Research Could Pave The Way For Preventative Measures To Tackle Gum Disease
Normal bacteria which live in our mouths provide the catalyst for the development of gum disease, a debilitating condition which leads to painful gums and the loosening of teeth, new research from Queen Mary, University of London has found. The unexpected finding could pave the way for the development of preventative measures in tackling gum, or periodontal disease*, by manipulating the normal bacteria in the same way that probiotic yoghurt works to protect the intestine. Researchers at Queen Mary's Blizard Institute, including Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellow Mark Payne, worked with scientists in the US;
Let Children Feast On Halloween Sweets All In One Go, Do Not Ration It Out
If you want to let your kids enjoy Halloween with the minimum of harm to their teeth, let them gorge on their candy in one sitting, rather than rationing it out, say dentists in the USA.. Remember, one giant sitting does less damage to teeth and leads to fewer potential cavities than a small ration every couple of hours. Dentist Mark Helpin, who works at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, said: "The frequency of eating candy, and other refined carbohydrates, and their stickiness, are big factors in creating the risk of caries (cavities).
Premature Children Have Smaller Teeth
The size of teeth in premature children is smaller. This has been established in a study from the Faculty of Odontology at Malmà University in Sweden. Our knowledge about premature children, and their physical and mental development as they grow up, is constantly growing. In recent years several studies of children's dental health have been published by researchers at the Faculty of Odontology in MalmÃ. Liselotte Paulsson-Bjà rnsson, a specialist in orthodontics, has studied 80 children born before week 33 of pregnancy.