Bloomberg News (4/9, Giammona) reports on difficulties the chewing gum industry currently faces, with sales down 15 percent to $3.5 billion since 2009 and the lingering feeling among industry insiders that, as one analyst put it, “gum is stuck.” The article primarily focuses on the product development and marketing efforts …
Despite what appears to be good news is not that good at all. The New York Times (3/5, Saint Louis) “Well” blog reports that “cavities in preschoolers appear to be declining and fewer young children have untreated dental decay,” according to a report issued March 5 by the CDC and …
Dental caries, commonly known as tooth decay, is the single most common chronic childhood disease. In fact, it is an infectious disease. Mothers with cavities can transmit caries-producing oral bacteria to their babies when they clean pacifiers by sticking them in their own mouths or by sharing spoons. According to …
Citing the American Dental Association, the Kane County (IL) Chronicle (11/22, Kohl) reported on the issue of tooth decay caused by infants’ baby bottles, which “is often called baby bottle tooth decay” and “most often occurs in the upper front teeth, but can occur in other teeth as well.” The …
Consuming dairy products is vital to maintaining good overall health, and it’s especially important to bone health. But there has been little research about how dairy products affect oral health in particular. However, according to a new study published in the May/June 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal …
Previous research has shown that chewing gum can improve concentration in visual memory tasks. This study focused on the potential benefits of chewing gum during an audio memory task. It’s been well established by previous research that chewing gum can benefit some areas of cognition. The study focused on an …
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.In a recent clinical study, 12 subjects who rinsed just one time with the experimental mouthwash experienced a nearly …
Yale researchers have uncovered the molecular tricks used by bacteria to fight the effects of fluoride, which is commonly used in toothpaste and mouthwash to combat tooth decay. However, it is important to understand that this study in no way is refuting the positive use of fluoride in the prevention …
Lots of questions still come up today about silver fillings versus tooth colored fillings. Questions such as “Which one is better?”, Which ones cause me harm?”, and “What should I do?”. Let me first talk about silver fillings (known as amalgam fillings) which have been around proior to 1900. As …
