Eat Chocolate for Breakfast to Lose Weight!
Dr. Teeth 11 July, 2008
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Here’s some good news from all those chocolate lovers trying to lose weight - instead of shunning your favourite sweet, dig into it for breakfast.Wondering just how this is going to help you shed those extra pounds? Well as it turns out, eating chocolate is part of the new ‘Big Breakfast’ weight-loss plan that involves 700-calories worth of carbohydrates into your body when you wake up.
Along with 30g of chocolate, you will also have to dig into a glass of milk, two slices of cheese, 85g of lean meat and two slices of buttered whole-grain toast every morning.
Doctor Daniela Jakubowicz, who has used the diet on her patients for 15 years, told the Daily Express that the breakfast works because it helps curb hunger cravings later in the day.
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Get Your Teeth Whitened at Home!
Dr. Teeth 22 May, 2008
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Do you find yourself staring enviously at the smiles of Hollywood stars radiating out of entertainment magazines? You too can have a smile so brilliant. With the growing trend of teeth whitening, costs have gone down and more products have become available, making the procedure easier than ever before.
Teeth whitening, also called teeth bleaching, was once an expensive in-office procedure that only the rich and famous could afford. Fortunately for the rest of us, teeth whitening can now be done at home, with the help of a professional. Many dentists are specially trained in teeth whitening techniques. Usually, they will mold a tray fitted to your teeth. You squeeze teeth whitening gels into the trays and keep them in your mouth for a prescribed amount of time each day. Over a period of a couple weeks, your teeth will begin to shine. These teeth whitening systems may initially cost hundreds of dollars. However, once a tray has been made, it can be reused over and over again; refills of teeth whitening gels are inexpensive. And a tray made specifically for your teeth will perform better than a generic mold.
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Smoking Prolongs Life!
Dr. Teeth 10 May, 2008
(8) Comment A new study out of the University of Western Ontario, proves that smoking actually prolongs life if one does not get cancer first.
The study that started several decades ago concluded that a person who smoked was more likely to live a longer, more healthy life if cancer is taken out of the equation.
One in three people in their lifetime will develop a cancer of some sort regardless of habit, life style and other previously thought determining factors. The study also proved that there was no significant increase in cancer from those that smoked and those that did not.
Dr. Rosely Batemarn recommends that you in fact do smoke based on these findings. She herself has taken up the habit and has given smokes to both her children, aged 9 and 14.
Smoking is still bad for children under the age of 5 as their lungs will not fully develop due to the nicotine.
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Live fast and die young – it’s all in the Teeth
Dr. Teeth 8 April, 2008
(5) Comment A dental professor has discovered that tooth enamel indicates a biological clock linking tooth growth to other metabolic processes.
New York University dental professor Dr Timothy Bromage discovered the clock – or biological rhythm – while observing incremental growth lines in tooth enamel, which appear much like the annual rings on a tree.
It controls many metabolic functions and is based on the circadian rhythm – which is a roughly 24-hour cycle that determines sleep and feeding patterns, cell regeneration, and other biological processes in mammals.
The newly discovered rhythm originates in a region of the brain that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system.
But unlike the circadian rhythm, this clock varies from one organism to another, operating on shorter time intervals for small mammals, and longer ones for larger animals – therefore rats have a one-day interval, chimpanzees six, and humans eight.
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Tooth regeneration will make fillings a thing of the past
Dr. Teeth 6 April, 2008
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Scientists are developing the technology to enable teeth to regrow the crystals that make up dentin and enamel, thereby phasing out fillings and drillings completely.
The technology will evenbtually phase out fillings and drillings completely.
The goal – estimated to be at least 10 years away – is to spot tooth decay early enough that they then get the teeth to grow healthy tooth-matter over the bad spots.
The scientists are beginning to find just the right solutions of chemicals to rebuild decayed teeth, rather than merely patching their holes.
‘What we’re hoping to have happen is to catch [decaying teeth] early and remineralise them,’ said Sally Marshall, a professor at the University of California at San Francisco.
By putting a layer of the solution on individual test teeth, Marshall has already been able to remineralise some parts of the teeth.
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Toothbrush that Whitens your Teeth 2 Shades Lighter In 2 Weeks
Dr. Teeth 4 April, 2008
(6) Comment It’s the first sonic toothbrush specially designed to whiten teeth, up to two shades in just two weeks. Setting the HealthyWhite toothbrush to its Clean & White mode, it is clinically proven to remove everyday stains, such as coffee, tea, red wine, and tobacco, while also helping to extend the results of professional whitening treatments. With HealthyWhite, tooth whitening is effortlessly integrated into patients’ daily oral care routine.
The brush aims to satisfy the huge rise in patient demand for tooth whitening, corroborated by market research group Mintel, which showed that sales of tooth whitening products rose to £37m last year and are predicted to increase by a staggering 86% to £69m by 2010. Tooth whitening has become a key reason for people to visit their dental practice and whilst it may not be the most ‘desirable’ driving factor it gives dental professionals an opportunity to expand their influence to improve patients’ overall oral care in the longer term.
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Brushing Teeth with a Computer Game
Dr. Teeth 12 February, 2008
(3) Comment Scientists have come up with a novel idea to encourage kids to brush their teeth properly.
They’ve created a game with a webcam and basic software similar to a Nintendo Wii.
The ‘Playful Toothbrush’ is the brainchild of scientists at Taiwan University and aims to aid the tiresome task faced by dental professionals and parents everywhere – getting children to brush their teeth effectively.
With the average five year old brushing only a quarter of their teeth, the ‘learning through play’ approach may prove a winner.
LED modules containing three LEDs are mounted onto one end of the toothbrush and a web camera, mounted onto a bathroom mirror, can track this.
The camera uses computer software to track the movements of the toothbrush.
This information is fed as an input into the computer, which displays a game that the scientists have developed.
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