We need to improve dental health of Canada’s seniors
Many seniors in Canada have poor oral health, and we need to start the conversation about how to improve access to dental care for this vulnerable group, argues an editorial published in CMAJ…
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Supercomputers reveal that mouth bacteria can change its diet
Bacteria inside your mouth drastically change how they act when you’re diseased, according to research using supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC).
What’s the Best Way to Brush Your Teeth?
Title: What’s the Best Way to Brush Your Teeth?Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/12/2014 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/13/2014 12:00:00 AM
Acidic Drinks Can Damage Kids’ Teeth Permanently, Expert Warns
Title: Acidic Drinks Can Damage Kids’ Teeth Permanently, Expert WarnsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/11/2014 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/12/2014 12:00:00 AM
What’s the best way to brush teeth? Even dentists and dental associations don’t agree
Advice on how we should brush our teeth from dental associations and toothpaste companies is ‘unacceptably inconsistent’, finds new UCL research.
Lead in teeth reveals a body’s origin
By analyzing the profile of lead isotopes in teeth, it is possible to identify the place of origin of an individual and help police solve cold cases, say researchers.
The balance between acids and host protection in a healthy mouth disrupted by high acidity drinks
dental researchers at the University of Adelaide are warning parents of the dangers of soft drinks, fruit juice, sports drinks and other drinks high in acidity, which form part of a “triple-threat”…
The cause of gum disease related to type 2 diabetes
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that modulation of B cells may effectively treat and/or prevent the symptoms of type 2 diabetes and periodontitis…
Health Tip: Protecting Children’s Teeth
Title: Health Tip: Protecting Children’s TeethCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/4/2014 7:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/4/2014 12:00:00 AM
Dry Socket
Title: Dry SocketCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/4/2013 8:02:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/4/2014 12:00:00 AM