Dental Headlines & News
White teeth come with a cost (Press of Atlantic City)
Between the coffee you can't get through the morning without and the occasional glass of wine you sip at dinner, it happens: Your pearly whites become less so. Much of what you eat and drink every day contributes to staining your teeth.
Recession Yet to Bite Dental Industry " It appears the recession has yet to take a bite out of the dental business. A North Carolina-based research company said the industry is drilling and scraping its way to a lucrative bottom line.
Free Dental Work With a slumping economy, many consumers are finding a way to pinch every penny possible.
Think Yellow Teeth Are Funny?
Think having yellow teeth is funny? Well, since it's close to the holidays, I thought that I would just look around and find a funny story to tell about teeth rather than promote the number one, one and only teeth whitening kit that I recommend.After all, if...
N.J. fossil hunter hits pay dirt: Dinosaur bone MARLBORO -- To the average passerby, the roughly 3-by-3-inch brown disc laying on the banks of Big Brook might not have looked like much - an oddly shaped rock maybe, or tossed-aside debris.
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...
Group Wants Stimulus To Help Kids' Dental Care A group gathering at the University of Maryland dental school Wednesday encouraged the governor to use some of the federal stimulus money to help children get dental care with their health benefits from the state.
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,...
A Spat Over Teeth-Whitening Businesses (NPR)
Tennessee's Board of Dentistry recently banned teeth-whitening businesses following a debate over whether teeth-whitening is a dental procedure that should only be administered by licensed dental professionals. Joyce Osborn, president of the Council for Cosmetic Teeth Whitening, and Nashville dentist John Douglass offer their differing viewpoints.
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...
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...
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...
Smile Reminder Showcases Viral Marketing Tool at Chicago Dental Society's Midwinter Meeting LEHI, Utah, Feb. 27 UT-Smile-Reminder Leading Patient Communication Service introduces vSling for capturing and distributing patient testimonials on the web.
Adult Braces Cost Less in the Country, Finds Wealthy Dentist Survey Adult braces cost an average of $5,500. A poll of braces dentists and orthodontists by continuing dental education resource The Wealthy Dentist found that general dentists charge an average of $5,200 for adult braces, while the average orthodontist will charge about $5,800.
There are alternatives to epinephrine-containing anesthesia Q. Should some people avoid anesthesia containing epinephrine during dental procedures? A. Yes, and fortunately most dentists now offer epinephrine-free anesthesia if you need it.
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