Some Calgary dentists say the decision two years ago to take fluoride out of the water supply is proving to be a big mistake. Dr. Sarah Hulland, the head of the Alberta Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, says she has seen a deterioration of young patients’ teeth over the last two years.”We actually have seen an [...]

Alligators may help scientists learn how to stimulate tooth regeneration in people, according to new research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC.For the first time, a global team of researchers led by USC pathology Professor Cheng-Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D., has uncovered unique cellular and molecular mechanisms behind tooth renewal in American alligators. [...]

The union local representing Oregon Department of Environmental Quality employees has gone on record in opposition to drinking water fluoridation.The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3336 voted 28 to 18 in late April against flouridation in general. The information was publicized via a news release sent out Monday by Clean Water [...]

The traditional divide between dentistry and medicine is shrinking as data accumulate linking oral health with overall health.A few years ago, an extremely sick, 2½-year-old boy came to the Houston office of pediatrician Ray Wagner, MD, with a 105-degree temperature. The illness, which required five days of hospitalization and a course of intravenous antibiotics, got [...]

The magnets in iPad 2 tablets and their covers are capable of interfering with heart implants, including pacemakers, according to a new small study presented Thursday at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 34th Annual Scientific Sessions…

Joanne Lim’s mother bribed her into following her footsteps as a dentist.”She gave me a car,” said Lim, who works with adults and children at the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center’s Woodward Health Center on Genesee Street.The payoff turned into a keen appreciation of dentistry, with its blend of art and science. “I loved it,” [...]

Word on the street has it you should replace your toothbrush after suffering from a cold, the flu or a bout of strep throat. That may not be necessary – at least when it comes to sore throats, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC…

It only took one dentist with questionable sterilization practices to set off a massive public health scare last month in Oklahoma.Health officials said 7,000 patients of a dentist in Tulsa were potentially exposed to HIV or hepatitis, and 60 of them tested positive for one of the dangerous diseases. The situation in Oklahoma got us [...]

A cup of coffee peps us up to confront the tasks for the day, but when Laura Knowles, 36, manager Shams Moopen Dental Practice sipped hers, it had a strange texture “It felt like someone had spat into it” she told the prosecutors at the Blackfriars Crown Court that was hearing the case of ‘spite [...]

In an advance toward solving a 50-year-old mystery, scientists are reporting new evidence on how the fluoride in drinking water, toothpastes, mouth rinses and other oral-care products prevents tooth decay…