingredient that promotes a healthy smile. It is important to brush the teeth at last twice a day using a fluoride toothpaste, visit the dentist every six months for a fluoride treatment and drink water [...]
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Clot-Buster Doesn’t Raise Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Patients: Study
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a drug used to combat clots in stroke patients, does not increase the risk of dangerous bleeding in patients also taking the blood thinner warfarin, new research found.The study included information on more than 23,000 ischemic stroke patients treated with tPA at more than 1,200 U.S. hospitals. Ischemic stroke, the most [...]
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State dental board stymies free care in remote villages
A team of volunteers from New York University traveled to two Interior villages last year and provided 120 dental treatment visits during five days. They set their patients on a path to better oral health through preventative care. The experience was a positive one for the dental team, which visited Alaska as part of NYU’s [...]
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Degree of conversion of two-step etch-and-rinse adhesives: in situ micro-Raman analysis
The hypothesis tested was rejected because differences were found among the adhesives tested. The difference in DC among the three adhesive systems can be attributed to different monomer compositions and solvents. Further studies are needed to correlate DC with other mechanical properties of these adhesives. Clinical significance: Insufficient polymerization of an adhesive can result in [...]
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Post Pic 5 Things You Must Do to Create a Friendly Dental Office
The word “dentist” brings fear and trembling to many people. That’s why it’s vital to have a welcoming office, so that your clients will feel safe and want to return. Here are some tips to make your patients feel at ease in your office. The person sitting at the front desk will give patients the [...]
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Good Vibrations: Pain-Free At The Dentist
Do you hate going to the dentist? You’re not alone. Fifty percent of all Americans say they dread going. The biggest reason is painful injections, but there’s a new device that’s giving patients good vibrations…

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Cluster Headache Features and Therapeutic Options
A review article titled “Cluster Headache: Clinical Features and Therapeutic Options” written by Charly Gaul, Hans-Christoph Diener, and Oliver M. Muller published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (vol. 108, issue 33, pages 543-549, 2011) provides an interesting look on new options for those with a chronic refractory cluster headache. The article discusses how 120,000 people in [...]
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MRSA and Your Mouth
Over the last few years there has been an increase or reported cases of MRSA infections. Many of my patients ask me about the risk of oral MRSA infections and how it can effect them. Our mouths are home to over 300 different types of bacteria. In a healthy mouth, these bacteria work together to [...]
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Effect of azithromycin, as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal treatment, on microbiological parameters and gingival crevicular fluid biomarkers in generalized aggressive periodontitis
All clinical parameters improved, and microbiological parameters and gingival crevicular fluid MMP-8 levels significantly decreased, over the 6-mo period (p < 0.05); both groups demonstrated similar improvements. The azithromycin group presented a higher percentage of deep pockets resolved (probing depth reduction of ≥ 3 mm from baseline) compared with the placebo group at 1 mo [...]
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Comparing the Risk Identification and Management Behaviors between Oral Health Providers for Patients with Diabetes
Neither knowledge about diabetes (p<0.285) nor provider type (p<0.186) was a predictor of practice behavior. Professional and social norms (p<0.001) identified those practitioners who felt modifying their management strategies for their patients with diabetes was a necessary component of their practice behavior. In general, risk assessment was lacking, irrespective of whether a clinician was a [...]
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