Yet another reason to pour yourself a glass.
We already know that wine is one of the greatest things in life, but did you know that it could actually keep you from getting sick? Yup, apparently wine is a fantastic disinfectant for bad mouth germs, which is just another reason why we should all be drinking more of the good stuff.
Continue reading… “Wine kills germs that cause sore throats and dental plaque, says awesome study”
Ancient people ate far differently than we do.
While we may brush and floss tirelessly and our dentists may regularly scrape and pick at our teeth to minimize the formation of plaque known as tartar or dental calculus, anthropologists may be rejoicing at the fact that past civilizations were not so careful with their dental hygiene…
Continue reading… “Dental plaque used to probe diet of ancient people”
When considering men’s health there is good evidence to suggest that baldness may be an indicator of both heart and prostate disease. When compared to men with no hair loss at all, the risk of heart disease increased by 9 percent. When a bald spot appears on the crown, relative risk jumps to 23 percent. When all hair is gone from the top of the head, the risk rises by a worrisome 36 percent (Info from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School). According to Australian researcher, men with bold spots at the top of their heads were 1 ½ times more likely to have moderate to high-grade prostate cancer before age 70 than those without such bald spots.
Continue reading… “Male-Pattern Baldness An Indicator Of Heart And Prostate Disease In Men”
How would you react if technology allowed you to see things which had previously been invisible? What hides in those teeth inside the mouth is something we cannot see, and therefore, dentist remains the only alternative to detect the tartar and cavity in there.
Continue reading… “Miharu Intraoral Dental Camera”
