Posts Tagged ‘dental disease’
Oral Health Foundation highlights dangers of tongue piercings
Britain’s leading dental charity, the Oral Health Foundation, has urged the public to be aware of the dangers of tongue piercings. A recent survey carried out by the charity revealed that tongue piercings are the most common type of oral piercing, followed by lip and cheek piercings. Many people have more than one piercing, and […]
Many LA kids have dental disease
A new study has suggested that many kids from Los Angeles have dental diseases and infections which go untreated. Researchers from University of Southern California’s (USC) Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry have claimed that 73% of kids from disadvantaged families suffer from untreated caries, the bacterial disease which causes tooth decay. After screening more than […]
