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Laser therapy and TMD 2008-07-21 11:59:36 More and more, lasers are being used in dentistry, sometimes in very innovative ways. For instance, one of the periodontists we refer to, Dr. Douglas Gilio in Visalia, uses a laser surgery protocol that can thoroughly sanitize periodontal pockets, which can help halt the progression of gum disease or guard against it. The laser also [...] Read more:Laser
Waxing Poetic on the TMJ 2008-07-21 11:45:04 From the current issue of JAMA (300(3):254). Yes. Really.
TMJ
Reflecting regrettably on
My last words with you,
I am reminded by
The clicking in my jaw,
How great pain can be
Inflicted by such a small thing,
How so much of happiness
Can hinge on the motion
Of mandible or tongue,
How so much of joy can
Depend upon a seemingly
Insignificant articulation . . .
Whether [...] Read more:Poetic
Recommended Reading: EMF Safety, Homeopathy, New Depression Research, Probiotic Claims and More 2008-07-18 11:30:00 Live Safely and Thrive in the Wireless Age (Central Sierra Health Resource Guide)
An excellent overview of the health risks of Electro Magnetic Frequency (EMF) radiation from mobile phones, computers, microwaves and other technological conveniences - along with tips and resources for minimizing your exposure. To access the article, follow the above link and scroll to [...] Read more:Reading
, Recommended Reading
, Research
, Safety
While We’re on the Subject…Super Duper Wonder Foods vs. the Total Diet 2008-07-18 11:01:33 We’re not really fond of articles like this: The 11 Best Foods
You Aren’t Eating.
Why?
Because they always somehow manage to leave you with the impression that if you just eat these “superfoods,” you can directly cause a desired health outcome. Just as our parents and guardians tried to persuade us to eat our veggies when [...] Read more:Super
, Total
Around the Web: Lower Your Food Bill, Not Food Quality 2008-07-18 10:51:35 Eating well is the foundation of health. And this means eating a diet centered on whole foods, preferably organic, locally and sustainably raised. But with the cost of all food soaring to undreamt of heights, eating well can seem nearly impossible to do without breaking the bank.
But “seem” doesn’t mean “is.”
Still, a recent story in [...] Read more:Lower
, Not Food
, Quality
Follow-up: Report on Recent Mercury Hearing Now Available from the IAOMT 2008-07-15 13:41:05 From IAOMT News:
On July 8, 2008, the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing entitled,”Assessing State and Local Regulations to Reduce Dental Mercury
Emissions.”
Representatives of the IAOMT and the Mercury Policy Project testified, along with scientists, wastewater experts, and a lawyer for the ADA. The hearing [...] Read more:Hearing
, Recent
A Crowning Achievement? 2008-07-14 10:19:52 Via BoingBoing: At least one dental lab is offering some artistic restorations:
Personally, we like the one with Queen Elizabeth - the whole “Crown of England on a crown” concept.
Interesting novelties? Sure. But that’s about all we can say without knowing more about them, especially what they’re made of.
Which brings us to the main point: you [...] Read more:Achievement
Speedy Orthodontics - A Good Thing? 2008-07-11 10:38:39 People have become impatient, expecting instant gratification or results from whatever we want or pursue. This is one of the reasons Big Pharma and industrial medicine have had such success in pushing pills: the idea is that if you take this pill, you’ll feel better straight away…not by actually curing the condition but suppressing symptoms. [...] Read more:Speedy
, Thing
Video: What Happens to Your Teeth After You Clean Them? 2008-08-06 10:45:44 The oral bacteria set to recolonizing and biofilm - the stuff we used to call “plaque” - starts to form. Check it out:
“In vitro simulation of biofilm forming on enamel surface as human saliva is pulsed over an initially clean surface” Read more:Clean
Looks Good Enough to Eat…Until You Open the Package 2008-08-04 10:24:12 In our earlier post on the prevalence of fast food outlets here in the Central Valley - and some of the corresponding health consequences - we provided a link to Fast Food Ads vs. Reality, a gallery of images comparing commercial photos of fast food with what you actually get.
Since then, via Fark, we’ve seen [...] Read more:Enough
, Looks
, Until
Quick Links: ‘That Viagra for Women Study,’ Saliva Proteins, Chemical Scents & CAM for MS 2008-08-01 11:14:32 What’s Wrong with that ‘Viagra for Women
’ Study
in JAMA? (Jim Edwards’ NRx)
Licking Your Wounds: Scientists Isolate Compound in Human Saliva that Speeds Wound Healing (PhysOrg)
Fresh Scent May Hide Toxic Secret (Seattle P-I)
Exposure to Bad Air Raises Blood Pressure (Science Daily)
‘New Car Smell’ Becoming Less Toxic (CNET News)
Complementary and Alternative Med Read more:Quick
Candy Is Dandy…for Preventing Cavities? 2008-08-01 10:54:38 First, there were the lollipops.
Then there were the mints.
