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Take A Bite Out Of Your Dental Bill
Web ReporterA lot of us are coming up with some inventive ways to save money these days, but here's a new idea that really has some teeth to it. Why not use a student dentist for basic cleaning, or even major work like a root canal? It's a popular choice in a...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Health, Root Canal, Education, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dental Lasers Coming Soon
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFor many, the image of a dentist's chair conjures up the whirring, grinding sound of the dreaded drill. But a few dentists are trading in the traditional drill for a quiet laser beam that has patients out of the office faster, with no discomfort or...Tags: Health, Los Angeles, Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology
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Keep Your Teeth Pearly White
(Newport News, Va.) Daily PressWhitening strips and professional treatments aren't the only ways to keep your teeth pearly. Here are a few tips from New Town Dental Arts in James City County, Va.: Brush up. Aim to brush — or at least rinse — right after eating, especially...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Dental Health and Hygiene for Men, Part Two
HealthKey.com contributorDid you know that men are more likely to suffer from gum disease than women? For example, 34 percent of males aged 30-54 have some form of gum disease, compared to 23 percent of females in the same age group. Don't fret brothers! In Part 2 of HealthKey....Tags: Mouth, Health, Gum Disease, Tooth Decay, Diseases and Illnesses
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Cavities — Thanks a lot, Mom
Moms At Work» Orlando Sentinel – Moms At WorkCavities are contagious. That's the word from pediatric dentists who say the bacteria that cause tooth decay can transfer from parent to child by something as simple as a kiss on the mouth. The science has actually been around for 30 years, but not a... -
Good dental hygiene impacts heart health
Good dental hygiene and health can be crucial in preventing heart valve infection, according to research recently reported in "Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association." In a study of 290 dental patients, researchers investigated several...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Dental Health, Marvin Gaye
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Ask the experts: Before you can flash those pearly whites, you have to get them that way
Daily PressWhile the glamorous appeal of the "Hollywood Smile" may seem out of reach if you have little time or money to invest in cosmetic dentistry, new professionally supervised technology is available in and out of the dentist's chair to whiten teeth quickly --...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Health, Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Children
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Wellness Report: Dental Dangers
Up to 80% of adults admit they are afraid of going to the dentist. Up to 10% are so scared; they won't go until it's out right emergency, says Dr. Lisa Heaton, who is a psychologist at the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the University of Washington....Tags: Health, Heart Attack, Mouth, Death, Pharmaceuticals
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Bite-mark verdict faces new scrutiny
Tribune staff reporterThelma Younkin used an oxygen tube to help her breathe. Her killer used it as a murder weapon. In November 1991, the frail, 65-year-old Younkin was strangled with the tube, bitten and raped in her room at the Post Park Motel along a grim stretch of...Tags: Prosecution, Television, Nevada, Politics, Murder
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Hold the Novocain: Laser drill eases discomfort
"Is it going to hurt?'' asked Trice Mortensen, 91. "Oh no, that's the beauty of this,'' replied her dentist, Dr. Craig Wilson, of Old Saybrook, Conn. Twelve minutes later, without a single numbing shot of Novocain or any drilling, Mortensen is sitting...Tags: Technology, Old Saybrook, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Procedural Sedation
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