Growing rate of dental decay and disease
Thursday, 06 July 2017
“As dentists, we see first-hand the growing rate of dental decay and disease. With the increasing rate of dental decay in children, we are particularly concerned about the oral health of future generations,” stated Dr Karin Alexander, ADA President. “As the report states, poor childhood oral health is a strong predictor of poor adult oral
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Perio and General Health – The Vital Connections
Sunday, 17 April 2016
We are an essential link in overall general health care. Healthy gums = healthy body!
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7 Worst Foods For Your Teeth
Saturday, 11 April 2015
Source: Huff Post Want a healthy smile for life? Cut out or reduce your consumption of the worst foods for your teeth: Ice For some people, part of the fun of a cold, iced beverage is crunching through the cubes once the drink is done. But dentists say chewing ice is a big no-no. “You’d
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At The Point When Cold Things Are Your Worst Enemy
Friday, 20 March 2015
Source: Dental Hub So you’ve sat down after a long, hard day and you’re ready to enjoy one of those guilty pleasures in life; a bowl of your favourite flavoured ice cream. You take your first spoonful and it hits you like a punch in the face, a screaming pain in your tooth. You know
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Bone-loss score suggests gum disease
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Source: Bite Magazine Postmenopausal women susceptible to bone fractures may also be a higher risk for gum disease, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Case/Cleveland Clinic Postmenopausal Health Collaboration (CCCPOHC). Researchers found a link between postmenopausal women with high scores on a Fracture Assessment Risk Tool (known as
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Periodontitis impacts severity of heart attacks
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Source: Bite Magazine Researchers from the University of Granada have demonstrated for the first time that chronic periodontitis is closely related to the severity of heart attacks. In a pioneering research, published in the Journal of Dental Research, and titled “Acute myocardial infarct size is related to periodontitis extent and severity,” this team has demonstrated
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Periodontal disease linked to increased risk of kidney disease
Friday, 14 November 2014
In a study of African Americans with normal kidney function, those with severe periodontal disease developed chronic kidney disease (CKD) at 4 times the rate of those without severe periodontal disease. The study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014. Periodontal disease is a chronic bacterial infection of the oral cavity, and it
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Tooth decay in children is getting worse
Tuesday, 02 September 2014
Article from The Satellite COLGATE has released new research as part of a national report into the country’s second most costly diet-related disease, which affects nine out of ten Australian adults – tooth decay – and it’s not just adults being affected. Tooth decay is considered to be Australia’s most chronic disease for children and
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Early oral cancer detection
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
As with cancer in other areas of the body, detecting oral cancer early on remains critical to preventing it from spreading. The five-year survival rate of patients in whom oral cancer was detected before it metastasized stands at 80 per cent, while patients with distant metastases survive at a rate of 20 per cent over
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Periodontal treatment and the diabetic patient
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Article by Dr John Carrigy MDSc (Melb), BDS (Syd) Hons, MRACDS (Perio) DOWNLOAD: Dr John Carrigy Periodontist Talk Notes TAKE HOME POINTS The treatment of Periodontitis follows a set path of clinical action. These “phases” of treatment may differ in their name and number – but the goals of each step are almost universally accepted :
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