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Title: Health Tip: Why Teeth Are SensitiveCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/22/2014 7:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/22/2014 12:00:00 AM

A University of Florida study shows that the same bacteria that cause gum disease also promotes heart disease – a discovery that could change the way heart disease is diagnosed and treated.

<img src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/article_thumbnails/video/regular_dental_checkups_video/69x75_regular_dental_checkups_video.jpg” style=”border:0;” alt=”dental checkup” /> A top dentist offers tips on having a productive dental visit — and tells us how he keeps his own pearly whites in tip-top condition.

Less than one per cent of healthy urban children surveyed in Toronto had received dental care by the recommended age of 12 months and less than two per cent had seen a dentist by the age of 24 months.

When it comes to buying a mouthguard, parents who want to reduce their child’s risk of a sports-related concussion should visit a dentist instead of a sporting goods store.

Title: Doctors Should Give Toddlers Fluoride Treatments: U.S. Task ForceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/6/2014 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/6/2014 12:00:00 AM

In modern dentistry, amalgam fillings have become unpopular. Instead, white composite materials are more commonly used, which at first glance can hardly be distinguished from the tooth.

Researchers have discovered stem cells from teeth can develop and ‘form complex networks of brain-like cells,’ which could yield a stroke treatment for years after a stroke occurs.

The authors of “Gagging and Its Associations With dental Care – Related Fear, Fear of Pain and Beliefs About Treatment” surveyed participants and concluded that patients who have a higher frequency…