Tag Archives: caries

No, Oil Won’t Cure a Cavity

Yet such appears to be the claim of a post we recently saw over at The Healthy Home Economist, which describes healing a child’s “cavity” with butter oil capsules and a switch from tahini to raw butter at breakfast. While … Continue reading

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Making the Good Look Bad (& the Worse Look Better)

Fruit juice is tasty stuff – but did you know that many juices contain more sugar than soda? Really and truly. For instance, 12 ounces of Coke contain 40 grams of sugar; 12 ounces of apple juice, 42 grams. Grape … Continue reading

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Antibiotics & Asthma, Asthma & Cavities, & Other News of Note

Antibiotic Use in Infancy May Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma (PhysOrg) Children who receive antibiotics within the first six months of life are at a significantly increased risk of developing asthma and allergies by 6 years of age, even without … Continue reading

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Growing New Teeth to Replace Decayed Ones & Other News of Note

Gel That Can Help Decayed Teeth Grow Back Could End Fillings (Mail Online) The gel, which is being developed by scientists in France, works by prompting cells in teeth to start multiplying. They then form healthy new tooth tissue that … Continue reading

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Exercise’s Benefits for Seniors & Other News of Note

Lifelong Exercising Yields Sensational Results (ScienceDaily) Senior active skiers have twice the oxygen-uptake capacity of seniors who do not exercise. This is shown in new research at Mid Sweden University. “The findings show that humans have a great potential to … Continue reading

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More Medicine ≠ Better Medicine, More Dentistry ≠ Better Dentistry

Regular readers know that one of our ongoing pet peeves is the idea that more medicine is always better medicine. As Melody Petersen, author of Our Daily Meds put it in a recent interview on AlterNet, “Many Americans don’t understand … Continue reading

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Oral Bacteria & Whole Body Health

 

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Effects of Too Many Dental X-Rays & Other News of Note

Dental X-Ray Link to Thyroid Cancer (Telegraph) In a study of 313 cancer patients, scientists from Brighton, Cambridge and Kuwait found the chances of developing cancer rose with increasing numbers of dental X-rays. The researchers said the idea that dental … Continue reading

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Captain Obvious in the Adventure of the Obese Kids & Their Correlated Cavities

Stop the presses!     Although the lead author of the study in question, Dr. Kathleen Bethin of SUNY Buffalo, notes that there’s been “very little published data associating” obesity and caries (cavities), we have known for a long time … Continue reading

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How Tooth-Colored Fillings Are Made

 

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