A recent study was conducted to examine the relationship between gum disease and prostate problems. In the study, twenty seven men who suffered from some inflammation of the prostate gland and an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) level, along with moderate to severe gum disease. Following this evaluation, participants underwent four to eight weeks of […]
When a woman is pregnant, feeling excessive stress has been shown to have many unfortunate effects on their unborn children. Recently, a study from the University of Washington in Seattle suggested that these effects might include excessive tooth decay. This study took a look at data gathered from over seven hundred mothers and their children, […]
The winter holidays are upon us once again. This is a time of fun, family, festivities, and an unfortunate degree of tooth decay. Not only does all of our binge eating and sugary seasonal sweets make our oral bacteria run wild, but the stress that all too often comes with our holiday celebrations is not […]
Far too many children develop caries in their baby teeth at a young age. Since these teeth are an important part of their long-term dental health, it is vital to protect your youngest family members from unnecessary decay. For many people, this amounts to controlling the sugars that a child consumes. However, there are other […]
There was a time when it was believed that, if you told a lie, you would get a painful bump on your tongue. Such bumps were known as lie bumps. In the modern day, though, we recognize this as an old wives’ tale. These bumps are a condition known among the medical community as transient […]
One of the problems with the holiday season, from a dental care standpoint, is that this is a time of year when we allow ourselves to indulge in things that we normally try to moderate. Some of these have an obvious effect on your teeth, including yuletide sweets and overeating on holiday meals. However, this […]
Thanksgiving is here, and this is a time that can be quite hard on your oral health. After all, when you spend the day binge eating, sipping on wine, and sharing snacks and desserts with your friends and family, your teeth are not getting much of a break from the acid produced by your oral […]
It’s a common joke that the British people have terrible teeth. This is a stereotype that Americans have enjoyed for at least one hundred years, often driven by the crooked smiles of some prominent English figures. However, until now, there has been very little in the way of scientific studies comparing the oral health. A […]
