In an advance toward solving a 50-year-old mystery, scientists are reporting new evidence on how the fluoride in drinking water, toothpastes, mouth rinses and other oral care products prevents tooth decay. Karin Jacobs and colleagues explain that despite a half-century of scientific research, controversy still exists over exactly how fluoride …
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 …
To build a tooth, a detailed recipe to instruct cells to differentiate towards proper lineages and form dental cells is needed. Researchers in the group of Professor Irma Thesleff at the Institute of Biotechnology in Helsinki, Finland have now found a marker for dental stem cells. They showed that the …
1. Leave a trail. A simple little glitter trail from the window to the tooth is quick and easy to execute. 2. Use tiny fairy handwriting on all correspondences. Write a teeny tiny thank you note from the Tooth Fairy to the child, thanking her for the pulled tooth. 3. Make it …
Oral blood samples drawn from deep pockets of periodontal inflammation can be used to measure hemoglobin A1c, an important gauge of a patient’s diabetes status, an NYU nursing-dental research team has found. Hemoglobin A1c blood glucose measures from oral blood compare well to those from finger-stick blood, the researchers say. …
Fear of visiting the dentist is a frequent problem for adults and especially children. A new study confirms the emotional transmission of dentist fear among family members and analyses the different roles that mothers and fathers might play. A new study conducted by scientists at the Rey Juan Carlos University …
Depending on the person, dental care can fall in a category of their life that ranges from absolutely essential to absolutely elective. How do you view your own dental health, and what importance do you place on receiving proper dental care? Over the past 25 years of private practice, the …
More than twenty years ago, researchers were able to re-grown rooster beaks when they removed the beak from the rooster. There was a lot of excitement about this, because it was thought we would someday be ale to stimulate the right cells to re-grow teeth! Well, that was over 20 …
Avoiding getting near someone because you have bad breath? What about kissing someone? How about even avoiding going to the dentist because you;r embarrassed about your bad breath? Millions of people struggle with bad breath issues daily. In fact, the “bad breath” industry has made a fortune selling “cover up” …
As people age, there are numerous problems that arise in terms of maintaining good dental health, some of which can easily been addressed. Some of these items will be things you may have heard before, but others will be new to you. Let’s get started! Tooth bleaching isn’t just for …
