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(Daily Express 03/11/2009)
THE nation has never splashed out so much money in the search for a perfect smile. The £500million we spend annually on toothpastes, brushes, mouthwashes and flosses barely scrubs the surface. Cosmetic treatments such as whitening send that figure soaring yet when it comes to looking after our teeth many of us are still getting the basics wrong. Two-thirds of us don%u2019t clean our teeth properly, while more than 11 million of us haven%u2019t seen a dentist in the past two years. Here is what you need to know about caring for your pearly whites, along with some of the most common myths debunked.
'Unacceptable' teeth health gap
(BBC 30/10/2009)
There is an "unacceptable and growing chasm" between good and poor dental health in the UK, dentists warn. Greater focus is needed on prevention, especially in children living in deprived areas, a report from the British Dental Association (BDA), says. Older people and those with disabilities are also particularly at risk from poor oral health and need more attention, it found.
White wines 'bad for the teeth'
(BBC 21/10/2009)
Enjoying a glass of white wine on a frequent basis can damage the teeth, something many wine makers and tasters will know first-hand, experts say. Pale plonk packs an acidic punch that erodes enamel far more than red wine, Nutritional Research reports. It is not the wine's vintage, origin or alcohol that are key but its pH and duration of contact with the teeth. Eating cheese at the same time could counter the effects, because it is rich in calcium, the German authors say.
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Death of dentures as patients grow own teeth
(The Scotsman 04/08/2009)
DENTISTS in the future could be able to make their patients grow new teeth by planting tooth "seeds" in their jaws. Professor Takashi Tsuji and his team at the University of Tokyo grew a tooth "germ" in a laboratory and transplanted it into the jaw of a mouse. The seed tissue contains all the cells and "instructions" necessary to grow and, when transplanted, grew into normal-looking teeth with all the usual structures, including enamel and blood vessels.
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New Chinese rules bar astronauts with bad breath and runny noses
(BBC 02/08/2009)
Would-be astronauts competing for China's next space programme must comply with 100 rules - excluding those with bad breath or a runny nose. The list, intended to recruit "super human beings", also prohibits those with body odours, tooth cavities or scars which may "burst open" in space. China will launch a space module next year and hopes for a docking by 2011. But aspiring "taikonauts" will get nowhere without marital approval. Wives get the final say under the new rules.
Brits take out £60m in loans...for their teeth
(Daily Express 06/07/2009)
BRITONS have taken out personal loans worth an estimated £60.2 million to fund private dental treatment. An analysis showed that around 6,900 loans have been taken out to fund or partially fund dental surgery in the UK since the beginning of 2007. Of these, some 2,450 were solely for dental treatment. The average size of a personal loan used entirely for dental treatment is £6,492, according to the breakdown from Sainsbury%u2019s Finance.
'No proof' for filling baby teeth
(BBC 23/06/2009)
Filling rotten baby teeth may be an unnecessary trial for children to endure, experts say. Some 40% of five-year-olds in the UK have tooth decay and at least one in 10 of these are treated with fillings. But anecdotal evidence from 50 dentists gathered by Manchester University researchers suggests filling baby teeth may not offer significant benefits. Advisers to the NHS are now beginning a study on treatment options to provide dentists with clear guidelines.
One in 17 Scots forced to have a tooth removed in the last year
(The Scotsman 01/06/2009)
SCOTLAND'S dental record is so bad that one in every 17 Scots had to have a tooth removed last year, according to new figures released yesterday. A total of 300,000 people had tooth extractions on the NHS in 2008, the first increase in five years. Of these, 63,000 were under the age of 18 and 2,500 were under the age of four. A total of 2,000 children had to go to hospital for extractions with some having to have more than one tooth pulled.
Avoid a dental drama with new child-friendly approach
(Mirror 29/04/2009)
A child's first trip to the dentist can be a fearful, tearful affair - but could it be be partly your fault? The infamous "drill and fill" approach of the 1970s left many of today's parents associating the dentist with pain and distress. And experts say they're subconsciously passing those feelings on to their children - if they bother to take them at all. "As parents we instinctively protect children from danger," says dentist Mike Reece.
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