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Check out Men’s Health’s Interactive Map of Where the Teeth Bite

Our analysis includes stats from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the number of people who visit their dentists for annual checkups, the number of no-shows whose choppers are dropping out, and the number of households with fluoride on tap. And since warding off gum disease is key to keeping your smile, we also factored in who’s flossing, from Mediamark Research. When the computer spit out the results, it became clear that some drilling is needed in Texas, and we don’t mean for oil.

The Acid Bath

On the surface it makes sense: Brush your teeth after breakfast. Problem is, cereal, bananas, and OJ are acidic, and if you eat them and then brush right away, you’ll remove some of the temporarily softened tooth enamel. The remedy? Wait 20 minutes before you brush, says David Bartlett, B.D.S., Ph.D., a British expert on dental erosion.

Scan for Stroke

After your dentist checks for cavities, ask him to eyeball your arteries. The panoramic dental x-ray not only offers a 180-degree window into your oral health, but also reveals whether the other plaque is piling up in your carotid arteries—plaque that might otherwise go undetected until you stroke out. Unfortunately, only 10 percent of dentists bother to look. “Many dentists miss the bigger picture of health,” says Laurie Carter, D.D.S., Ph.D., president of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. Nudge your dentist to examine your x-ray. If he sees anything suspicious, ask him to send the film to your physician.

Cities with the Best Teeth

Cities with the Worst Teeth

Cities with the Most Households Using Floss in the Past 6 Months

Cities Where the Most People Visited the Dentist Within the Past Year

Cities Providing the Highest Percentage of Fluoridated Water

Lowest Rate of permanent teeth extractions

100 Cities: From Worst to Best

URL: http://health.msn.com/health-topics/oral-care/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100199710>1=31017

Where the Teeth Bite* from Men’s Health « Dradeledoherty’s Weblog

It is all about myths, tall stories, horsetails, long nose stories! LOL

SOME BELIEVE THAT A WOMAN LOSES A TOOTH FOR EVERY PREGNANCY

ANS.: It is not true that a woman should expect to lose a tooth for each pregnancy but some women are prone to developing swollen gums during pregnancy called PREGNANCY Tumor or Epulis.  This is generally due to irritation of the gums and a professionally cleaning of the mouth may prove useful in its management.  For most females, the swelling goes away after delivery and for others, they may require gum treatment.  Be happy, it is not the end of the world, you are not going to lose those teeth, get with it.  You know in 2007 Russia, people were even encouraged to take a national holiday for making babies!!!!!! 

Dental amalgam was recently banned throughout Norway. The AGD has resources available to help you with questions from your patients. You can read the AGD’s position on dental amalgam   or  read the consumer article on the ban. Also, a fact sheet focusing on amalgam will be published in the March issue of AGD Impact.  We will bring it to your attention.

* Courtesy of Academy of General Dentistry (http://www.agd.org).

FDA Warns About Electric Dental Handpieces*
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Notification late last year, on Dec. 12, 2007. The notification prompted dental healthcare providers of patient injuries that may result from poorly maintained electric dental handpieces. If you want to know more click here FDA Web site.

*Courtesy of Academy of General Dentistry (http://www.agd.org)

Starting in March 2008, we will begin a new segment that will deal with myths, old tales and stories about dentistry and dental care.  For example, it is believed in some quarters that a woman would lose at least one tooth on pregnancy.  This is certainly not true!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can also send in your own stories, myths, old tales, etc and all refined stories, tales, etc shall be published. Let’s have some fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!