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Mountain Dew vs Coca-Cola: Which Soda Is Worse For Your Teeth?

A young scientist has carried out a study to find out which soda — Morning Dew or Coca Cola — dissolves teeth faster.

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More Low-Income Kids Need Dental Sealants

Many kids living in poverty do not get dental sealants. Dental sealants help to protect the teeth from cavities and tooth decay.

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Losing Teeth Raises Risk of Physical and Mental Disability in Older Adults

A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has revealed fascinating results. It was a study seeking to understand the effects of tooth loss.

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Is Seniors’ Dental Health Tied to Mental Health?

Frequency of oral health problems increases in older people with cognitive impairment such as dementia, a new study shows.

People with dementia develop apraxia, characterized by forgetting previous learned tasks. They forget brushing the teeth, which leads to poor oral health.
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How Sharks Could Aid Human Tooth Regeneration

Sharks lose as many as 30,000 teeth over a lifetime. Interestingly, sharks have the ability to regrow each lost tooth over a period of days or months. Scientists have identified a group of genes that are responsible for the development and lifelong regeneration of teeth in catsharks. The genes led…

How Our Ancestors Drilled Rotten Teeth

It has been rare to come across an early human fossil with a dental cavity. However, a primitive looking skull found at Kabwe in Zambia back in 1921 was found to have cavities in ten of its teeth. It is thought that this adult may have died due to bad…

How Brushing Your Teeth Could Prevent Cancer: Twice Daily Scrub Reduces Bacteria Linked To Bowel Tumours

A new study indicates that regularly brushing the teeth may help to prevent bowel cancer. Brushing helps to prevent a type of bacteria called fusobacterium from traveling through blood to the bowel where it could trigger cancer or cause the worsening of the existing tumours. The researchers are investigating how…

Heart Disease Risk Higher With Tooth Infection

Poor dental health and hidden tooth infections could be risk factors for heart disease. The bacteria that cause gum disease could also lead to heart disease. Periodontitis, an infection of the tooth’s pulp, is linked with coronary artery disease. The study emphasized the importance of regular visits to the dentist.
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