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Massive leap in adult dental brace desire
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Anxiety causes poor oral health...
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Poor dental health can affect brain say experts
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Refer a friend: earn £25 in Marks and Spencer's vouchers!
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Dentists warn of perils of energy bars
Dentists warn of perils of energy bars
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The Blog
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Why I like white fillings.....
..actually they are not white. They are tooth coloured fillings because teeth are not white - anything but white. A pure white filling would stand out like a sore thumb if the tooth itself is not pure white, and so for this reason a properly placed filling should be invisible and not draw attention to itself. The correct name for them is 'composite restorations' and 'glass ionomer restorations'. At Haynesdental we only place white fillings.
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Make me a mouthguard - update
Wigan's Australian three-quarter Jamie Ainscough had to miss his side's 40-18 win at Warrington last night - after having a tooth pulled from his arm.
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What does a dentist do on his day off?
At Haynesdental we really believe in "wellness dentistry" it's a little bit of a cheesy term being really popular in the U.S but, good food containing essential vitamins and nutrients will help to keep teeth and gums healthy and so enable you to really "love your teeth "..
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Dentists warn of perils of energy bars
Dentists are warning that energy bars used by sports-keen patients are causing tooth decay.
Some dental professionals are noting an increase in dental decay in unlikely patients, and they're finding energy bars could be the culprit.
That's because many of these products have dried fruit and stick in the mouth longer, giving bacteria more time to work on it.
Sales of energy bars are soaring and are a favourite choice of athletes but patients can take precautionary measures.
‘The more stick it is, the more caramel it has, the more chocolate it has, the more dried fruit it has, the more the potential is there for them to linger in your mouth, to get stuck in the little crevices in between your teeth,' says Dr Vidya Sankar, oral medicine clinic director for the UT Health Science Center Dental School.
Dr Sankar says rinsing the mouth with water after eating an energy bar or chewing sugarless gum to stimulate saliva. www.dentistry.co.uk 29th Sep 2009