by  HeartHawk Sunday, January 04, 2009 For years there have been hints and hypotheses that heart disease and periodontal (gum) disease ...

December 19, 2008 (Milan, Italy) - For the first time, researchers have shown that treating mild to moderate gum disease in ...

Dr. Lee is the cofounder of Operation Stop Decay in Texas. Dental decay can also lead to life-threatening infections. Mac ...

Dental Diagnostics of the Future ...

Before opening the tooth after use of Diagnodent This is the giant cavity found below the surface.  It would have ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gummy bears containing a sugar substitute called xylitol seem to reduce cavity-causing bacteria on young ...

It's called The Pure Power Mouthguard (PPM), a technological wonder developed by Canadian dentist, Dr. Anil Makkar. By holding his jaw in a ...

Gene therapy has found to be effective in impeding the development of periodontal disease, the leading cause of tooth loss ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Good oral care such as regular brushing, flossing and trips to the dentist, may help aging ...

Even if your smile looks healthy, there’s a good chance you have gum disease, (otherwise known as periodontal disease), lurking ...

It could happen to you. On October 23, 2008 on the National Television show, The View, Whoopi Goldberg confesses her ...

Xylitol occurs naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Discovered in 1981 by German chemist Emil Fischer, it's been used as ...

Here's great news for gum chewers! Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in Minneapolis discovered that a ...

Top 4 Reasons to Have Your Tongue Pierced: 1. It's Cool. 2. Parents hate it. 3. Everybody's doing it. 4. Having ...

California is at the bottom of the list in the US for having fluoride in its water supplies. As a ...

CHANGING RECOMMENDATIONS We are now recommending the Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush as probably the best of its type on the ...

Right. And if you believe that, we’ve got a bridge to sell ya… With some fanfare, a ‘new’ medication has ...

We've noted in past issues the connection between infection in the mouth and damage to the rest of the body ...

Further evidence is piling up that ties gum disease in with heart disease caused by plugged arteries in the heart ...

It looks as if school vending machines are dumping sweet sodas for 'healthier" drinks. That sounds great, but there seems ...

Halitosis Tongue scrapers reduce bad breath Bad breath is a common problem for many people, given the wide variety of ...

   We're Fighting Back! And so should you!!! * A victim of oral cancer dies every hour in the US ...

What does it mean? You MIGHT have sleep apnea. NOTE: It's NOT just about preventing life-threatening apneas. Your dentist can ...

A surprising number of people stop breathing while they sleep. this can happen hundreds of times a night. It interrupts ...

ZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZZZ ... In 1910 the average amount of sleep was nine hours a night. Today, it’s just seven. Over 100 million ...

Take a look at How Cosmetic Dentistry Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/sssscosmetic-dentistry.htm for a great introduction to cosmetic dentistry. Before Affter ...

99.7 - Percentage of adults who say an attractive smile is an important personal asset. 74%- Percentage of people who ...

Imagine what happens to a face when teeth are sunken in and worn down. The outside skin sinks in and ...

The SmileStudio has been working with our lab technicians to create an instant smile makeover, the Snap-on Smile.  These are OVERLAY ...

It's now possible to preview the rejuvenation of your smile in a variety of different ways. Sometimes we do this ...

Having her teeth looking "like baby teeth" left a young patient feeling shy about her smile.  She often spoke with ...

While we've been doing invisible orthodontics for years now, we've now been certified as practitioners using a more advanced and ...

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