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Root Canal Material Can Cause Severe Allergic Reactions Patient Advocate said in the Dentistry Forum: Anaphylaxis due to formaldehyde released from root-canal disinfectant. A 50-year-old woman developed anaphylaxis 8 h after application of a paraformaldehyde-containing root canal disinfectant. Radioallergosorbent test showed that she had a high level of formaldehyde-specific IgE in her serum. Prick tests to formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde showed immediate-type responses to both. We reviewed the literature describing cases with anaphylaxis/angioedma caused by formaldehyde in root canal disinfectants and found that about 1/2 of the reported cases developed symptoms over 2 h after dental treatment. We speculated that the delay in the manifestation of her symptoms was possibly due to gradual formaldehyde release from paraformaldehyde and time lag of penetrating and diffusing of formaldehyde outside the dentin. Patch testing showed that she also had delayed-type allergy to formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde and eugenol. Physicians should pay attention to root canal disinfectants, even if anaphylaxis occurs several hours after dental treatment. PMID: 12492520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=12492520&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSyst ___________________________
Meth Is Bad - Not Just For You But For Your Teeth!
Now, we all know that use of hard drugs is not a good thing but I am not hear to preach about drug addiction, today.I just want to highlight this news: meth (methamphetamine) ruins your oral health. The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) advises it is imperative...
Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dentist Reveals All
Hilary Duff just got porcelain veneers to go over her four chipped front teethOther stars going the cosmetic smile improving route: Michael Douglas also likes porcelain veneers.Other celebs including Jon Bon Jovi, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jessica...
Dentist shortage in NHS (England) hurting millions of patients An acute shortage of dentists in the NHS is hurting millions of patients many of whom have not visited their dentists in the last two years, according to a new survey by Citizens Advice.
Smoking is Bad For Your Teeth Plus Smoking and Bad Breath
Smoking Dangers RevealedTobacco intake is the single most preventable cause of premature death in today’s times. Tobacco or nicotine is the chemical that narrows our blood vessels thereby reducing the life giving air that we intake, which in turn forces us...
Watch out for those swerve balls and change-ups (The Morning Call)
Come senators, congressmen: Please heed the call. For the times, they are a-changing. But a change would do you good if you turn and face the strain of the ch-ch-ch-ch-changes.
Beauty Awards? Where's the teeth?
Turns out that this week in London, there was an event. It's been called, "the Oscars of the beauty industry." The CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) Beauty Awards foucuses mainly on skin and eye beauty since, it is, afterall, an award show sponsored by the cosmetic...
Norway Bans Mercury Dental Fillings When the environmental toxin mercury is released to the environment it is very harmful, and i.a. the development of children may be damaged as a result.
Giving Teeth Whitening a Bad Name?
Seems there is a company in LA called White Overnite who are milking people out of their money by ordering something for free and hitting up their credit card with a high priced item.Not only that, but they are even misrepresenting their product by claiming...
Take A Cruise and Whiten Your Teeth In Style!
Extreme makeovers while cruising the high seas? Why not!You can take a European cruise from www.royalcaribbean.co.uk and find that their spa offers a range of treatment rooms, offering everything from teeth whitening to detox procedures. Rather stay on land?Manhattan,...
Your Calendar - Lake County (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
AUDITION FOR SHOW | Hobart M & M Productions and Ross Music Theatre will be holding auditions for Harry Chapin's "Lies and Legends" at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Center Street Studio, 227 Center St. The cast calls for two women and three men, but is flexible. More than any other popular songwriter in recent memory, Harry Chapin was a storyteller. The most inherently theatrical of Chapin's narrative ...
Smokers: Win a Laser Teeth Whitening Session
Win a laser teeth whitening session with a silly quiz and go to England! Seems silly and it is but it is all about taking notice of your smile and what smoking can do to darken your teeth. An ad going around the UK reads as follows:Is your New Year resolution...
Free Holiday Portrait Gifts and more!
I just found a great offer just in time for the holidays. What if you could sign up your family for a portait shoot for the holiday and get all kinds of extra freebies when you do?Well, if you schedule your portrait online at the Glamour Shots Website, then...
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