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Friday, August 22, 2014
Healthy Lunches For A New School Year
Back to school for kids is always a nervous and exciting time for children and parents alike. What teacher will they get? Will their friends be in the in class with them? One...
Dentistry: Resin infiltration effects in a caries-active environment -- two-year results
Researchers found in a pilot study that infiltration successfully stabilized early non-cavitated lesions in a small population with high caries-activity. Continuing follow-up may further confirm its efficacy. This pilot study identified important promising trends between the plaque and salivary metabolomes from caries-active and caries-free children, despite a relatively low number of subjects.
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New method isolates immune cells to study how they ward off oral diseases
Dental researchers have found a less invasive way to extract single rare immune cells from the mouth to study how the mouth’s natural defenses ward off infection and inflammation. By isolating some specialized immune cells (white blood cells known as "leukocytes") to study how they fight diseases in the mouth -- or reject foreign tissues, such as in failed organ transplants -- researchers hope to learn more about treating and preventing such health issues as oral cancers, cardiovascular disease, AIDS and other infectious diseases.
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Brighter Smile Family Dentistry andamp; Orthodontics Launches New Website
Cosmetic dentist Dr. Zahra Kavianpour is thrilled to announce the launch of her new cosmetic dentistry website
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Dr. Richard Mogle Provides Pediatric Dentistry Services
Dentist has kept Bryan, Texas patients' teeth healthy for decades.
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Microabrasion in tooth enamel discoloration defects: three cases with long-term follow-ups
Superficial irregularities and certain intrinsic stains on the dental enamel surfaces can be resolved by enamel microabrasion, however, treatment for such defects need to be confined to the outermost regions of the enamel surface. Dental bleaching and resin-based composite repair are also often useful for certain situations for tooth color corrections.
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Nov. 15th: P.A.U.L. Study Club Presentation: Accounts Receivables
If you’re near the southern Pennsylvania area, come on out on November 15th for the P.A.U.L. Study Club for Office Managers! I’ll be presenting Successful Systems for Accounts Receivables...
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Promising new target for gum disease treatment identified
Researchers have been searching for ways to prevent, half and reverse periodontitis. In a new report, they describe a promising new target: a component of the immune system called complement. The results, the lead researcher said, "provide proof-of-concept that complement-targeted therapies can interfere with disease-promoting mechanisms."
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A Sticky Situation?
Is gum chewing a healthy or dangerous habit? This is a question which we are asked quite often. And the answer is…..both! Here are some facts about gum chewing, and we’ll let you decide the answer! RISK: Many gums contain sugar, which may taste great, but cause tooth decay (cavities) and other health-related problems. [...]
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Nu Smile Center For Aesthetic andamp; Restorative Dentistry Launches New Website
Sacramento dentists of Nu Smile Center For Aesthetic andamp; Restorative Dentistry are pleased to announce the launch of their new website
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Bone loss in immune disorder reversed
Patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency, or LAD, suffer from frequent bacterial infections, including the severe gum disease known as periodontitis. These patients often lose their teeth early in life. New research by a team of scientists and dentists has demonstrated a method of reversing this bone loss and inflammation.
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Revisiting … Prisma Dental, Costa Rica
I’m back where I started this week — Prisma Dental in Costa Rica. Good times. I’ve wondered if I’ll ever get around to posting the rest of Beauty from Afar online — seems I’ve been stuck in Chapter 5 since the invention of tooth paste — but if anything will get me motivated again, it’s […]
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Patient Support Sites for Medical Tourism
Happily, I chose well. PSJourneys.com and ObesityHelp.com, among other web site forums for patients, have not just survived but thrived. MedRetreats remains among the leading medical travel companies.
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The Onion Revolt! | Semaj Brown’s Theatrics Promote Plant-Based Foods!
-By Hertha J. Woodruff, A.M.L.S., M.A. Here is a special and unique story that I would like to share with our Orchard Maple Family Dental, Health and Nutrition Blog, readers. My husband, Dr. William Woodruff, and I had the grand opportunity of attending the debut, theatrical performance of Onion Revolt! One Woman Healthy Comedy written, [...]
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Can Dental Anesthetic Really Make Your Heart Beat Faster?
Back when I was in dental school, the instructors told us to always pull back on the anesthetic syringe before injecting. By doing this, we would make sure that we weren't injecting the anesthetic into a blood vessel, which would cause the epinephrine in the anesthetic to make the patient's heart feel like it was beating out of their chest.
