Sugar Free Chewing Gum and Dental Plaque
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have been busy rejecting claims that health care and food manufacturers have up until now have been free to put on packaging. So along with 80% of the products put forward to the EFSA, sugar free chewing gum has been rejected – apparantly it does not [...] >more...
NHS Root Canal Treatment
A very interesting article in the Guardian yesterday "British dentistry is in a painful state" written by Patrick Collinson. He details his experiences wading through several dentists in London and Edinburgh in an effort to get an NHS dentist to deal with his painful tooth which needed root canal treatment.
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Are crowns available on the NHS
Email received from a concerned patient
“I have recently signed up for NHS work, I need two white fillings – which I know are not covered by the NHS charges – but one side tooth has cracked, it already had a root canal filling from years ago, and is not suitable for filling. I [...] >more...
Scared of the dentist – sedation no longer necessary
Latest research from the Journal of Acupuncture in Medicine says that dental phobias can be overcome by having acupuncture needles placed in specific points on the vertex of the head (GV20 and EX6 which are a group of extra points surrounding GV20), but further trials are needed. Some seriously phobic and petrified patients were [...] >more...
Dental Treatment in Ireland
It looks like dental care is taking a nosedive in Ireland. According to the Irish Independent newspaper dental patients in Ireland will have to have teeth extracted rather than properly repaired with fillings and root canal work because of dental funding cuts. Are we going back to the dark ages? It is ridiculous [...] >more...
What is a dental abscess
For anyone wondering what a dental abscess is, why you get dental abscesses, and the treatments available, have a look at this excellent NHS video which has just been added to the NHS Choices website. The NHS Choices website is an excellent resource and explains many different procedures, some in video form. The [...] >more...
Complaint about a Denture
Email received from a concerned dental patient.
“I don’t know if you could help at all but I really need some advice.
I have been with my current dentist for three years since moving house, and whereas in the past my dentists have always spoken to me and explained what they are going [...] >more...
Fizzy vitamin supplements rot teeth
Fizzy vitamin supplements it seems are nearly as bad for our teeth as fizzy drinks. According to the University of Helsinki fizzy vitamin supplements are acidic and have a corrosive effect on our teeth. So don’t swill the drink around in your mouth, and use a straw or consider changing to a vitamin pill.
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New materials in dentistry
An excellent article in the February edition of Chemistry World on new dental filling materials, new bone growth materials and new adhesives. You can also listen to it as a podcast. This is probably an article more for dentists than the layman but very interesting neverless.
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Tooth Grinding
Do you grind your teeth? If so you need to read this excellent article on the BBC website on bruxism (teeth grinding/clenching to the layman). Teeth grinding and clenching mainly seems to happen at night but can also be a problem during the day.
If you are stressed you are more [...] >more...