Dental Headlines & News
Is a Recession on the Way? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Economists and politicians can debate all they want about whether the nation is sliding into its first recession in nearly seven years. To Chuck Rizzo, the picture is clear. Rizzo was recently laid off from his customer service job at a homebuilder in...
Too Much Fluoride Is Not Good For Your Health
Are your childrend getting too much fluoride in their water or your toothpaste?Studies have found that an over abundance of fluoride in children undergoing tooth formation tends to lead to a condition called, dental fluorosis.- a condition indicated by the...
Snap on Teeth - Florida Cosmetic Dentist Reveals All!
A Dazzling Celebrity Smile May Not Be Out of Reach with Snap-on-Teethby Florida Dentist Dr. Mitchell A. PohA new affordable entry into the field of cosmetic dentistry is becoming vogue, Snap-on-Teeth.Now individuals who don't have that perfect white smile can...
Spring Wedding Season Calls For Immediate White Teeth Measures
Yes, folks, spring is almost upon us and many a bride-to-be is preparing for the big day.There is so much prepr for a wedding that it can be overwhelming so let's just do a short review of your teeth whitening options:There are, basically, only 2 methods to...
Dental Care in Guatemala by A Caring Dentist
Dentist Hal Reed is a gracious dentist who cares. Since 1998, Dr. Reed has spearheaded a group of dentists into the depths of Guatemala for the underprivileged children there. In this poverty stricken country, Reed helps those in need. "Reed's mission is...
Braces Over Forty : Not Just For Kids Anymore
Are you an older beauty-conscious adult? If so, you are not alone. More and more, people over forty (yes, we are called baby-boomers still) are deciding to do something about their crooked and not-so-perfect teeth!There are basically three types of braces older...
New Advances In Cosmetic Dentristy Stimulate Tooth Tissue Growth
What if there was a drug that could revive the tissues of your mouth that support your teeth?Well, it seems that there is a biopharmaceutical company that says it has a such a drug. It's called, Acologix and it is said to be able to restore the dental pulp...
Belt-tightening: Consumers pull back amid recession fears, businesses feel pain (Southeast Missourian)
CHICAGO -- Economists and politicians can debate all they want about whether the nation is sliding into its first recession in nearly seven years. To Chuck Rizzo, the picture is clear. Rizzo was...
The Hidden Healthcare Crisis Last Spring, following the death of twelve-year old Deamonte Driver of Maryland whose untreated tooth infection spread to his brain, I wrote about the national epidemic of dental disease and the lack of access ...
Teeth Whitening and Hollywood - It's a Match!
I found this fun little website that gives out PR releases on happenings in Hollywood. Here are 2 new releases:Polished Teeth Make The ManTurns out Ben Affleck's teeth were just not up to snuff and it takes pearly whites to make a leading man. Affleck has...
Men, Teeth Whitening and the Big Wedding Day Plan
In the UK (but you can bet it is everywhere), looking their best on the big wedding day is important to the man as much as the woman. More and more men are worrying about their matrimonial appearance with many taking drastic measures to look good, a survey...
Dental charges too prohibitive I am writing out of concern for what is going on in the dental "industry." It has become an impossible situation. When the cost of having a root canal and a cap put on just one tooth is more than $2,000, who can afford it? That is more than two months' income for me, and there are many like me who cannot afford dental insurance or who have only minimal coverage. While dentists work to "preserve teeth," they have made it impossible for many to do that by the outrageous fees they charge. It is indeed a sad situation when people have to endure intolerable pain/discomfort and can only go to a dentist as a last resort. What is even worse is when they cannot afford what needs to be done and have no choice other than having the tooth pulled. It has become less painful to the body and the pocketbook to "gum it" for the rest of your life. Preventive care? In actuality, the costs are preventing care
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 ___________________________
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