They called this the epinephrine reaction, and I blindly believed it. I even wrote a post about why dental anesthetic makes your heart beat faster. Until one day, this belief was questioned by a comment on that article (which actually caused Gavin to post a rather entertaining comment). I realized that I'd blindly believed what I'd been taught without doing any research of my own.
In this follow-up article, I'll answer the question: Can dental anesthetic really make your heart beat faster?
People Report That Dental Anesthetic Makes Your Heart Beat Faster
A few weeks ago, a woman told me that she hates getting injections because it makes her heart beat really fast. I asked her if a dentist had ever offered her the anesthetic brand Carbocaine (a type of dental anesthetic without any added epinephrine). She told me that she'd never heard of it. I tried it on her and she told me that it was the first injection she could remember where she didn't feel like her heart was beating out of her chest.
Naturally, this (along with other similar experiences) made me a believer that regular dental anesthetic with epinephrine can indeed make your heart beat faster. As a dentist I realize that stories, while fun and exciting, may not be a very good source of evidence, so I decided to do some more in-depth research.
Can Dental Anesthetic Really Make Your Heart Beat Faster?
The main question here is whether or not the small amount of epinephrine inside the dental anesthetic makes your heart beat faster or if it's simply caused by the epinephrine your body releases in response to being afraid of the crazy dentist that's about to poke you.
Many years ago, it was thought that the tiny amount of epinephrine in the dental anesthetic made no difference in your heart rate, and any change in your heart rate was simply caused by the "fight or flight" response.
Many studies have since confirmed that the epinephrine in dental anesthetic can cause an increase in your heart rate.
One study states that "intravenous administration of 0.015 mg of epinephrine with lidocaine results in increase in the heart rate ranging from 25 to 70 beats per minute, with elevations in the systolic blood from 20 to 70 mm Hg." For your information, one cartridge of dental anesthetic contains 0.018 mg of epinephrine — that's even more than the amount that has been shown to increase the heart rate by 25 to 70 beats per minute. Here's a link to one of those studies that discusses this.
Malamed's dental textbook on anesthetic even confirms what I'd discovered. It says, "Contrary to a previously held position that the intraoral administration of "usual" volumes of epinephrine produced no cardiovascular response and that patients were more at risk from endogenously released epinephrine than they were from exogenously administered epinephrine, recent evidence demonstrates that epinephrine plasma levels equivalent to those achieved during moderate to heavy exercise may occur after intraoral injection."
That simply says that the epinephrine in dental anesthetic can make your heart beat very fast, even tricking it into beating as fast as it would if you were exercising.
The author goes on to state that even if your dentist does inject slowly and "pull back" to ensure that they don't inject into a blood vessel, your heart can still beat faster: "However, even following usual precautions (e.g. aspiration, slow injection), sufficient epinephrine can be absorbed to cause sympathomimetic reactions such as aprehension, tachycardia, sweating, and pounding in the chest (palpitation): the so-called "epinephrine reaction."
More Evidence That Dental Anesthetic Can Make Your Heart Beat Faster
Even more evidence that dental anesthetic can make your heart beat faster comes from the American Heart Association. They recommend that any patients with heart disease receive a maximum of 0.04 mg of epinephrine from dental anesthetic. That's usually the equivalent of just two cartridges of dental anesthetic. For comparison's sake, a normal person without heart disease can receive up to eleven cartridges of anesthetic.
This shows that the AHA believes that the epinephrine in dental anesthetic can have an effect on the heart, and that's why they recommend limiting it so strictly.
The textbook Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient confirms this by stating "If [a vasoconstrictor] is considered essential, use cautiously (maximum 0.036 mg epinephrine or 0.20 mg levonordefrin)." Levonordefrin is similar to epinephrine, but it is mostly used in European countries, not in the U.S.
Lastly, the American Acamedy of Pediatric Dentists even has guidelines for dentists telling us what to do when a patient has a reaction to the epinephrine in dental anesthetic. They say to reassure the patient, ensure they're breathing well, and to check their vital signs if necessary.
Dental Anesthetic Can Make Your Heart Beat Faster
In summary, the most recent studies and evidence all point to the fact that the epinephrine (or levonordefrin for my European friends) can definitely make your heart feel like its beating out of your chest!
Do you have any questions about dental anesthetic and how it affects your heart? Feel free to leave them in the comments section below. Thanks for reading!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Craze Lines: Hairline Cracks In Your Front Teeth
Catherine recently left a comment asking about the discolored lines that she has running vertically in her front teeth. She was curious about what kinds of solutions there are to deal with this cosmetic problem.
Before I talk about the solutions to these lines that can occur in our teeth, I'll give an overview of what they are, why they happen, and how to get rid of them.
