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"The belief that gum disease can lead to heart attacks and strokes is unfounded, experts said yesterday."
"Going to the dentist is a chore, and a necessity if we want to keep our own teeth. But there may be more broad-ranging benefits. "
"A dentist who once ran for Parliament groped four female patients after claiming he was worried that their glands were swollen, a court heard yesterday.
Adrian Heath, who stood for the Liberal Democrats in the last general election, allegedly touched women while they were in his dentist's chair in a way that had 'no clinical justification'. "
"In other highlights from health news this week, new benefits of cranberry juice and how a 'man-made' muscle can give back stroke patients the function of their unhealthy eye."
"It could finally spell an end to the dreaded whine of the dentist's drill.
The most traumatic weapon in a dentist's armoury may soon be a thing of the past under a radical new technique which attacks teeth with acid."
"SHADOW health secretary Andrew Lansley visited Whitehaven last week to see the new and improved dental facilities in the town."
"Britian's youngest children have worse teeth and are more likely to be overweight than a decade ago, despite more than £10billion of investment, a report has found. "
"Dental surgeon Lance Knight recommends products for healthy teeth...
If a crown or filling falls out, make a temporary plug to prevent pain and sensitivity by chewing a piece of sugar-free gum and then gently nudging it into the space. "
"The aroma from the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding was delicious. But as Seanne Brearley settled in her seat at her friend's house to enjoy the meal with her friends, a tell-tale pain throbbed under her chin.
Struggling to eat the mouthwatering Sunday lunch, she found every bite a huge ordeal. "
"A baby has become the first to be stillborn after contracting oral bacteria from its mother's gum disease, doctors have reported. "
"Pregnant women are being warned about the danger of gum disease after an unborn baby died as a result of its mother’s poor dental hygiene.
It is the first time oral bacteria has been found to be responsible for the death of a baby which had nearly reached full-term."
"NEARLY 15,000 people have now been allocated to new NHS dental places in Cumbria, say health bosses.
In 2009 NHS Cumbria invested over £2.25million to create 37,500 new NHS dental places in both West Cumbria and Kendal. The majority of these places are being delivered in new purpose designed premises operated by Oasis Dental Care, with an existing dental provider in Kendal also taking on additional capacity."
"Nearly 15,000 more people now have an NHS dentist as part of a major drive to create more places across west and south Cumbria.
This will eventually rise to 37,500 as new dental practices and additional staffing start to clear the backlog."
"A LOAN backed by the Government has helped a Bolton dental laboratory get its teeth into planning for the future.
Bosses at the PWS Dental laboratory say the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) loan through Barclays Bank has enabled them to refinance the company and safeguard 52 jobs. "
"Parents should use toothpaste with stronger concentrations of fluoride to prevent tooth decay in their children, a new report says.
Researchers found that toothpaste that contained fluoride concentrations less than 1,000 parts per million were only as effective at preventing tooth decay as non-fluoride products."
"People who live in fear of the dentist's drill could be in for a more comfortable future - as new plasma technology arrives.
"Plasma jets" could one day be used to clean out bacteria from tooth cavities, say researchers from Saarland University in Homburg, Germany. "
"A futuristic "plasma jet" that eradicates tooth decay without fillings could be replacing the dentist's drill in as little as three years, a study claims.
The space-age device fires a beam of electrically charged oxygen atoms into tooth cavities to obliterate decay-causing bacteria without pain."
"A pipe-smoking dentist who refused to wash his hands between patients or clean used equipment said sterilisation was 'stupid', a hearing was told. "
"A dentist who conned patients into paying thousands of pounds for fillings they did not need has been kicked out of the profession. "
"Caroline Daniels had always prided herself on the fact she ate a healthy diet, exercised regularly and avoided too much alcohol. On nights out with friends, she’d sip on Coke, rather than wine, and every day she drank fruit juice rather than teas and coffees.
But then, two years ago, she started suffering agonising pains in her teeth. "
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