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NEWS ABOUT: teeth

teeth stories: 10 news summaries

 White Wine Hurts the Choppers 

Experts recommend eating cheese to reduce effect on tooth enamel

Oct 21, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - White wine is a lot worse for teeth than red, according to German researchers who studied human teeth soaked in various kinds of wine. The acid content of white wines like Reisling destroys enamel much faster than reds like Rioja, say the researchers. They recommend white wine fans drink while... More »

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dental health • wine • teeth • red wine • white wine • women's issues

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Dentist Dropoff Leaves a Cavity

Fewer new grads,
more real teeth mean spiking costs could
drill consumers

Sep 28, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of dentists graduating from dental school is plummeting just as the first generation of Americans with their full set of real teeth hit their golden years. And those graduates are much more likely now than in the past to be specialists in things like orthodontics and oral surgery.... More »

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medicine • education • dental health • teeth • doctor • dentists • dental hygiene • dentistry • population growth

(Newser) - Coke has to run a series of we-goofed ads in Australia after asserting in a recent campaign that the soft drink doesn’t rot teeth, make you fat, or contain much caffeine, the Australian reports. “The moment we saw the ad our eyebrows were raised and that turned... More »

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obesity • Australia • advertising • Coca Cola • caffeine • teeth • retract • dental hygiene • print advertising • corrective

Lab-Grown Teeth Could Kill Need for Fillings

Researchers identify
gene key to growing
protective enamel

Feb 24, 09 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have identified a gene that grows tooth enamel and could be the missing link needed to grow teeth in labs—perhaps rendering fillings and dentures obsolete, the BBC reports. Researchers had already figured out how to grow the insides of animal teeth, but not enamel, which can’t grow... More »

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medical breakthrough • dental health • teeth • health research

Dental Divide: US Goes for White, UK Prefers Character

British celebs often mocked for polishing, straightening teeth across the pond

Sep 28, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The difference between British teeth and American teeth is in societal expectations, the BBC reports. “Americans have the idea uniformity is equivalent to looking good,” one UK expert says. “The British character is more free-spirited, more radical.” Brits like Ricky Gervais have resisted the lure of... More »

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Simon Cowell • British • teeth • Ricky Gervais • dentistry • cosmetic treatments

Ugh! 10 Worst Smiles in Music

Some rockers seem to have chronic dental hygiene problems, gold grill addictions

Feb 28, 08 5:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Inspiring melodies and tongue-twisting rhymes may issue from their pipes, but for some rockers the sound passes through a terrifying portal. Blender inspects the 10 worst sets of teeth in music, starting with the bottom of the barrel.
  1. Pogues frontman Shane McGowan's utterly decomposed dents
  2. Amy Winehouse's missing canine
... More »

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Keith Richards • list • teeth • musician • Amy Winehouse • Thom Yorke • Paul Wall • David Bowie • Shane McGowan • Mick Jones • Trick Daddy • Jewel

Smoking Pot Rots Your Teeth

On the plus side, you'll feel pretty mellow about it

Feb 6, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Smoking pot might give you the munchies—and then take away the pearly whites you need to satisfy them, a new study finds. New Zealand researchers have found that regularly smoking marijuana causes increasingly severe gum disease, with one in four heavy smokers with chronic periodontal disease by the age... More »

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drugs • smoking • tobacco • marijuana • cannabis • teeth • gum disease • periodontal disease

6 Ways to Avoid Yellow Teeth

Keep your smile form scaring
small children by avoiding these six dental mishaps

Sep 25, 07 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nothing ruins a smile more then a set of filmy yellow teeth. Newsweek says you can keep your set sparkling by avoiding these habits:
  1. Constant coffee or tea sipping—stains teeth.
  2. Frequent snacking on sweets—increases the decay-causing bacteria in your mouth.
  3. Not drinking water after a
... More »

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health • list • teeth • mouth • brushing • healthy habits • cavities • dental hygiene

iPod Users Can Grin and Hear It

Hands-free controls for mp3 players give
listeners' jaws a workout

Aug 21, 07 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - New computerized headgear developed in Japan will allow commuters and other users who have their hands full to control their iPods by clenching their teeth. The infrared sensors are sensitive enough to distinguish gum-chewing and speech from the second-long clenches intended to skip a track or pause a song, AFP... More »

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technology • Apple • iPod • teeth • sensor • mouth

Preschool Kids Get Socked
In the Mouth

Cavities are on the
rise for the first time
in 40 years

May 1, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Young children are developing more cavities in their baby teeth than kids were a decade ago, the CDC reported yesterday, a worrisome development that reverses a 40-year trend. Preschool children—"thousands and thousands of kids," in the words of one researcher—were the only age group in which... More »

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obesity • health • childhood obesity • dental health • children • teeth • preschool

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