Category: Dental

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MONTCLAIR, New Jersey., [January 17, 2022] — Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center will participate in the American Dental Association’s “Give Kids a Smile” program on Friday, February 4, to provide free dental care for children 12 years old and younger.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – More than 50% of Americans have skipped their routine dental appointments due to COVID concerns. And we all know that the pandemic-related lockdowns + stay-at-home orders have exacerbated DIY everything–including dentistry.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Sweets like cake, cookies, candy and doughnuts are loaded with “empty calories” — mostly from sugar and fat — because they are not very filling and offer very little (if any) nutritional value.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHA—Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved tasting abilities decades after having the surgery, a new Penn Medicine study published in the journal Chemical Senses found.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – During the last 30 years, medical and dental research has attracted a large number of scientists and practitioners working on aspects of high medical relevance that involve a combination of genetic and tissue regeneration approaches.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, April 15, 2021 – Maintenance of good oral health is more important than use of antibiotics in dental procedures for some heart patients to prevent a heart infection caused by bacteria around the teeth

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Damaged or infected teeth can cause significant pain. It may be hard to talk or chew with a badly damaged tooth. In rare cases, an extraction is necessary to treat infection and provide relief. In most cases, an emergency root canal can save the tooth.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2020 — Although assumed to be at high risk for COVID-19, fewer than one percent of dentists nationwide were found to be COVID-19 positive….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that a significant proportion of older patients receiving opioids at dental visits also use psychotropic medications….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NYU College of Dentistry’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry has received a nearly $2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train dentists….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO –  With hospitals and emergency rooms overloaded, endodontist offices remain open for dental emergencies for those suffering from extreme tooth pain or other oral health related emergencies….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute (HPI) released its second annual Dental Industry Report today.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A mutation in the ORAI1 gene—studied in a human patient and mice—leads to a loss of calcium in enamel cells and results in defective dental enamel mineralization, finds a study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry.