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• Xylitol not only helping prevent caries but also Otitis Media - Ear Infections in Children

  On Oct 22

  Posted From NPR
  
  When young children get ear infections, parents face an unpleasant choice: dose them with antibiotics and pain relievers, or tough it out.

  But certain kinds of chewing gum may help reduce the number of ear infections children get in the first place.

  That's chewing gum with

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• Folic Acid Is the Only Supplement Linked to Preventing Cleft Lip and Plate

  On Oct 22

  What causes oral clefts?
  We’re not sure what causes oral clefts. Some possible causes are:Changes in your baby’s genes. Genes are part of your baby’s cells that store instructions for the way the body grows and works. They provide the basic plan for how your baby develops. Genes are passed from parents to children.Not

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• Fluoridated Water By The Bottle

  On Oct 22

  Caries experience of 6-year-old and 12-year-old children has increased since the mid to late 1990s. Previously, caries rates had declined, and had been greatly attributable to community water fluoridation. The recent caries increase is thought to be due to greater levle of high sugar fluid intake, including...Full Post

• Toddler Tooth Brushing for High Risk Children

  On Oct 22

  http://youtu.be/Lr8iDhuWGpw
  
  

  The above link is to a video that shows the specific technique for brushing your toddlers' teeth and preventing dental decay. Important points here is to assure following the technique to assure the fluoridated toothpaste is foamed up before introducing into the child's

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• Heart Disease and Oral Health Connection Update

  On Apr 29, 2012

  In a recent online April 2012 publication of Circuluation, any link between coronary heart disease and gum disease is denied based on a large review study lead by Dr. Peter B Lockhart of Carolina's Medical Center. This large review study calls for further research before one can link better oral

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• Can Dental X-rays Casue Brain Tumors or Cancers as the News Media Suggests?

  On Apr 11, 2012

  I am sure many of you are by now very well aware of the many news outlets that have reported the recent published study that alarms about the possible risks of routine dental radiation particularly for children.  If you have not you may see the abc 2 minute link. 

  Below I quickly reviewe some key issues

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• The Gift of a Smile http://smilegeneration.tumblr.com/

  On Mar 08, 2011

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  A newborn’s smile is perhaps one of the greatest gifts to humankind.  The ability to smile is often magically rediscovered by grown ups upon witnessing an infant’s smile. This innocence and pure sense of joy and carefree love associated with such a seemingly simple facial expression is one of the grandest gifts we are born with. A gift that is universally recognized and cherished

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• Healthy Smiles for Everyone http://smilegeneration.tumblr.com/

  On Mar 08, 2011

  As human beings we bear the responsibility of being the highest life form on the planet. Our larger brains evolved to enabling us to be humored, laugh, be happy, mourn and of course fall in love.  The ability to care for next of kin or even a distant one for that matter is far more primitive however. “Kin Selection” was first described in the 1960’s as organisms’ tendency to exhibit str...Full Post

• Challenges in Adolescent Oral Health: Teen Toothache Sucks! http://smilegeneration.tumblr.com/

  On Mar 08, 2011

  A newborn’s smile is perhaps one of the greatest gifts to humankind.  The ability to smile is often magically rediscovered by grownup’s upon witnessing an infant’s smile. This innocence and pure sense of joy and carefree love associated with such a seemingly simple facial expression is one of the grandest gifts we are born with. It is a gift

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