It is a myth that snus (Swedish snuff) users today have fewer dental
caries. On the contrary, some types of nicotine-free snus contain both carbohydrates
and starch that increase the risk of cavities. Those are the findings
of a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
A common notion is that people who use nicotine-containing...
The Roles Parents Play In The Transmission Of Dentist Fear In Their Family
Fear of visiting the dentist is a frequent problem in paediatric
dentistry. A new study confirms the emotional transmission of dentist
fear among family members and analyses the different roles that mothers
and fathers might play.
A new study conducted by scientists at the Rey Juan Carlos University of
Madrid highlights the important role that...
Obesity, Dental Health And Homeless Children
Obesity
and dental cavities increase and become epidemic as children living
below the poverty level age, according to nurse researchers from the
Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron.
"It's the leading cause of chronic infections in children," said
Marguerite DiMarco, associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton
School...
Tumor Growth May Be Slowed Or Halted By Common Food Preservative
Nisin, a common food preservative, may slow or stop squamous cell head and neck cancers, a University of Michigan study found.
What makes this particularly good news is that the Food and Drug
Administration and the World Health Organization approved nisin as safe
for human consumption decades ago, says Yvonne Kapila, the study's
principal investigator...
Half A Billion People Exposed To Direct Carcinogens By Chewing Betel Quid
Chewing betel quid - the fourth most popular psychoactive substance in
the world after tobacco, alcohol and caffeine - exposes its 600 million
users to substances that act as direct carcinogens in the mouth,
scientists are reporting in a new study. It appears in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.
Mu-Rong Chao and Chiung-Wen Hu explain...
Cancer Survivors With Chronic Dry Mouth Benefit From First Human Gene Therapy Study In Human Salivary Glands
Gene therapy can be performed safely in the human salivary gland,
according to scientists at the National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of
Health.
This finding comes from the first-ever safety, or Phase I, clinical
study of gene therapy in a human salivary gland. Its results, published...