Dental filling failure linked to smoking, drinking and genetics
People who drink alcohol are more likely to suffer a failed dental filling.
Dental lasers could render teeth cavity resistant
Painless cavity repair could hold wide appeal for many people.
Mouthwash use may increase risk of diabetes
According to new research, mouthwash use may increase the risk of diabetes.
Asthma found to increase likelihood of gum disease
Asthma sufferers are at a higher risk of developing gum disease.
Dentists are getting cracking on the stem cell front
Stem cells are able to re-create or morph into a variety of cell types.
Charcoal toothpaste facts and myths uncovered
A charity has looked at the facts and myths surrounding charcoal.
Study suggests link between verbal bullying and bruxism
Verbal bullying at school can negatively impact an adolescent’s mental health.
New research uses squid ink to check for gum disease
A new dental imaging method to examine the health of patients’ gums.
Runners more prone to serious dental problems
Runners are more prone to serious dental problems than the rest of the population.
Frequency of dental visits dramatically decreases after dementia diagnosis
Patients with dementia tend to abandon regular dental check-ups, the results of a large-scale longitudinal study have revealed. The utilisation of dental services, as well as the research group’s general oral health status, significantly declined after a diagnosis of dementia, researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found. The results are especially alarming since studies […]