According to a new study, there are more than a million visits to the emergency room–or emergency department–every year for dental conditions. Many of the conditions could have been treated or prevented with routine dental care and oral hygiene, and patients often receive inferior care when they go to the emergency room for dental conditions.
Read Dental StoryA toothache is often a sign that something is seriously wrong with your tooth, but not always. Sometimes, a minor event can cause your toothache, but it’s very hard to tell the difference yourself.
Read Dental StoryGum disease is a serious infection of your gums. Treatment of your gum disease can come in many forms, from simple changes in your oral hygiene to the use of antibiotics to surgical treatment.
Read Dental StoryObesity is increasing in this country, and today more than a third of all Americans have the condition. Along with rising obesity rates, diabetes is increasing, affecting 12% of Americans, although 28% of them don’t know it. Every day new people are diagnosed with the condition and come to realize that they are now at risk for a number of very serious complications, including oral health risks.
Read Dental StoryKanye West has every reason to smile. A beautiful wife. A beautiful daughter. A fortune worth an estimated $130 million. A cultural legacy that will probably outlive anyone alive today. And yet, he is a man who doesn’t smile. And recently he shared the reason why. Kanye’s Reasons Kanye said that he has two reasons he doesn’t smile:
Read Dental StoryAs part of the battle over the legalization of marijuana use in California and across the country, people have been disputing whether marijuana causes the same negative health consequences as tobacco. Now a new study shows that the two types of smoking share at least one common consequence: gum disease.
Read Dental StoryIf you are wanting to look more attractive, perhaps it’s time to spend less time preparing your makeup and more time smiling. Research indicates that people consider smiling faces more attractive than those wearing makeup.
Read Dental StoryResearchers this week created a minor Internet sensation when they published a picture from the Hubble Space Telescope that seemed to show the universe smiling at us.
Read Dental StoryWant to get a second opinion about the appearance of your smile? Soon, you’ll be able to get an objective assessment of the many qualities of your smile from a smile-rating app that is being tested in Japan before it becomes generally available next year.
Read Dental StoryAccording to new research by a team of German dentists, athletes put their teeth at risk when they train hard. Exertion and the use of sports nutrition products put their teeth at risk of danger that causes their teeth to erode at a significantly faster rate, and the hardest trainers were also at increased risk for cavities.
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