Posts Tagged ‘Tooth decay’

Fizzy vitamin drinks can harm teeth

Fizzy vitamin drinks can harm teeth

Researchers have discovered that fizzy dissolvable vitamins can harm your teeth. The team from the University of Helsinki tested eight varieties of effervescent vitamins and discovered that they all can corrode teeth. They also discovered that the vitamins draw minerals from teeth, weaken them and leave the more porous and more susceptible to decay. After […]


Washington mum prosecuted for dental neglect

Washington mum prosecuted for dental neglect

A mother from Washington was convicted for failing to seek timely dental care for her 10-year-old son. Kathren Ann Carter, from Yakima, was convicted of criminal mistreatment of her developmentally disabled son on Wednesday 10 February 2010. Reports suggest that her son suffered from severe tooth decay and several oral abscesses. As a result of […]