New Study Reports Young Children with Severely Protruding Teeth May Benefit from Early Orthodontic Intervention St. Louis. February 10, 2016 — Young children (ages 6 10) with severely protruded upper front teeth, commonly called "buck…
New Study Reports Young Children with Severely Protruding Teeth May Benefit from Early Orthodontic Intervention St. Louis. February 10, 2016 — Young children (ages 6 10) with severely protruded upper front teeth, commonly called "buck…
Needle Free Anesthesia? Dental anxiety is often related to patients’ fear of needles. A new study, however, suggests that needles may be replaced by iontophoresis, the use of a tiny electric current to administer anesthesia in the dental…
Inorganic Mercury May Damage Key Cell Processes In what is being called the first study to compare the effects of inorganic and organic mercury compounds on a model organism, University of Georgia, Athens, researchers sought to understand…
Effect of Periodontal Treatment on Type 2 Diabetes The prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to increase among all ethnic groups in the United States and it exerts significant complications such as heart disease and stroke, blindness,…
Probiotic Milk May Reduce Caries Risk Milk does a body good and the inclusion of a probiotic within milk may provide additional oral health benefits. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Chile in Santiago examined…
Clinicians need to be prudent when recommending X-rays, adhere to strict safety standards, and use proper technique when utilizing radiography in children.