Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Dentistry News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/dentistry/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156162.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156162.php Comparative-Effectiveness Research - Implications of the Federal Coordinating Council's Report Primary Care / General Practice Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156213.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156213.php GP phone consultations carry definite risks, warns an article in the current edition of Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) magazine Summons today (Thursday, 2 July). Latest data suggests that between a tenth and a fifth of all daytime contacts between patients and GP surgeries are by phone, says the article, by GP and GP trainer Dr Malcolm Thomas. Dentistry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156194.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156194.php Tooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College of Georgia researcher hopes a new nanotechnology technique will extend the fillings' longevity. "Dentin adhesives bond well initially, but then the hybrid layer between the adhesive and the dentin begins to break down in as little as one year," says Dr. Dentistry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156122.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156122.php Novocaine? Not necessarily. The widespread belief that dentists rely on Novocaine to make those office visits almost painless needs some updating, according to an article scheduled for the June 29 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine. In fact, patients are more likely to get any of several other anesthetics than the century-old standby Novocaine, which once reigned as the archetypal dental anesthetic. Dentistry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156096.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156096.php Tufts dental researchers conducted a three-year follow-up study that examined the stability of a treatment option for receding gums and found that complete root coverage the goal of the surgery had been maintained. This specific tissue regeneration application, developed at Tufts, reduces the considerable pain and recovery time of gum grafting surgery. The case study of six patients is published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Periodontology. Dentistry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156044.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156044.php With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth from using whitening products. Dentistry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156051.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156051.php The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received growing attention during the last decade. A new study is the first prospective cohort study to use clinical measures of periodontitis to evaluate the association between this disease and the risk of cerebrovascular disease. Stroke Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155992.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155992.php Australia's premier research centre for all aspects of oral health will be established at the University of Adelaide thanks to a $2.4 million Federal Government grant. The new Centre of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) for Oral Health, which will be part of the University's School of Dentistry, is being funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Dentistry Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156003.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156003.php Additional research is called for and patients with moderate to severe periodontitis should receive evaluation and possible treatment to reduce their risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a special consensus paper by editors of The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Peridontology in the July 1, 2009 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier. Dentistry Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155889.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155889.php Tel Aviv University researcher Prof. Noam Eliaz of the TAU School of Mechanical Engineering has developed an electrochemical process for coating metal implants which vastly improves their functionality, longevity and integration into the body. The new process could vastly improve the lives of people who have undergone complicated total joint replacement surgeries so they can better walk, run and ultimately avoid rejection of the implant by their bodies. Medical Devices / Diagnostics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155791.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155791.php Some homeless teenagers in Colorado are getting dental work done for free as part of the economic stimulus that has expanded service to more poor and uninsured, The Associated Press reports. "The 20 runaway youths living at the Urban Peak shelter had no regular dental care until this spring, when a $1. Dentistry Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155845.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155845.php The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth*. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public for the first time at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition [30 June to 4 July]. Dentistry Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155437.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155437.php MetLife, providing dental plan administration for over 21 million people, announced additions to its dental continuing education program today. Three new quality resource guides have been added to the MetLife program, which is recognized by the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Dentistry Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155250.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155250.php According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 24 million people have diabetes. Of that number, unfortunately, 5.7 million people are unaware that they have the disease. Diabetes can affect multiple parts of the body, including the kidneys, nerves, heart and even the mouth. Diabetes Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155141.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155141.php The Washington Post reports many oral health professionals worry that dental issues have "a tenuous place at best in the national debate" regarding an overhaul of the health care system. Still, they emphasize that dental health is an integral part of health care and note the special burden untreated dental issues have on poor children. Dentistry Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155010.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155010.php The UK's leading oral health charity has welcomed a newly-announced independent review into NHS dentistry and backed proposals to deliver better patient access to dentistry and improved oral health. The British Dental Health Foundation, praising review author Professor Jimmy Steele and his team for their work following an open and wide-reaching consultation process, supported an emphasis on prevention and evidence-based treatment to support better oral healthcare. Dentistry Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155012.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155012.php Over 2,600 dental care professionals have created accounts on the General Dental Council's site, eGDC, since its re-launch in April this year. This brings the total number of dental professionals who are using the site, first launched last November, to over 5,200. The eGDC site is designed to make things as easy as possible for busy registrants to keep on top of registration requirements at the click of a mouse. Dentistry Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154952.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154952.php The British Dental Association (BDA) has applauded the publication today of Professor Steele's review of NHS Dentistry, and called on the Government to work constructively with patients and the profession on its findings. The BDA has also urged the Government to heed the report's recommendation to pilot properly reforms it introduces as a result of this report. Dentistry Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154889.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154889.php A research project, which has the potential to bring relief to the estimated 3.5 million UK sufferers of oral thrush, has won the £25,000 Armourers & Brasiers Venture Prize. This will allow the project to proceed to clinical evaluation. Dentistry Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154702.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154702.php Keeping your teeth brushed and flossed can cut down on gum disease, drastically reducing risk of heart attack and stroke, dentists have warned for years. Now researchers at West Virginia University have found a clean mouth may also help preserve memory. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.3 million grant over four years to further build on studies linking gum disease and mild to moderate memory loss. Dentistry Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154652.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154652.php The General Dental Council (GDC) is welcoming a change in the law that regulates who can and who can't request an emergency supply of a prescription-only medicine in the UK. The issue was highlighted in a 'letter to the editor' in the April edition of the British Dental Journal. A practising dentist was asked by a patient to request a prescription of antibiotics from their local pharmacist over the telephone. Dentistry Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154201.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154201.php The American Dental Association (ADA) Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) and The Forsyth Institute announce the offering of an intensive, five-day training course in evidence-based principles and tools, including systematic reviews and applications for clinical decision making. The collaborative "ADA/Forsyth EBD Course" scheduled from Oct. 19 to 23 at Forsyth headquarters in Boston, Mass. Dentistry Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154164.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154164.php Fluoride is a chemical ion of the element fluorine (from the Latin fluo meaning "to flow"), in that fluoride has one extra electron that gives it a negative charge. Fluoride is found naturally in water, foods, soil, and several minerals such as fluorite and fluorapatite. However, it is also synthesized in laboratories where it may be added to drinking water or used in a variety of chemical products. Dentistry Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154081.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154081.php Which? is challenging the belief that it's impossible to get an appointment with an NHS dentist as its new research shows that nine out of 10 people* who have tried in the last two years were, in fact, able to get one. Dentistry Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154086.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154086.php The BDA is pleased to announce the expansion of its highly successful Good Practice Scheme (GPS) with the launch of the Good Practice Scheme Scotland (GPS Scotland) at this year's British Dental Conference and Exhibition in Glasgow. This dedicated Scottish version incorporates standards criteria specific to Scottish practices. Dentistry