News tagged with dental


Better oral hygiene could reduce complications in pregnancy and help newborn babies

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria from a mother's mouth can be transmitted through the blood and amniotic fluid in the womb to her unborn child. This could contribute to the risk of a premature delivery, a low birth-weight baby, premature onset of ...


Games technology to help in future dental training

Games technology to help in future dental training

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dentists of the future could be using games technology to hone their clinical skills.


Predicting risk of stroke from one's genetic blueprint

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new statistical model could be used to predict an individual's lifetime risk of stroke, finds a study from the Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP). Using genetic information from 569 hospital patients, the researchers ...


As finances fall, fewer know the drill

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Some dentists are warning that, just as the recession has eroded the nation's job and stock markets, it's also causing another kind of decay.


Childhood chicken pox could affect oral health years later

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

You may recall as a child catching the itchy red rash, chicken pox. The unsightly infection was caused by the varicella zoster virus and was responsible for nearly 4 million cases each year, according to the Centers for Disease ...


Nasal Spray May End Dental Needle Injections for Upper Teeth Repair

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A nasal spray shown to numb the upper jaw is set to be tested in an FDA Phase 3 trial, which will assess the spray's effectiveness compared to the current "gold standard" treatment -- painful anesthesia injections.


Advancement in tissue engineering promotes oral wound healing

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oral tissue engineering for transplantation to aid wound healing in mouth (oral cavity) reconstruction has taken a significant step forward with a Netherlands-based research team's successful development of a gum tissue (gingival) ...


Special workplace benefits help relieve stress, improve bottom line

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While hundreds of thousands of American workers are losing jobs these days, many more are stressed out. For those fortunate to still have jobs in this down economy, however, companies can help alleviate workplace ...


How to ... keep teeth whiter

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Whitening strips and professional treatments aren't the only ways to keep your teeth pearly.


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Scientists develop new tool to improve oral hygiene

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new dental product to identify plaque build-up in the mouth before it is visible to the human eye.


People are more suggestible under laughing gas

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The pain-relieving effects of nitrous oxide - laughing gas - may be enhanced by suggestion or hypnosis, according to a new study by UCL (University College London). The study's findings - that people are more suggestible ...


USC dentist links Fosomax-type drugs to jaw necrosis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at the University Of Southern California, School Of Dentistry release results of clinical data that links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among the first to acknowledge that even short-term ...


Keeping canines healthy -- canine teeth, that is

Keeping canines healthy -- canine teeth, that is

Biology /

created Dec 19, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Dental disease is a serious problem in pets," said Dr. Brenda Mulherin, community practice veterinarian at the Dr. W. Eugene and Linda Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center. "Signs of dental abnormalities ...


Researchers find stem cells from monkey teeth can stimulate growth and generation of brain cells

Biology /

created Nov 11, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered dental pulp stem cells can stimulate growth and generation of several types of neural cells. Findings from this study, available ...


Dental Fillings Without Gaps

Dental fillings without gaps

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 05, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Tooth cavities are usually closed with plastic fillings. However, the initially soft plastic shrinks as it hardens. The tension can cause gaps to appear between the tooth and the filling, encouraging more ...