Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from MouthHealthy.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – Phyllis Buchanan “Regular dental checkups are important for everyone, but they’re especially vital for men. Men are twice more likely to get oral cancer. Approximately 40,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with oral and pharyngeal (throat) cancers. According to the National Cancer […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from HuffingtonPost.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – Gordon “Our facial expressions do more than communicate our current mood — they have the ability to influence our mood as well. Emotions may originate in the brain, but the muscles in the face either reinforce or transform those feelings. Recent studies have […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from Getpocket.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – Thomas Leuthard “Cleveland Clinic’s Sleep Disorders Center has developed a focus in the area of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and atrial fibrillation (AF), identifying a strong magnitude of association in large population-based studies published in 2006 and 2009. Our investigations have also […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from mouthhealthy.org – Image Courtesy of Flickr -Linelle Photography “The chewing of sugarless gum increases the flow of saliva, which washes away food and other debris, neutralizes acids produced by bacteria in the mouth and provides disease-fighting substances throughout the mouth. Increased saliva flow also carries with it more calcium […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from EverydayHealth.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – Charmaine Chiu “Your oral rinse could be doing more than just giving your breath a makeover, according to many mouthwash makers — it could be chockfull of health benefits, too.Just check out the label on your mouthwash container, and you may […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from EverydayHealth.com “What you eat affects your mouth not only by building healthier teeth and gums, but also by helping prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Learn how to eat the best diet for your teeth, including the foods to eat, beverages to drink, and what to avoid.” See full […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from QUARTZ.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – Jannes Pockele “Tooth decay and cavities, collectively called “dental caries,” is the world’s number one chronic disease, according to a 2010 study. Tooth issues are especially acute in children: In the US, more than half of children ages 6-8 year olds had […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from DentalTribune.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – US Army Africa “In the study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania reviewed insurance claims data of almost 340,000 individuals who had been diagnosed with periodontitis and were either pregnant or had one of the following conditions: Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from MouthHealthy.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – Evan Long “You may eat with your eyes first, but your mouth, teeth, and gums are more than just tools for eating. They’re essential for chewing and swallowing—the first steps in the digestion process. ” See full article on MouthHealthy.com Commentary: As […]
Curated News: By Timberlake Dental curated from MSN.com – Image Courtesy of Flickr – John Blower “There’s nothing more aggravating or borderline debilitating than tooth irritation. And along with the pesky pain comes the daunting reality that you could have a dentist appointment in your near future involving novocaine, a root canal, and a three-day […]
