Two studies appearing in a recent issue of Cell Transplantation (20:11-12), now freely available on-line*, evaluate stem cells derived from dental tissues for characteristics that may make them therapeutically useful and appropriate for transplantation purposes. ... » medicalnewstoday.com
May 10, 2012 10:25 AM | Rank headlineOral health problems are reported more frequently in children with disabilities, but the reasons for this are not fully known. The present study was conducted to illuminate and to gain a deeper understanding of the possible barriers preventing children with disabilities from receiving oral health care on the same premise as others. Transcribed in-depth interviews [...] ... » onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 9, 2012 12:36 PM | Rank headlineWhen 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 [...] ... » gizmag.com
May 9, 2012 05:19 AM | Rank headlineSurveys of U.S. adolescents suggest that the estimated peak risk of using prescription pain relievers for extramedical use, such as to get high or for other unapproved indications, occurs in mid-adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. Physicians, other prescribing clinicians such as [...] ... » sciencedaily.com
May 8, 2012 09:41 AM | Rank headlineManaging your blood pressure is the most important thing you can do to help lower your risk of stroke, the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, experts say. Yet many people don’t realize they’re at risk of having high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. As part of [...] ... » medicinenet.com
May 8, 2012 09:23 AM | Rank headlinePeople who wolf down meals are two-and-a-half times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, say scientists. This could be because eating very quickly encourages weight gain, which can trigger the illness. Scientists in Lithuania presented their finding at the International Congress of Endocrinology and European Congress of Endocrinology in Florence, Italy, the Daily Mail [...] ... » newstrackindia.com
May 7, 2012 09:26 AM | Rank headlineJogging regularly could add about six years to your life, a new Danish study suggests. “The results of our research allow us to definitively answer the question of whether jogging is good for your health,” Peter Schnohr, chief cardiologist of the long-term Copenhagen City Heart Study, said in a news release from the European Society [...] ... » medicinenet.com
May 5, 2012 11:44 AM | Rank headlineWhile we may brush and floss tirelessly and our dentists may regularly scrape and pick at our teeth to minimize the formation of plaque known as tartar or dental calculus, anthropologists may be rejoicing at the fact that past civilizations were not so careful with their dental hygiene… ... » sciencedaily.com
May 5, 2012 08:15 AM | Rank headlineAll specimens had bacterial growth after the incubation period, with similar CFU per mL counts (P > 0.05). After chemo-mechanical preparation, the number of bacteria in all groups reduced, except for the negative control. No significant differences were observed between 2.5% NaOCl/MTAD and 2.5% NaOCl/EDTA, but these groups had lower CFU counts than the other [...] ... » onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 4, 2012 05:02 PM | Rank headlineScientists using nanotechology at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry have created the first cavity-filling composite that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth structure lost to bacterial decay… ... » sciencedaily.com
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