Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren’t just in your head, according to a report published online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings based on high-resolution spinal fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) as people experienced painful levels of heat show that mental distractions actually inhibit the response to [...]

New research focusing on tooth development in the deadly fish -unchanged through evolution — shows that after the first generation of teeth the programme for continued tooth replacement modifies to form a distinctive and unusual `parrot like´ beak…

A team of volunteers from New York University traveled to two Interior villages last year and provided 120 dental treatment visits during five days. They set their patients on a path to better oral health through preventative care. The experience was a positive one for the dental team, which visited Alaska as part of NYU’s [...]

Do you hate going to the dentist? You’re not alone. Fifty percent of all Americans say they dread going. The biggest reason is painful injections, but there’s a new device that’s giving patients good vibrations…

Over the last few years there has been an increase or reported cases of MRSA infections. Many of my patients ask me about the risk of oral MRSA infections and how it can effect them. Our mouths are home to over 300 different types of bacteria. In a healthy mouth, these bacteria work together to [...]

An East Auckland dad took a swig of bourbon then let his son pull out his aching tooth with pliers because he couldn’t afford to go to the dentist.Tevita Mahe says DIY dental is not uncommon for people keen to avoid hefty dental bills.The Glenn Innes resident asked his son to remove his tooth after [...]

A group of researchers from the IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) and from the INAD (Hospital del Mar Neuropsychiatry and Addictions Institute) has participated in an international study aiming to give a general overview at a chemical, pharmacological and behavioural level of a recently appeared new chemical compound, according to the Recreational Drugs European [...]

Eastern European immigrants complain that British schools are failing to challenge their children, a survey has found.Some take trips home to see medical specialists because they regard the NHS as too slow to provide treatment.The concerns of parents from Poland and other Eastern European countries were recorded in a paper published yesterday by the Government’s [...]

The peak risk for misusing prescription pain relievers occurs in mid-adolescence, specifically about 16 years old and earlier than many experts thought, according to a new study by Michigan State University researchers.The results, based on recent nationwide surveys of nearly 120,000 U.S. adolescents, suggest prevention programs may need to be introduced earlier, in childhood and [...]

When a dentist drills out the decayed section of a tooth that has a cavity, it’s important that they also remove the bacteria that caused the decay in the first place – or at least, that they remove as much of it as possible. If they don’t, the bacteria can get reestablished, causing the filling [...]