After performing oral sex, a 47-year-old man developed a wound inside his mouth, according to a new case study by a team of dentists from Mexico. The report titled “Fellatio-associated erythema of the soft palate: an incidental finding during a routine dental evaluation” was published in BMJ Case Reports on June 11. The unnamed patient from Mexico … Read more
Among the many health benefits of getting your teeth regularly checked? Less pneumonia, suggests new research to be presented at IDWeek 2016, a scientific conference on infectious diseases held annually. Researchers analyzed data taken from the 2013 version of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which asks households how often they access routine health care services. … Read more
by Kathy Jones on December 22, 2011 at 7:28 PM Researchers from the University of Missouri have developed a new Plasma Brush that promises to help dentists clean and disinfect the cavities for fillings without any pain to the patients. The brush has been developed by the researchers in collaboration with Nanova Inc. The researchers … Read more