By Alison Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com The areas of the nation that top the list in unemployment also see a prevalence of a condition that could prevent someone from getting a job: missing teeth. According to an article on USAtoday.com, the number of working-age Americans with absent... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes / Special to thedailyfloss.com WARNING: this post may haunt your dreams. If you've never been to dental school, you've probably wondered how up-and-coming dentists perfected their skills that make them the wonderful doctors they are today. A plastic skull? A cadaver? A... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com Have you ever wondered how the Tyrannosaurs rex and other theropods avoided chipping and cracking their razor sharp teeth while ripping apart their prey? Well, me either. But according to an article on livescience.com, researchers examined the... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes Twice-yearly dental checkups aren't appointments that excite many, especially because of the sights, sounds, and shiny sharp instruments. But imagine visiting a friendly neighborhood caveman dentist 14,000 years ago when, during the Paleolithic era, the most advanced tool he or... CONTINUE READING
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=25&v=qxvYf8bGya4[/embed] By Alison Majikes/Special to theDailyFloss.com "Age 23. Can I play?" These two sentences comprised the sign that 23-year-old dental student Ryan Luxenberg held up when he attended a U2 concert in Montreal on June... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com Most people visit the dentist twice each year to keep their pearly whites clean and healthy, but what happened for those who lived 400,000 years ago when dentists weren't on call for those checkups? According to an article published on phys.org,... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Makijes | Special to thedailyfloss.com Meriter, St. Mary's and University of Wisconsin hospitals are stepping up to provide a joint program to dental patients that need full sedation, replacing the services offered at the Max W. Pohle Dental Clinic, which is closing at the end of... CONTINUE READING
BY ALISON MAJIKES/ Special to theDailyFloss.com Many young people today may be dreaming of becoming a dentist or hygienist when they grow up, but in reality, going to school for a career in the dental field can be a bit pricey, making that dream unattainable for some. Lucky for the future... CONTINUE READING
By Ali Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com Picture this: you're an hour into your root canal procedure. You can't stop fidgeting, you're anxious and the sound of the handpiece is making your skin crawl. Then your dentist utters two little words put you over the edge: "uh-oh" "Dentists say... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com Since dental benefits were cut from California's public health insurance for the poor, Emergency Department visits shot up for dental related issues. At least that's according to a study published May 4 in Health Affairs, which examined ED for... CONTINUE READING