Are your teeth a pain in the neck? Many people grind and clench their teeth. It’s called Bruxism and can cause facial/jaw pain, headaches, neck/muscle pain as well as excessive wear on teeth. It is considered an unintentional habit of biting down too hard at certain times, especially during sleep (sleep-related bruxism). Grinding is usually [...] ... » castanet.net
Feb 4, 2012 07:09 AM | Rank headlineInfants might have only one tiny tooth or a few of them, but keeping them healthy is essential not only to their mouths but the growth of their brains.That’s why a group of London dentists is volunteering to be tooth fairies for a day Saturday.Only, instead of whisking baby teeth away in the night, they’ll [...] ... » lfpress.com
Feb 2, 2012 12:53 PM | Rank headlineThe medical marijuana drug Sativex, which could be approved in the United States in the coming years as a treatment for pain relief, has little potential for abuse, experts say. The British pharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals is currently testing the drug, which is delivered as a mouth spray and called Sativex, in clinical trials. The [...] ... » news.yahoo.com
Feb 1, 2012 11:59 AM | Rank headlineTIMES are certainly tough if you’re desperate enough to be looking for second-hand teeth.But believe it or not, some people think there is a market out there.Passers-by do a double take when they stroll past a shop and see a jar containing six sets of old dentures with the sign, “Secondhand teeth for sale”… ... » independent.ie
Feb 1, 2012 10:58 AM | Rank headlineWhat happens if a person is born with one leg vastly shorter than the other?Having special-made shoes and boots help balance the person and help fool the brain and body into thinking that everything is even.While it is quite obvious when leg length doesn’t match the other, the same doesn’t hold true when it comes [...] ... » victoriaadvocate.com
Feb 1, 2012 06:56 AM | Rank headlineI just got back from root canal #13. Yes, thirteen of my teeth have gone under the knife, so to speak, to have their nerves gutted and killed off with neurotoxin and the ensuing hole filled with gutta percha. I still have one or two more left to go before my dentist is [...] ... » dailykos.com
Jan 31, 2012 09:08 AM | Rank headlineA man in his thirties went to a health care center in Baish, complaining of a toothache and was dead within an hour, local daily Al-Madinah reported Sunday.The Health Affairs department in Jazan has opened an investigation into the cause of death. Acting spokesman of the department Hussain Maashi said the passports of the members [...] ... » arabnews.com
Jan 30, 2012 06:11 AM | Rank headlineIn a new study published in BMJ on Tuesday, researchers find that consuming fried food is not linked to heart disease or earlier death, as long as the frying is done in in olive or sunflower oil. But they also note that the people they studied live in Spain, where like other Mediterranean countries they [...] ... » medicalnewstoday.com
Jan 25, 2012 11:47 AM | Rank headlineIf you’re already been through the halls of medical oddities at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, what’s terrifyingly next? Why, the National Museum of Dentistry, of course.Hope you’ve been flossing regularly!The Dentistry Museum (31 S. Greene St. in Baltimore, home of the first dental school) houses more than 40,000 dental artifacts, including toothbrushes [...] ... » nbcwashington.com
Jan 25, 2012 06:06 AM | Rank headlineDr. Lloyd J. Phillips, a past ADA trustee who represented the 7th District from 1970 to 1976, died Jan. 15 here. He was 89.Dr. Phillips, who was born in 1922 in Lykens, Pa., earned an electrical engineering degree from Bliss Electrical School and a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University… ... » ada.org
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