The Importance of Oral Cancer Screening in the Dental Practice
Oral cancer that is detected early has an 80 percent five-year survival rate compared to the overall five-year survival rate of 59 percent1
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Diamonds — a Tooth’s Best Friend?
Gold, silver and porcelain are among the many materials dentists can use to fix damaged teeth. Soon diamonds — at least tiny, microscopic ones — could be added to that list.
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How to Self Check for Mouth Cancer
There are easy to do self-check tests for a variety of other cancers but there is nothing similar for mouth, head or neck cancer.
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Let’s Talk About Sugar
The authors of two recent papers criticize both the thought that caries is a “multifactorial condition” and the lack of sugar related policies.
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Can Going To The Dentist Give You A Good Night’s Sleep?
Many people who have sleep apnea also grind their teeth, and have stomach acid problems like GERD (gastro-intestinal reflux disease).
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Teeth Reveal Lifetime Exposures to Metals, Toxins
“Teeth are of particular interest to us for the measurement of chemical exposure in fetal and childhood development: they provide a chronological record of exposure from their microchemical composition in relation to defined growth lines, much like the rings in a tree trunk,
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Is there a Link Between Alzheimer’s and Oral Health?
… there is no evidence that Alzheimer’s disease can be spread through any dental procedures, or directly from one person to another.
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Could Blueberry Extract Fight Gum Disease?
But recently, researchers have started looking at natural antibacterial compounds to treat gum disease.
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Alcohol Consumption Can Have Negative Impact on Gum Health
The severity of a regular alcohol user’s existing periodontitis correlated incrementally with the frequency of his or her alcohol consumption.
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