Now come the gummy bears:
dreyboblue/Flickr
ScienceDaily — The tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems. Giving children four of the xylitol bears three times a day during school hours results in a decrease in [...] Read more:Candy
, Dandy
Follow-Up: More Problems with Bisphosphonate Drugs 2008-07-30 15:13:54 A good amount of good research has already shown that the bisphosphonate drugs claimed to prevent osteopenia and treat osteoporosis can cause bone death in the jaw - a condition known as osteonecrosis. Despite this, as well as the fact that
a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine this year found that Fosamax doubled women’s [...] Read more:Drugs
How Much Dentistry Is Too Much? 2008-07-28 11:37:21 Not long after posting our recent item on the use of lasers in treating TMD, we ran across info on another application of lasers in dentistry:
A new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it’s begun promises to reduce the need for drilling and filling. Drilling is one of the top dental [...] Read more:Dentistry
Disney and Dentistry 2008-07-28 10:30:46 MousePlanet is an online guide to Disney
theme parks that also posts articles on other Disney-related topics, such as this recent offering that grabbed our attention - on Disney and dentistry:
From April to October 1938, Disney storymen struggled to develop a never-made Disney short titled Mickey’s Toothache. Given laughing gas, poor Mickey Mouse enters a [...] Read more:Dentistry
Quick Links: Diet and Exercise Edition 2008-07-25 11:59:38 89 Percent of Children’s Food Products Provide Poor Nutritional Quality, Study Finds (Science Daily)
The Productive Diet (Washington Post)
Regular Walking Nearly Halves Elderly Disability Risk (Science Daily)
Active Lifestyle May Prevent Cancer: Japan Study (Reuters)
Prolonged Sitting Turns Off Fat-Burning Enzyme (Natural News)
Weight Watchers Vs. Fitness Centers (Science Daily) Read more:Edition
, Exercise
, Quick
About Those JAMA Mercury Amalgam Studies the MSM Keeps Citing… 2008-08-22 12:54:57 amanky/flickr
Ever since the FDA’s turnabout on the health risks of mercury fillings, we’ve seen a steady stream of articles on the topic, such as this one posted this week at US News and World Report. Like so many other MSM articles, it cites a pair of studies published in 2006:
A large 2006 study found [...] Read more:Mercury
, Studies
Quick Links: Junk Food & Fluoride & IQ - Oh, My!; Plus Vaccines, Arsenic & Diabetes Risk 2008-08-22 12:42:37 School Dinners Debate: Junk Food
May Harm Toddlers’ Ability to Learn (Guardian)
Children who are brought up on a diet of junk food at the age of three are more likely to make slow progress at school, educational researchers have discovered.
They found diet in the preschool years has more influence on a child’s ability to learn [...] Read more:Diabetes
, Fluoride
, Quick
Is Toothpaste Damaging Your Mouth? 2008-08-22 10:36:33 Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is the stuff most often used in toothpaste to make it foam. While debate continues as to how much of a health risk it may pose, new research has shown that it may cause breakdown of the mouth’s soft oral tissues.
Justin Shearer/flickr
A study recently published in the International Journal of [...] Read more:Toothpaste
Video: Gary Taubes on “Big Fat Lies” 2008-08-20 11:00:18 Award-winning science journalist Gary Tabues interrogates the conventional wisdom about weight, diet and exercise - the caloric theory of obesity - in this talk given at Stevens Institute of Technology.
For more info:
What If It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie? (NY Times Magazine)
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Follow-Up: CA Bills to Ban BPA and PFOA Rejected 2008-08-19 17:05:01 Via Enviroblog:
Despite numerous health and consumer safety concerns, California lawmakers fell under the lobbying influence of the chemical industry and rejected the two bills that would ban chemicals from baby bottles, food containers and microwave popcorn bags.
The two measures, Senate Bill 1713 by Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, and Senate Bill 1313, by Sen. Ellen [...] Read more:Bills
, Rejected
Recommended Reading: Mind and Brain Power Edition 2008-08-18 10:42:34 Peta-de-Aztlan/Flickr
Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter (SciAm)
Sometimes when facing a dilemma, we decide to “sleep on the problem,” believing that a solution may appear to us once we’re rested and refreshed, almost as if by magic. Now science is showing how that “magic” works - or rather, how the brain works while we’re [...] Read more:Brain
, Edition
, Reading
, Recommended Reading
Immanently Quotable: Mark Twain 2008-08-18 10:39:03 “The power which a man’s imagination has over his body to heal it or make it sick is a force which none of us is born without. The first man had it, the last one will possess it.” Read more:Mark Twain
, Twain
A Site We Like: Well Being Journal 2008-08-15 10:30:04 The Well Being Journal
is the online home of the bimonthly publication of the same name, offering a nice selection of articles from the print version. The journal’s mission statement speaks for itself:
The Journal has published, since 1992, new research substantiating the roles of proper nutrition and nutritional supplements, traditional medicines, such as herbal, and [...]
Quick Links: BPA, Energy Drinks, Mercury Fillings, Rethinking “Healthy Weight” & More 2008-08-15 10:15:54 BPA Ban Under Consideration in California (NewsInferno)
The Associated Press is reporting that in response to consumer concerns, California may be the first to implement statewide restrictions on Bisphenol A—BPA—an estrogen mimicking chemical that has been hotly debated in recent months over its presence in plastic baby bottles and infant formula cans. At least 11 [...] Read more:Drinks
, Energy
, Mercury
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, Weight
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