Posts Tagged ‘gum disease tooth loss’
Redditch residents more likely to lose teeth than the average West Midlander, according to new research
Residents of Redditch are more likely to lose teeth than the average West Midlander, new research has confirmed. Data analysed by mydentist, which has 200,000 patients in the local area, showed that dentists extracted 15.66 teeth per 100 patients, which is higher than the average in the West Midlands (10.53) and the national average (11.14). […]
Dental Plaque Could Pose Cancer Risk
A study published in the BMJ Open has suggested that dental plaque could increase the risk of cancer. The study, which was published earlier this year, was carried out in Sweden; around 1,400 adults in Stockholm participated in the research, which ran from 1985 until 2009. Participants aged between 30 and 40 years of age […]
