Nowadays, the world’s leading scientists and dental care specialists are trying to analyze possible problems and risks related to dental diseases from all possible angles and points of view. In particular, recently the results of one of the most interesting analytical researches were published in scientific magazines in the US. A group of American specialists from the University of Maryland found out that rich people tend to have dental problems more frequently than the people with average or below average income.

The experiments and interviews lasted for about 9 years, and in the end of the ends it became clear that modern rich women visit their dental care specialists more frequently than less rich ladies. At that, the most common problems that wealthy women have include dental plague and decaying teeth. According to the statistical results of the research, it is estimated that rich women visit their dental specialists approximately 3 times more frequently than other less wealthy women. What could be a reason for this, specialists asked themselves?

Certainly, there could be more than one reason causing this interesting phenomenon, but according to the finding of the study, the most important cause of this difference in dental health between wealthy and less rich women is their nutrition approaches and habits. Dental specialists are convinced that rich women tend to be less careful about their nutrition and, in particular, eat much more of sweet and sugary products than their less wealthy sisters. That is why tooth enamel of wealthy women tends to cause more problems and make those ladies run to the dentists more often. Fortunately, rich women are supposed to have enough money for quite expensive dental care of our times.

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Posted: March 30th, 2010 under Miscellaneous.
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Specialists warn us that millions of people around the world put their health and well-being to risk by placing their toothbrushes in a close proximity to the lavatory which can be a source of thousands of harmful bacteria. When we flush our toilet, those pathogenic bacteria are sprayed around and land on various surfaces located around, including our toothbrushes. That is why it is dangerous to keep the toothbrushes in an opened container.

The scientists say that after flashing, harmful and lethal bacteria can fly up to six feet away from the lavatory. At that, according to the latest statistics, every second toothbrush is kept in less than 40 inches away from the lavatory. This way, thousands of harmful bacteria is found on such brushes, including Candida, streptococcus, ecoli and staphylococci. This situation requires immediate action for the sake of improving dental health of modern people.

This research was carried out by the specialists at Manchester University and the experts from Lloydspharmacy, the Great Britain. Louise Baglole, Oral Health Expert from Lloydspharmacy comments of the findings of her colleagues as the following: “It’s really quite stomach churning to think about what bacteria are present on toothbrushes.” She asks everyone to place the toothbrushes far away from the lavatory and use special closed containers to store toothbrushes in a safer way.

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Posted: March 13th, 2010 under Dental Care for Every Day.
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Most modern women wear lipstick very frequently, being unaware of the fact that some types of this cosmetics can actually be harmful to their dental health. According to Brazilian specialists at the University of Sao Paulo carried out a series of scientific researches and experiments. They tested 10 most famous and popular brands of lipstick and found out that using most of those can eventually lead to increased risks of dental plague and other dental problems.

The scientists studied chemical composition of the cosmetics product. It turned out that the majority of lipsticks contain hard paraben wax, a sticky substance which can easily get stuck to our teeth together with food particles and numerous bacteria. This way, an excellent environment for bacterial growth and dental plague development is created, and it is possible to avoid such negative effects only by brushing teeth very frequently. Therefore, prolonged use of lipstick causes small damages of tooth enamel leading to formation of cavities.

According to Antonio Xavier, one of the leaders of this interesting research, lipsticks contain really small amounts of such paraben wax, but using lipsticks on a daily or regular basis can cause the above mentioned dental problems even within 2-3 months. In order to avoid possible negative effects of using this cosmetic product, Brazilian dental specialists intent to create a special spray which would be able to protect tooth enamel from the wax and pathogenic bacteria.  It is estimated that an average woman who regularly uses creams, mascara, lipstick and other cosmetic products, every year receives up to 2 kilos of harmful chemical compounds.

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Posted: February 25th, 2010 under Dental Care for Every Day.
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