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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 09:39 |
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Latest study results confirm the effectiveness of the fluoride-containing varnish Fluor Protector from Ivoclar Vivadent against aggressive acids, which are particularly present in beverages, such as soft drinks, alcopops and fruit juices. They are detrimental to the teeth of children, teenagers and adults alike. Fluor Protector acts like a protective shield and prevents erosion. At the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, A. Vieira and her co-workers examined the protective potential of the fluoride varnish under controlled conditions (Vieira et al. 2007).
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Friday, 22 February 2008 12:02 |
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A new patient comes to you needing a tooth extraction. As always, you ask," are you on any medications?" The patient says, "no." You pull the tooth and the next thing you know, the patient is rushing to the emergency room with bleeding that just won't stop.
What complicated this fairly simple procedure? Nutraceuticals.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 13:41 |
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After recreating new teeth from milk teeth and wisdom teeth, researchers come now with another novelty in this field.
Japanese researchers have succeeded to regrow teeth directly into the mouths of adult mice starting with single cells in lab dishes, the first steps towards a new promising technique to be applied in the case of missing teeth in humans. |
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Friday, 22 February 2008 10:14 |
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A perfect smile depends not only upon the whiteness of a person’s teeth but a number of other factors also, say scientists. |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 16:14 |
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Tooth loss and oral diseases may be indications that a person may develop dementia later in life, according to a study by researchers at the University of Kentucky.
A team of researchers, led by Pamela Sparks Stein in the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, analysed data collected from 144 participants in the Nun Study, a study of aging and Alzheimer’s disease among Catholic sisters of the School Sisters of Notre Dame.The ages of the participants ranged from 75 to 98 years.
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