From one generation to the next, dental care changes
(HealthDay) -- Stephanie Crowe, a mother of three from Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., still remembers dreading a visit to the dentist as a young girl. It was often a painful experience, and her family's...
View ArticleTiny tots in the dentist's chair among changes in pediatric dentistry
(HealthDay) -- If you've been to the dentist with your children recently, you may have noticed that things have changed since you were a kid.
View ArticleNo evidence to support removing impacted wisdom teeth
Little evidence exists to support removing impacted wisdom teeth that are not causing pain and swelling, arent negatively affecting other teeth, and are disease-free, finds a new review in The...
View ArticleDental anesthesia may interrupt development of wisdom teeth in children
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...
View ArticleCould poor dental health signal a faltering mind?
(HealthDay)—Tooth loss and bleeding gums might be a sign of declining thinking skills among the middle-aged, a new study contends.
View ArticleNew look at embryonic teeth could prevent problems later in life
A new 3D imaging technique could help prevent teeth and jaw problems through early intervention by identifying incoming wisdom teeth, crowded teeth, and malocclusion - all before they have time to start.
View ArticleChildhood anesthesia may thwart the development of those often pesky third...
Extracting a wisdom tooth is no small deal. The procedure involves anesthesia, surgery, lost time from work and—of course—an uncomfortable recovery.
View ArticleMany Australians with missing teeth don't need dentures
(Medical Xpress)—The latest research from the University of Adelaide challenges current thinking on whether many people with tooth loss really need dentures.
View ArticleStudy finds dental implants result in better quality of life for osteoporotic...
With age, postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are at greater risk of losing their teeth. But what treatment for tooth loss provides women with the highest degree of satisfaction in their work and...
View ArticleMultiplying teeth
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, working with colleagues from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, have found a way to—literally—multiply teeth. In mice, they were able...
View Article100 million prescription opioids go unused each year following wisdom teeth...
More than half of opioids prescribed to patients following surgical tooth extraction – such as the removal of impacted wisdom teeth – were left unused by patients in a new study from researchers at the...
View ArticleTreatment for rare complication of wisdom tooth removal
When a patient has their wisdom teeth extracted, surgeons provide information about what to expect post-operatively, as well as potential complications that may occur from the surgery. For most...
View ArticleDo wisdom teeth have to be removed?
Should you have a wisdom tooth removed if it is not causing you any pain? Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Hossein Ghaeminia of Radboud university medical center researched the risk of complications when...
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