The National Museum of Dentistry has created a new resource to help parents of children with autism spectrum disorder succeed in teaching good oral healthcare. Healthy Smiles for Autism is a guide that helps parents teach children with ...
Continue Reading...The tooth fairy must have been feeling pretty generous recently because John Lennon’s molar was sold at an England auction for $31,200! The tooth was given to Lennon’s former housekeeper, Dot Jarlett, between 1964 and 1968. Lennon joked tha ...
Continue Reading...ScienceDaily A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an alarming increase in the consumption of sports and energy drinks, ...
Continue Reading...Science Daily Japanese scientists have found that the odorous compound responsible for halitosis -- otherwise known as bad breath -- is ideal for harvesting stem cells taken from human dental pulp. In a study published 27 February, ...
Continue Reading...Reuters A Hong Kong dentist is wielding forceps to help reach for answers inside the last surviving example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pulling teeth by day and devising inventions by night ...
Continue Reading...The American Dental Association is accepting applications for the 2012 ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership—a year-long educational experience for promising leaders from racial, ethnic and/or gender groups that have been less visible i ...
Continue Reading...From Science Daily The microblogging service Twitter is a new means for the public to communicate health concerns and could afford health care professionals new ways to communicate with patients. With the growing ubiquity of user-g ...
Continue Reading...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 mea ...
Continue Reading...Medical News Today Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers found the human body is better at fighting gum disease when fat cells, which trigger inflammation, disappear. Findings come from a pilot study ...
Continue Reading...ScienceDaily Although replacing lost teeth often involves artificially building up the jaw, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, are now showcasing a new method whereby teeth are instea ...
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