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Getting dental treatment can really make you sick!
Sounds like scaremongering but unfortunately it is scarily true! In Feb 2012, The Lancet published an article about an 82-year old woman in Italy dying from Legionnaire’s disease attributed to Legionella infection from the contaminated water lines of a dental clinic. The lady’s home was found to be free of the bacteria while her dentist’s...
Read the full articleWhy are my gums bleeding?
Bleeding gums are an indicator that your gums are inflamed and there is bacteria around the gumline of the teeth. In its early stages, it is called gingivitis but it can be a sign of a more serious problem. Even for a regular brusher and flosser, bleeding can be caused by incorrect technique. Occasionally bleeding...
Read the full articleDental plaque may increase cancer death rate
A recent Swedish study, BMJ Open, found that persistent dental plaque can increase the risk of dying early from cancer. In it, they found that the 35 people who died from cancer had higher plaque levels compared with the rest of the 1400 study participants. Their deaths were considered premature compared with average lifespans. These people...
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Injex – Needle-free injection system now available
The Australian Dental Expo was at Darling Harbour on the weekend at the Sydney Convention Centre. All the latest equipment for dentists and dental technicians was on show. Most of it was pretty ordinary but I had been hearing of a needle-free injection system that was going to be on display. I went searching and...
Read the full articleThe Oral Systemic Connection
I attended a presentation by Gregory Seymour of the University of Otago who is editor of the journal Periodontology 2000. He was relating how many lifestyle diseases have been found to be caused by bacterial infections. (more…)
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