Dental therapists help patients in need of care avoid the brush-off

by Christina Saint LouisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll six of Michelle Ehlert's children have Medicaid plans that should cover their dental care. But for years, she and her husband paid for

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Dental therapists help patients in need of care avoid the brush-off

by Christina Saint LouisCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll six of Michelle Ehlert's children have Medicaid plans that should cover their dental care. But for years, she and her husband paid for

World medicine November 13,2023

Oral health in pregnancy could help reduce risk of pre-term birth, says research

byUniversity of SydneyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of Sydney has found that treating gingivitis (gum inflammation that causes bleeding gums) during pregnanc

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Oral health in pregnancy could help reduce risk of pre-term birth, says research

byUniversity of SydneyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from the University of Sydney has found that treating gingivitis (gum inflammation that causes bleeding gums) during pregnanc

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Dentist attention needed for geriatric patients

by Rob Payne,Science Network WA“For older people, oral health issues can be a combination of effects of exposures over a life time, including sugar, smoking, alcohol, and the accumulation of den

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Dentist attention needed for geriatric patients

by Rob Payne,Science Network WA“For older people, oral health issues can be a combination of effects of exposures over a life time, including sugar, smoking, alcohol, and the accumulation of den

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Medicaid expansion made mouths healthier, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the pandemic's economic effects drive more people to enroll in Medicaid as safety-net health insurance, a new study suggests that

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Medicaid expansion made mouths healthier, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the pandemic's economic effects drive more people to enroll in Medicaid as safety-net health insurance, a new study suggests that

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Come for the fillings, stay for the fillers: Some dentists are offering Botox, cosmetic treatments

by Sarah MeehanCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfter a plastic surgeon's office botched her dermal fillers, Tima Barkeshli found a different destination for cosmetic treatments: her dentist's office.

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Come for the fillings, stay for the fillers: Some dentists are offering Botox, cosmetic treatments

by Sarah MeehanCredit: CC0 Public DomainAfter a plastic surgeon's office botched her dermal fillers, Tima Barkeshli found a different destination for cosmetic treatments: her dentist's office.

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Getting adequate vitamin D in the fall and winter

by Homa Warren,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D plays a large role in overall health, but it can be challenging to absorb sufficient levels—especially in the colder m

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Getting adequate vitamin D in the fall and winter

by Homa Warren,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D plays a large role in overall health, but it can be challenging to absorb sufficient levels—especially in the colder m

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Study identifies potential link between oral bacteria and brain abscesses

by Mr Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: CC0 Public DomainBacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening a

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Study identifies potential link between oral bacteria and brain abscesses

by Mr Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: CC0 Public DomainBacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening a

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Big Sugar and neglect by global health community fuel oral health crisis

byLancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainOral health has been isolated from traditional healthcare and health policy for too long, despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases, accordi

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Big Sugar and neglect by global health community fuel oral health crisis

byLancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainOral health has been isolated from traditional healthcare and health policy for too long, despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases, accordi

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US dentists out-prescribe UK dentists when it comes to opioids

byUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that dentists practicing in the U.S. write 37 times more opioid pres

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US dentists out-prescribe UK dentists when it comes to opioids

byUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that dentists practicing in the U.S. write 37 times more opioid pres

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Developing the first drug for a deadly bone disease

byUniversity of California, San Francisco(A) Distribution of non-transformed annualized new HO volume in individuals in MOVE and the NHS (Principal FASa). (B) Distribution of model-fitted non-tr

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Developing the first drug for a deadly bone disease

byUniversity of California, San Francisco(A) Distribution of non-transformed annualized new HO volume in individuals in MOVE and the NHS (Principal FASa). (B) Distribution of model-fitted non-tr

World medicine November 13,2023