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Protection Against Tooth Decay Quadrupled by New Massage Method
Try massaging your teeth with a high-fluoride toothpaste after lunch if you want to avoid cavities. "Rubbing toothpaste onto your teeth increases the fluoride protection by 400%," says Anna Nordstrom,...
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Eating Cheese During Pregnancy may Reduce Tooth Decay Risk in the Child: Study
bHigher maternal intake of cheese and dietary calcium during pregnancy is associated with reduced risk of childhood dental caries, according to a Japanese study published in the Nutrition Journal./b...
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Toothaches Linked to Poor Academic Performance in Kids
Poor oral hygiene in children may not only lead to toothaches but can also lead to poor performance in the school, according to a new study by researchers at University of Southern California's Ostrow...
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Primary Kids from Poor Background Have More Tooth Decay Than Wealthy...
New figures released by the Scottish government reveal that nearly half of primary children from a poor background had tooth decay compared to just 20 percent of children from wealthiest areas....
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Super Specialty Dental Care Chain to Boost Oral Care in India
Clove, multi-specialty dental care chain from the house of Star Dental, announced aggressive business plans to launch 40 company owned clinics across India over the next one year. The company will...
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A Cup of Tea can Keep Strokes, Tooth Decay at Bay
Regular consumption of tea can reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, tooth decay, says study. Black tea, Britain's favourite, has anti-oxidants to help the heart, the Daily Star reported. A brew,...
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Tooth Decay Prevalent in Quarter of Kids Below the Age of 5 in England
A new study conducted by researchers at Public Health England has found that more than a quarter of five-year-olds in England have signs of tooth decay. The researchers analyzed the results of more...
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Tooth Decay Risk Higher in Children Exposed to Second-Hand Smoke
A higher risk of tooth decay is observed in children who are exposed to second-hand smoke, researchers claim David Leader, D.M.D., M.P.H. of Tufts University is available to explain the possible...
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Social Inequalities Broken Down by Dental Care in School
The role of schools in work to promote health and prevent disease has been highlighted in a new survey conducted by the University of Copenhagen in collaboration with the World Health Organization...
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Bacterium and Fungus Team Up and Cause Tooth Decay in Toddlers
A partnership among bacteria and fungi has now been noticed in the form of an aggressive and painful tooth decay problems in preschool children. The resulting tooth decay can be so severe that...
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Fewer Children Receive Proper Dental Care Before the Age of 1 Year
Less than one percent of children living in urban areas in Toronto received dental care by the age of 12 months, a new study found. Children most susceptible to cavities were least likely to receive...
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Toothache, Tooth Decay Pulls Around 50,000 Children to Hospital in England...
Many people may not take teeth related hygiene that seriously, but more than 50,000 children in England are admitted to hospital each year due to problems caused by rotten teeth. Professor Nigel Hunt...
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Australian Children In Remote Areas Report Higher Rate Of Tooth Decay Than...
The number of people living in some remote areas of Australia with dental cavities is worse compared to their city peers, says the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Dental cavities in children...
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Office 'Cake Culture' Increases the Rates of Obesity and Tooth Decay
The rates of obesity and tooth decay are increasing in Britain due to "cake culture" in which workers share sweet treats with their colleagues, according to Royal College of Surgeons. Workers should...
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Home-Based Intervention Aims to Curb Childhood Obesity, Tooth Decay in the...
South Asians are the fastest growing immigrant community in the United State and recent arrivals often lack access to good medical care. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and...
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Toothache Leads To Multiple Organ Failure In Bengaluru Woman
A simple toothache landed 26 years old Maya M of Bengaluru, on the ventilator for two months, after she suffered from multiple organ failure and three mild cardiac arrests. Mala, a Business School...
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Dental Care Improved for People Living With HIV
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry received (Dollor) 2 million federal funds to provide oral health care services to underserved Kentuckians living with HIV/ AIDS. The funding has been...
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Cake Culture in Work Place Fuels Obesity and Tooth Decay
bHighlights/b/br ul class = "group-list punch-points" li Cake culture in office contributes to poor oral health and the obesity epidemic./li liIt has become popular for workers to offer birthday cake...
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Tooth Decay More Likely to Occur in People who Have a Phobia of Dentists
Tooth decay or missing teeth occurs when the germs in the mouth causes severe damage to the teeth. People who may have a severe fear of the dentists are more likely to have a tooth decay or missing...
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Yeast Bacteria to Prevent Tooth Decay
Bacteria, such as Streptococcus mutans,can be blamed for most tooth decay while the fungus Candida albicans may be a joint culprit in an alarmingly common form of severe tooth decay affecting toddlers...
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Tooth Decay Higher Among Children Who Do Not Drink Tap Water
Children and adolescents who do not drink btap water/b, which is typically bfluoridated/b, are much more likely to have tooth decay, according to a recent research. However, the study confirms that...
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AIIMS Started CBCT Scan Facility to Improve Dental Care
The practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean helps prevent dental disorders. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started Cone Beam CT (CBCT) scan facility that will give...
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Scientifically Based Approach May Help Reduce Tooth Decay
Tooth decay can cause pain, infection, and tooth loss if not treated. A scientifically based approach that includes a tooth-decay risk assessment, aggressive preventive measures and conservative...
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Novel Antimicrobial Drug Helps to Prevent Tooth Decay
Filling material with antimicrobial drugs have been designed to stop bacteria that dig under the tooth fillings and cause new cavities called recurrent cavities or caries. These recurrent cavities...
