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Young People With Asthma Run A Greater Risk Of Developing Caries

Children and adolescents with asthma have somewhat more caries and suffer more often from gingivitis (gingival inflammation) than people of similar age without asthma. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy. The work presented in the thesis has examined children, adolescents and young adults in the age groups 3, 6, 12-16 and 18-24, with and without asthma…


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01/12/2011 | Respiratory & Asthma - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

Graduates Of US Dental Schools Unprepared To Screen For Sleep Disorders

According to new research presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the majority of U.S. dental schools have not adequately prepared their graduates to screen for sleep disorders, which affect more than 70 million adults in the U.S. Researchers from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry surveyed each of the 58 U.S...
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06/07/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

Acupuncture Can Be Beneficial For Extremely Nervous Dental Patients

A small study published in Acupuncture in Medicine suggests that acupuncture can calm highly anxious dental patients. It helps ensure that they can be given the treatment they require. It is estimated that in one in twenty people, a visit to the dentist provokes extreme fear and anxiety. It can even keep them from going altogether. This is a condition called odontophobia...
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03/31/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

What Is Bad Breath? What Is Halitosis? What Causes Bad Breath?

The medical term for bad breath is halitosis, fetor oris, ozostomia, or stomatodysodia. It means an unpleasant odor of the breath of a person. Halitosis is common among humans around the world and is usually caused by an accumulation of bacteria in the mouth as a result of gum disease, food, or plaque. Often, the person with halitosis does not know about it before others do. Most people nearby may be too embarrassed to say anything.
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10/07/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

Antioxidants In Green Tea May Help Reduce Periodontal Disease

With origins dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has long been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and is increasingly gaining popularity in the United States. And while ancient Chinese and Japanese medicine believed green tea consumption could cure disease and heal wounds, recent scientific studies are beginning to establish the potential health benefits of drinking green tea, especially in weight loss, heart health, and cancer prevention.
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03/06/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

Antioxidants In Green Tea May Help Reduce Periodontal Disease

With origins dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has long been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and is increasingly gaining popularity in the United States. And while ancient Chinese and Japanese medicine believed green tea consumption could cure disease and heal wounds, recent scientific studies are beginning to establish the potential health benefits of drinking green tea, especially in weight loss, heart health, and cancer prevention.
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03/06/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

Hospital-Borne Pneumonia Can Be Prevented By Toothbrushing, TAU Study Finds

Hospital-borne infections are a serious risk of a long-term hospital stay, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a lung infection that develops in about 15% of all people who are ventilated, is among the most dangerous. With weakened immune systems and a higher resistance to antibiotics, patients who rely on a mechanical ventilator can easily develop serious infections - as 26,000 Americans do every year.
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12/12/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Dentistry | Trackback | Comments Off

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