Currently, all tobacco products are required to carry warning labels that describe the serious health risks related to their use. This includes both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. Recently, Swedish Match attempted to use the Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) process to get these labels changed for eight different varieties of its smokeless tobacco, pre-portioned into small packets known as “snus.”
Read Dental StoryAt Ravon Dental, we understand that a beautiful smile can boost your confidence. If you’re unhappy with the appearance of your teeth due to chips, cracks, discoloration, or misalignment, dental veneers may be a great solution. Veneers are thin shells of porcelain or ceramic that are bonded to the front surfaces of your teeth to create a natural-looking, long-lasting smile.
Read Dental StoryLast year, we got a glimpse of Practicon’s unusual art calendar. This year, the dental supply company is offering the calendar for sale, so if you’re interested in either art or dentistry, you may want to pick one up.
Read Dental StoryOral health becomes more difficult to maintain as we age, and we’re not entirely sure why. To attempt to discover more about this problem, researchers at the University of Buffalo are running an extensive study on how menopause may impact the oral health of aging women.
Read Dental StoryIf you had a tooth knocked out as a result of a childhood accident, you might think that a quick visit to the emergency room or dentist allowed the tooth to be reimplanted. And it might have saved it for a little time, but in some cases, your tooth may fail in the future or never achieve the strength of your other teeth.
Read Dental StorySan Francisco made history last week when its mayor signed a ban on smokeless tobacco at all sporting venues in the city, including Major League Baseball’s new AT&T Park, home of the World Champion San Francisco Giants. Although this move is remarkable, it may be followed by an even more comprehensive ban that is currently being considered in the California Assembly.
Read Dental StoryWe have long known about the associations between gum disease and heart disease, but now a large, new review gives us our strongest, starkest statement on the link: tooth loss can almost double your risk of death. That’s from a new review of more than 15,000 coronary heart disease patients showing that the number of teeth was directly related to a person’s risk of serious heart problems, including death.
Read Dental StoryIf you wander through your local health foods store or Asian market, you’ll likely come across a section full of teas that claim to provide all kinds of health benefits. There are slimming teas, teas that offer clarity, healing, or caffeine-free energy, and, of course, there are teeth that are supposed to help your oral health. But do these really work?
Read Dental StoryAs with practically every field of medicine these days, there are many alarmists who are trying to warn you about a supposedly “secret” condition that dentists are trying to hide: titanium allergy. To hear them tell it, the dental implant industry is trying to silence people talking about this hidden danger of dental implants.
Read Dental StoryAccording to a new study, healthcare professionals aren’t doing enough to stop people from smoking, and dentists are the worst. Dentists Missed Opportunities to Help According to the study, released by the Ohio State University College of Public Health in Columbus, doctors, dentists, and others aren’t talking enough to their patients about the risks of smoking and the need to quit, as well as how patients can quit.
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