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Tooth Decay Risk Higher in Young Adults Born With HIV
Chances of tooth decay are higher in young adults who are born with HIV, finds a new study. The findings of this study are published in the IMicrobiome/I journal. iCorynebacterium/i, which usually...
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New Genetic Insight into the Bacteria that Causes Tooth Decay
The first complete genome sequencing for four strains of streptococcus sobrinus, the bacteria which causes tooth decay has been completed by a research team at the University of Illinois College of...
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Dental Care Before Cancer Surgery can Prevent Postoperative Complications
Preoperative oral care can help reduce postoperative complications in patients who undergo cancer surgery, reveals a new study published in iBJS/i (British Journal of Surgery). Of 509,179 patients...
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Many Aussies Cannot Afford Yearly Dental Care Fee
Nearly one third of Australians admit that they cannot afford to pay for their yearly dental checkups while another 40 percent say that they do not go for regular checkups. The report, released by the...
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Demerits Of Poor Dental Hygiene Unraveled
Nurses who care for patients with dementia now have a tailored approach to dental hygiene for their charges, thanks to a pilot study by a team of nurses. "Poor oral health can lead to pneumonia and...
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Medicaid Payments Linked to Increased Rate of Dental Care Among Children
Higher Medicaid payments to dentists increase the likelihood of children and adolescents receiving dental care, reveals study published in JAMA. According to background information in the article,...
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Licorice In The Fight Against Tooth Decay And Gum Disease
Licorice, used extensively in the Chinese traditional medicine, could help in the fight against tooth decay and gum disease. Two substances in licorice kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth...
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Whitening Strips May Cause Tooth Decay
Teeth whitening products can damage the protein-rich tooth layer found beneath the protective enamel, thereby increasing the risk of developing cavities. While using teeth-whitening products can make...
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Toothache Treatment: Antibiotics Not Necessary
In most cases, antibiotics are not recommended for toothaches, announced The American Dental Association (ADA). This guidance, published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dental...
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Experts Seek More Active Prevention of Tooth Decay for Kids
Dentist's drill may not be the best way to deal with tooth decay in children's teeth, according to a new study. And, there is no proof that conventional fillings are more effective than sealing decay...
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Sweet Changes: Sugar Levels Drop in UK Yogurts to Fight Obesity, Tooth Decay
Successfully reducing sugar levels in UK yogurts has become to best way to prevent obesity and protect our teeth from dental caries. A survey of yogurt ingredients show that sugar levels have...
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Tooth Decay Prevention: Get Rid of Cavities Using a Bioactive Peptide
Preventing tooth decay now becomes easy using a bioactive peptide that coats the tooth surface, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iACS Applied Materials (and)...
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Complimentary Imaging Techniques Find Root of Tooth Decay
Atomic structure of human enamel was imaged using complementary techniques by researchers from Cornell University, Northwestern University and University of Virginia. The imaging techniques exposed...
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Novel Treatment Could Stop Tooth Decay Before it Starts
Novel treatment could someday stop dental plaque and cavities from forming in the first place, using a unique type of cerium nanoparticle formulation that would be used on teeth at the dentist's...
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Kid's Dental Care Disrupted Due to COVID-19
One in three parents feel COVID-19 has made it harder to get preventive dental care for their kids, as per the new study. Inability to get a dentist appointment during the pandemic was three times as...
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Dental Care Disrupted By COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic has impacted dental care by making it difficult to get a dentist appointment for their children (3 times as common for children with Medicaid versus those with private dental...
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Tooth Decay in Children: New Insights
In India, around 65% children are affected with caries, a tooth decay commonly called cavity, according to Divya Sanjay Sharma, Chairperson, Department of Paediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr...
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Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Dental Care
COVID-19 pandemic made a devastating impact on the dental care as practicing dentistry in this environment following protocols and taking precautions turns out to be very expensive and risky making...
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How To Prevent Tooth Decay In Children?
A new randomized clinical trial evaluating the use of topical fluorides in primary teeth is presented at the virtual 99th General Session (and) Exhibition of the International Association for Dental...
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Public Health Insurance to Cover Dental Care
Public health insurance like Medicaid expands its dental coverage by increasing the types of procedures it covers and the total amount a dentist can spend on an individual patient. This will help more...
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Dental Care Tips for a Sweet Tooth This Diwali
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"liExcessive sugar consumption during Diwali results in tooth decay/liliPlaque formation and acid production are the main reasons for this...
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Detect Tooth Decay More Accurately With Invisible Light
Dental caries also called 'dental cavities' or 'tooth decay,' can be debilitating. Modern dentistry has tried-and-tested solutions for treating caries without the need to remove the tooth altogether....
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Nutritional and Oral Health Status of Mother Indicate Tooth Decay Risk in Child
Taking a closer look at nutritional factors during pregnancy and in infancy could prevent tooth decay in young children, suggest researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the...
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Unveiling the Hidden Bacterial Species Behind Tooth Decay
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li Dental caries, also known as tooth decay or dental cavities is the most common noncommunicable disease worldwide/li liUsually, IStreptococcus...
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Home Test Shields Your Smile by Spotting Tooth Decay Risks
Oral health protection gets a boost with a novel at-home test developed by engineers at the University of Cincinnati, which employs saliva to identify the onset of conditions like...
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