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Dental Care Access for All
In several places around the country, February is Children’s Dental Health Month, and people are buzzing about recent studies showing a shocking percentage of our nation’s kids are suffering from premature tooth decay. This is a very serious topic, which deserves a lot of attention, but meanwhile, there is a significant portion of our population […]
Toothbrush Technology
***UPDATED: December 2, 2014*** The folks at Beam Technologies are at it again, recently unveiling the latest in toothbrush technology. According to a Dr.Bicuspid.com article, the company strives to make each level of the dental service chain accessible and cost-effective, using their special toothbrush and iOS devices as their platform. Using the latest Apple technology, […]
Emergency Rooms Replacing the Dentist’s Office
***UPDATED: May 6, 2015*** New evidence shows that eliminating Medicaid dental benefits for adults results in a significant increase in costs for emergency care. A recent study has found that the elective status of dental coverage in California has led to a 32% increase in emergency room visits related to dental care during the six-years […]
More Bad News for Smokers
***UPDATED: March 7, 2013*** And the bad news keeps rolling in. According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association and described in a Science Daily article, postmenopausal women who either currently smoke, or have previously smoked, are much more susceptible to tooth loss due to periodontal disease. Xiaodan Mai, […]
Chronic Heartburn and Dental Care
If you suffer from chronic heartburn, new research indicates that you should not only be concerned about your esophagus, but your teeth as well. The condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, occurs when the acidic contents of the stomach escape into the esophagus, often leading into the mouth, causing burning pain. The study, described in […]
The Scoop on Saliva
Saliva and Oral Health ***UPDATED: November 15, 2014*** It looks like saliva as a more important role in oral health than we previously thought. A recent study has discovered that the mucus in saliva contains salivary mucins, a compound that actively protects teeth from the cavity-causing bacterium Streptococcus mutans. According to a recent Medical News […]
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