School-based sealant programs, oral care product distributions, dental services for homeless children, these and other projects will receive a needed boost. Grants totalling $100,000 will support children across the U.S., courtesy of America's ToothFairy fundraising efforts, according to... CONTINUE READING
Adverse effects accompany certain drugs used to treat depression: anxiety, dizziness, nervousness, sweating, nausea and in some cases suicidal or violent behavior. Recent findings suggest that these drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), could lead to dental... CONTINUE READING
Sorry, milk chocolate. It's a bitter pill to swallow, but your nemesis wins again. A dentist from Beverly Hills, Calif. claims that a bitter power found in dark chocolate, theobromine, can actually harden the enamel, according to a report from dentistry today.com. This would add protection... CONTINUE READING
CAPTION: An iron tooth implant fitted 2,300 years ago could be earliest false tooth ever found in Western Europe, according to dailymail.co.uk. The dental implant is shown here second from the right. It's never too late for a beautiful smile. A discovery in France is proof... CONTINUE READING
A technique that uses fluorescent markers to tag bacteria cells might offer a new solution for pinpointing a source of infection -- and the method makes it easy enough for the bacteria to be located by a smartphone camera. Researchers from The University of Nottingham and GSK Consumer... CONTINUE READING
Tooth extractions before cardiac surgery don't fully eliminate complications, according to a report from DentistryToday.com. "Prosthetic heart valve-caused endocarditis results in about 25 percent of infective endocarditis cases and is fatal for almost 40 percent of patients who develop it.... CONTINUE READING
