Dentistry News

Dental disease may be a wake-up call that your diet is harming your body. "The five-alarm fire bell of a tooth ache is difficult to ignore," says Dr.

Local dentists and members of the local chapter of the National Dental Association, the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society, attended the Fri., June 19 first Oral Health Symposium for Children at the Prince Georgea s County Hospital Center in Cheverly, Md.

"Fluoride appears to have the potential to initiate or promote cancers, particularly of the bone...," according to the most recent and extensive review of fluoride toxicology by the prestigious National Research Council .

Untreated dental problems may become painful when air pressure changes People with upper respiratory inflammation or allergic rhinitis may develop obstructed eustachian tubes. Frequent yawning or closed-nose swallowing, use of decongestant nasal sprays or use of antihistamines may help.

A recent survey of low-income parents has found that financial stress caused by the economic recession is forcing many families to choose between basic necessities such as food, transportation and housing, and routine dental care for their children.

Another sign of the recession - a lot of open space in the dentist's waiting room.

American dentists are still using mercury amalgam. Sweden, Norway and Denmark have banned the practice.

Dental Board of California officials and the Tulare County Sheriff's Department arrested three people who were posing as licensed dentists.

Trainee Japanese dentists now have a way to avoid causing pain and damage if they mix up their molars - by practicing on a robotic patient.

The Mitchell Street Business Improvement District opposes plans by Columbia St. Mary's to open an expanded dental clinic on the first floor of a retail building in the commercial area.

Inmates in the Pitkin County Jail cost taxpayers $60,811 last year on medical and dental treatment, and their bills so far this year are nearly $40,000. "The [jail] population isn't in the best of health," said jail administrator Don Bird.

One patient describes the Phoenix obstetrician as "not very personal or helpful." Another says the doctor was more than two hours late for her appointment, adding: "She does seem overworked and rushed.

I always like to let people know when I try something/someone new and am impressed by them - we are all quick to slag off poor service, but not everyone is as eager to praise the good! I've been dreading getting the dentist out to Ellie - her last experience was a bad one We used to have a guy come out to us who was excellent and Ellie never gave ...

Patients can get their teeth cleaned for Rs5 in Qatar.

This Jack Lessenberry column is something you should have already read. If you haven't, please go read it before going on.

One special needs patient may have to go toothless for the rest of his life.

"Many men will change the oil in their cars more regularly than they visit a dentist," ....

Consumer Reports tested several products that claim to whiten your teeth without spending several hundred dollars at the dentist and are found on store shelves.

Cost the key to accessing primary health care in NZ Cost has been a major factor in causing thousands of New Zealanders to defer primary health care treatment according to a new study by the University of Otago Wellington.

A year ago, Cari Martinez was finally able to get a partial denture, something she had put off for years because she couldn't afford it - not to mention that she is terrified of dentists.

Too much fluoride could prevent you from smiling as brightly as Hollywood film star Halle Berry.