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How Oral Health and Severity of COVID-19 Complications Might Be Linked

Oral Health Group

Right at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was made clear that older people infected with the coronavirus were most at risk of developing serious illnesses. Those with diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, cancer, and lung disease were also warned … The post How Oral Health and Severity of COVID-19 Complications Might Be Linked appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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How to be a tooth hero in sports dentistry

ASDA Blog

Senior year of high school, the glory year of being at the top of the social food chain, a 17-year-old Adam Berry was playing the most sacred sport in South Dakota: ice hockey. Berry, a varsity player, was looking to score a winning goal at a home game. The crowd was cheering, the ice sleek, the players racing down the rink. Berry and his teammates get organized to pass the puck with the ultimate play.

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Pfizer Plans to Release COVID-19 Pill by the End of 2021

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, DVM, PhD, announced on April 27 that the company hopes to release an at-home, oral drug designed to inhibit the enzymes that SARS-CoV-2 requires to reproduce in human cells. Pfizer began testing of the antiviral medication in early March. The company is simultaneously working on an injectable antiviral medication also. Combined with COVID-19 immunizations, a treatment that can mitigate COVID-19 illness immediately while being administered at home could be a game changer

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Learning Amazing Advances in Systemic Dentistry

Go Ask Fred

Dr. Ali Panahpour is one of the preeminent holistic dentists in the country. He specializes in treating people with serious systemic illnesses when traditional medicine has failed them, with remarkable results. We discuss mimetic and biological dentistry and the advances coming … Continue reading → The post Learning Amazing Advances in Systemic Dentistry appeared first on Go Ask Fred: The Blog of Fred Joyal.

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The Lowdown on the Illegal Drug Apetamin

Denticle

I don't tend to follow many social media trends and I certainly do not follow the Kardashians. so I'm a bit surprised at me learning about this drug outside of the medical world. Today's post is about a rumored appetite stimulant called Apetamin. Evidently this drug, which is illegal in the U.X. and many other countries is being endorsed by lots of "influencers" on Instagram and other types of social media.

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What Is a Diastema?

Friendswood Dental Blog

Do you have a gap between your front teeth that is wider than 0.5 millimeters? This is what dentists call a “diastema.” The good news is that you don’t need to worry. Most of the time, this isn’t harmful and doesn’t require any treatment. It can happen to both children and adults. However, many people don’t like the appearance of a gap between the front teeth.

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How Swollen Gums and Damaged Teeth Impair Your Immune System

Modern Family Dental

Swollen teeth and gums are often treated as though they are separate from the rest of a body. Toothaches are usually considered separate from earaches and other sinus issues, and are rarely (if ever) linked to other health issues. In truth, though, your oral health plays a powerful role in your overall health, and should. Read more » The post How Swollen Gums and Damaged Teeth Impair Your Immune System appeared first on Modern Family Dental Care.

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See Your Dentist ASAP to Save Your Loose Tooth

Jeannie Chung DDS

A loose adult tooth isn't normal. It could be loose because it's been subjected to high biting forces like those that occur with a tooth grinding habit. Or, it could be the result of periodontal (gum) disease or some other infection that has weakened some of the tooth's supporting gums and bone. Whatever the underlying cause, we'll need to act quickly to save your tooth.

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Does a pretreatment with a dentine hypersensitivity mouth-rinse compensate the pain caused by professional mechanical plaque removal? A single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

Dental News and Technology

Original Article Open Access Published: 23 October 2020 Clinical Oral Investigations volume 25 , pages 3151–3160( 2021 )Abstract Objectives Pain is affecting acceptance of supportive periodontal therapy and primary periodontitis prevention. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of a 1-week pre-treatment use of dentinal-hypersensitivity-reducing mouth-rinses (DHM) in periodontal maintenance (SPT) or dental prophylaxis patients.