Craze Lines: Vertical Lines in Our Teeth
These vertical lines in her front teeth are actually known as craze lines. Over years of use, our teeth tend to develop tiny cracks in the hard outer layer known as enamel. These cracks normally don't cause any pain, but can easily stain, causing embarrassing discolored lines on your front teeth.
What Causes Craze Lines?
Craze lines can be caused by stress placed on a tooth. This can happen over the course of a lifetime of chewing or by any other process that causes a lot of stress on our teeth.
Some common causes of craze lines are biting your nails, grinding your teeth (many people do it in their sleep without realizing it), using your teeth as tools, trauma to your teeth, or simply routine use of your teeth.
In Dr. Cohen's textbook about root canals, he states, "Craze lines are merely cracks in the enamel that do not extend into the dentin and either occur naturally or develop after trauma."
This case report describes a situation where craze lines were caused by biting on hard objects such as the top ring of an aluminum soda pop can. Speaking of metal rings, wearing tongue rings can cause craze lines in your teeth.
Interestingly, some research points to temperature changes as a possible cause of craze lines. That's a great incentive to not chew ice cubes (especially after drinking hot coffee!)
One other cause of craze lines that should be discussed is going to the dentist. This research article states that he process of drilling away a cavity and filling a tooth can cause craze lines. That's certainly not a reason to avoid the dentist, though, since craze lines are harmless whereas untreated cavities can lead to significant complications.
Do Craze Lines Mean Your Teeth are Cracked?
Although craze lines are very tiny cracks in the outermost layer of your tooth, you don't need to worry about your tooth cracking in half.
One good way to think about craze lines is to take a look at the above photo of this porcelain doll. The cracks in the porcelain occurred after years of use. Although they are cosmetically displeasing, the cracks don't mean that the doll's head is about to crack open!
If you suffer from craze lines, you'll be pleased to know that the way that our teeth forms makes the enamel highly resistant to cracking.
A recent study looked at the crack resistance of the enamel in our teeth compared to a synthetic enamel. The study concluded, "While enamel is the most highly mineralized tissue of the human body, the microstructural arrangement of the prisms promotes exceptional resistance to crack growth."
If that isn't enough, this study says that "The microstructure of enamel is functionally optimized to guide cracks from the more brittle outer enamel inwards where they experience higher growth resistance and are prevented from causing fracture and chipping."
This study found that enamel is about three times as tough as the naturally-occurring crystals of hydroxyapatite (the crystal that our tooth is made from.)
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How to Get Rid of Craze Lines
So, what should you do if you have craze lines and you hate how they look? There are a few alternatives.
The least invasive option is to try teeth whitening. Many craze lines show up because tiny amounts of debri get into the crack and stain the crack, making it visible. Teeth whitening can bleach away the stain and make the craze lines very hard to detect.
There are other options that involve actual dental work. Before trying these options, it's good to keep in mind that craze lines can be caused by dental work, and that no dental work is better than your natural teeth.
These options include having an aesthetic tooth-colored filling material placed over the crack or having a veneer. To do the filling, your dentist will simply smooth down the tooth in the affected area and add some filling material that is the same color as your natural tooth. To do a veneer, your dentist will smooth down the whole face of the tooth and place a thin piece of porcelain over the tooth (kind of like a fake fingernail.)
Conclusion
With these alternatives in mind, it's worth noting that most dentists agree that there's no need to treat craze lines since they rarely lead to further breakdown of the tooth. Some studies (like this one) do argue that the small lines may serve as a future site of a cavity, but if you're going in for your regular check-ups, your dentist can usually detect potential problems.
Do you have any questions about craze lines or cracks in your teeth? Leave a comment in the comments section below. Thanks for reading!
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Your Time with Kim: Radio Interview on Medical Tourism
Medical travel for major dental work, plastic surgery and other medical care continues to be in the news in the United States. On Friday evening, I was interviewed about the subject on the Your Time with Kim syndicated talk radio program.
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Why Biting Your Nails Is More Than Just A Bad Habit
For starters, biting your nails can raise the risk of catching a cold or other illness because you’re putting your unwashed hands in your mouth. It can also raise the risk of paronychia, or infection of the skin surrounding the nail, says Rochelle Torgerson, M.D., Ph.D., a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic.
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sleeping pills
A recent article in the NY Times talked about weaning older patients off of nightly regimens of sleeping pills. Why “de-prescribe” these medications (benzodiazepines) such as Ativan, Ambien, Halcion, Lunesta and Valium? There...
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