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Lose your teeth, lose your mind

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever have a senior moment? Then you might be missing some teeth, too.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 30, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (21) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Fluoride in water prevents adult tooth loss

Children drinking water with added fluoride helps dental health in adulthood decades later, a new study finds.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (10) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Water treatments alone not enough to combat fluorosis in Ethiopia

Increased intake of dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of rural residents in Ethiopia's remote, poverty-stricken Main Rift Valley, according to a new Duke University-led ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

New treatment for receding gums: No pain, lots of gain

Tufts dental researchers conducted a three-year follow-up study that examined the stability of a treatment option for receding gums and found that complete root coverage — the goal of the surgery — had been maintained. This ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Is vitamin D deficiency linked to Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia?

There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Based on an increasing number of studies linking these risk factors with Vitamin D deficiency, an article in the current issue ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Earliest toothless bird found

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of bird from the Cretaceous period in China has been identified. It had toothless upper and lower jaws, and provides significant information on the diversification in the evolution ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 weblog

A healthy color: Testing for gum disease

Researchers at Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry found that a color-changing oral strip is as effective in detecting periodontal disease as traditional methods, and is easier and less costly to administer.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Glass helps damaged bone regenerate

(PhysOrg.com) -- A prosthodontist from Egypt is helping Lehigh researchers develop bioactive glass that mimics the behavior of living tissue.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Bone-creating protein could improve dental implant success

Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Little-known mouth fluid may lead to test for gum disease

A little-known fluid produced in tiny amounts in the gums, those tough pink tissues that hold the teeth in place, has become a hot topic for scientists trying to develop an early, non-invasive test for gum ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Growth factor regenerates tooth supporting structures: Results of a large randomized clinical trial

It is well known that oral infection progressively destroys periodontal tissues and is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. A major goal of periodontal treatment is regeneration of the tissues lost to periodontitis. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Childhood chicken pox could affect oral health years later

You may recall as a child catching the itchy red rash, chicken pox. The unsightly infection was caused by the varicella zoster virus and was responsible for nearly 4 million cases each year, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Tooth loss

Tooth loss is when one or more teeth come loose and fall out. Tooth loss is normal for deciduous teeth (baby teeth), when they are replaced by a person's adult teeth. Otherwise, losing teeth is undesirable and is the result of injury or disease, such as mouth trauma, tooth injury, tooth decay, and gum disease. The condition of being toothless or missing one or more teeth, is called edentulism.

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