Trouble thinking? Better see the dentist

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Good oral care such as regular brushing, flossing and trips to the dentist, may help aging adults keep their thinking skills intact, according to a U.S. study. Research has already established an association between poor oral health and heart disease, stroke and diabetes, as well as Alzheimer’s disease. But researchers from […]

Are you Certified Kissable?

Even if your smile looks healthy, there’s a good chance you have gum disease, (otherwise known as periodontal disease), lurking around those pearly whites. As much as 85 percent of the adult population has some level of periodontal disease, according to current scientific research. Periodontal disease is the most common chronic infection known to man. […]

WHOOOPS What happened to Whoopi???

It could happen to you. On October 23, 2008 on the National Television show, The View, Whoopi Goldberg confesses her dental disaster! You can watch the original clip on You Tubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-t7Npdwi8c . A partial transcript : Whoopi: Welcome to “The View” and boy am I glad to be back Group: We missed you and you look […]

MORE ABOUT XYLITOL

Xylitol occurs naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Discovered in 1981 by German chemist Emil Fischer, it’s been used as a sweetening agent in food since the 1960’s. Commercially, xylitol is extracted from birch trees and other hardwoods, then sold in powdered form as an alternative sweetener. It has a fresh sweet taste that’s similar […]

All-natural sweetener puts the brakes on decay-causing bacteria

Here’s great news for gum chewers! Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in Minneapolis discovered that a new gum sweetened with xylitol (pronounced zy-li-tall) actually reduces the formation of cavity-causing bacteria on your teeth. In the study, researchers measured the levels of the bacteria streptococcus mutans in the mouths of 151 cavity-prone […]