Category: Dental news
Pulling wisdom teeth can improve long-term taste function, research finds
Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved tasting abilities decades after having the surgery, a new Penn Medicine, USA study published in the journal Chemical Senses found.
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Irish Famine and dental decay
Great Irish Famine victims were heavy smokers which caused badly rotten teeth, researchers from the University of Otago, New Zealand and Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) have discovered. The research was carried out on the teeth of 363 adult victims of the Great Irish Famine, who died in the Kilkenny Union Workhouse between 1847 and 1851. […]
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Is regrowing our teeth a reality?
One of the biggest worries we have when it comes to our oral health is the possibility of losing our teeth, either naturally or because of an accident. But what if we could grow them back?
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Newly released denture guidelines
New global guidelines have been developed and were announced at the World Dental Federation (FDI) World Dental Congress on September 7 to address the multitude of inconsistent and contradictory advice on the maintenance of complete dentures.
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