Cosmetic Dentistry Guide News
Give kids a smile treats more than 300k
This year’s Give Kids A Smile events will give more than 300,000 American children free access to dental care. There will be 1,962 events (GKAS) happening all over the country on or around 5 February with 319,000 children expected to receive treatment. More than 12,700 dentists are expected to participate in the program with more […]
Colgate: ‘healthy mouth equals healthy heart’
Colgate has joined forces with British Heart Foundation to highlight the importance of the link between oral and overall health. The company is partnering the charity (BHF) in its attempt to raise funds for National Heart Month which takes place in February. Colgate has committed to donate 10p from every one of its products sold […]
Dental cream trumps pain relief injections
<>A company have developed a tooth-numbing dental cream which intends to make anaesthetic injections a thing of the past. Some experts are billing Dr Numb as the latest replacement for the painful anaesthetic gum injections. Dr Numb is part of a new trend for non-invasive dentistry which is sweeping the nation. More and more dentists […]
Dentistry helps identify ancient princess
Scientists are using dental techniques to try to determine whether a skeleton found in Germany is the remains of an English Princess. Prof David Horton, of Bristol University’s archaeology department, discovered the bones wrapped in silk in Magdeburg Cathedral and he believes they could belong to a 10th century princess known as Princess Eadgyth (pronounced […]
Sheen’s wife has wisdom tooth ordeal
Charlie Sheen’s wife Brooke Mueller has been recovering in hospital after an infection caused by an impacted wisdom tooth attacked her vital organs. Reports suggest that Mueller was originally admitted to hospital so that she could have the troublesome molar removed but ended-up with a 105-degree fever, double pneumonia and a huge infection. Dr Timothy […]
Oral infection causes stillbirth
Doctors believe that an oral infection may have caused a woman to give birth to a stillborn baby. According to a study, untreated gum disease may have contributed to a Calfornia woman giving birth to a still born child. Dr Yiping Han said that Fusobacterium nucleatum, an oral bacteria, could have infected the foetus via […]
Lowestoft NHS dentist part of new plans
A Lowestoft dental practice has told worried patients not to fear as it will be staying at it’s current location. Despite an announcement by NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney that Oasis Dental Care Ltd would be the new dental provider for the town, the High Street Dental Surgery has assured local people that it will […]
Perfect smile created using Da Vinci Code
A cosmetic dentist from London believes that he has found the secret to creating a perfect smile – it’s a sequence of numbers from the Da Vinci Code. Harley Street-based Dr Tariq Idris, whose customers include Charlotte Church, wag Alex Curran and actress Joanna Taylor, believes that by measuring the ratio of teeth, smile and […]
Man uses dental floss in fatal dog surgery
A Florida man who used dental floss and glue to try and seal a wound on his dog has been charged. William Ralph Jones, Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale, killed his dog by performing ‘surgery’ on her after he had knocked her out with chloroform. He has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty to […]
Columbia clinic gives kids free dental
A Columbia dental clinic treated children for free for two days this week. Midlands Technical College (MTC) Dental Clinic gave free dental to more than 100 children as part of the Give Kids A Smile program. The scheme aims to tackle the issue of untreated oral diseases among disadvantaged children. MTC, which has participated in […]
