Mon, Jul 22nd

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USA, July 8, 2024 - Botox is now being used for practical purposes in some places.

 

CHICAGO, Ill., USA, July 3, 2024 - Frequent consumption of sugary foods and drinks exposes teeth to acids and prevents the mouth's pH level from stabilizing.

 

USA, July 1, 2024 - Tooth brushing has been a part of our lives since we can remember.

 

Researchers from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have discovered a statistical association between the injection of local dental anesthesia given to children ages two to six and evidence of missing lower wisdom teeth. The results of this epidemiological study, published in the April issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, suggest that injecting anesthesia into the gums of young children may interrupt the development of the lower wisdom tooth.

 

In the November, 2010 issue of ESPN magazine (Vol 13), Author Ric Bucher writes about MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and athletics.  As the title - This is a staph infection. It can kill people and athletes are some of its favorite victims suggests, this is a serious problem that hasn’t gone away and may in fact be increasing in the arena of sports.  As Helen Boucher, assistant professor at Tufts University Medical School is quoted as saying in the article: “If you don’t know what MRSA is, you should.  It can strike – even kill- otherwise healthy people.  It can be prevented and treated, but only if it’s caught in time”. 

 

As reported in the Journal of the American Dental Association, September 2010, the AADR, after three years of literature review, vetting through several levels of the AADR Neuroscience Group, Science Information Committee, and the Board of Directors has released a brief Policy statement regarding the diagnosis and management of conditions involving the temporomandibular joint and jaw musculature (TMD).