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How to manage erosion caused by everyday beverages

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Researchers have warned people to beware of the damage that acidic beverages have on teeth. Yet, for some, the damage and problems associated with drinking sodas, citric juices or certain tea may have already begun to take ...


OJ worse for teeth than whitening, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6

With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth ...


Study: Sports drink consumption can cause tooth erosion

Study: Sports drink consumption can cause tooth erosion

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

While sipping on sports drinks all day may provide an energy boost, this popular practice is also exposing people to levels of acid that can cause tooth erosion and hypersensitivity, NYU dental researchers ...





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The price paid for higher energy is highly dangerous to teeth

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 1

For more than 10 years, energy drinks in the United States have been on the rise, promising consumers more “oomph” in their day. In fact, it is estimated that the energy drink market will hit $10 billion by 2010. While that ...


Improper consumption of acidic foods could lead to destroyed enamel

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created Jun 25, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Fruit, yogurt, citric and soft drinks, may seem like harmless snacks and beverages, but improper consumption and overuse may lead to devastating and permanent damage to teeth. It’s known as tooth erosion, the break down of ...


Root beer may be 'safest' soft drink for teeth

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 20, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Exposing teeth to soft drinks, even for a short period of time, causes dental erosion—and prolonged exposure can lead to significant enamel loss. Root beer products, however, are non-carbonated and do not contain the acids ...


Drink brewed tea to avoid tooth erosion

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Today, the average size soft drink is 20 ounces and contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. More startling is that some citric acids found in fruit drinks are more erosive than hydrochloric or sulfuric acid—which is also known as ...


Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found (AP)

Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 7

(AP) -- Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum ...


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Mummy's tooth yields DNA

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A four thousand year old Egyptian mummy's tooth has yielded its DNA to probing scientists.


Largest carnivorous dinosaur tooth in Spain described

Largest carnivorous dinosaur tooth in Spain described

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from the Teruel-Dinópolis Joint Palaeontology Foundation have compared an Allosauroidea tooth found in deposits in Riodeva, Teruel, with other similar samples. The palaeontologists have ...


GPS helps locate soil erosion pathways

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Grassed waterways are placed in agricultural fields where runoff water tends to concentrate because they can substantially reduce soil erosion. Mapping techniques that help identify where erosion channels will likely form ...


Healing power of aloe vera proves beneficial for teeth and gums, too

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The aloe vera plant has a long history of healing power. Its ability to heal burns and cuts and soothe pain has been documented as far back as the 10th century. Legend has it that Cleopatra used aloe vera to keep her skin ...


Hybrid composite for root canal treatment

Hybrid composite for root canal treatment

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A dentist carrying out root canal treatment will need to use a variety of compounds. These do not always bond together properly and sometimes expensive follow-up treatment has to be performed. ...



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