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Vaping may deposit bacteria in the mouth that can breed infection, tooth decay, and even oral cancer


A new study suggests that the aerosol vape users inhale deposits bad bacteria into the mouth. The bad bacteria increase a person’s risk of cavities, infection, bad breath, and oral cancer. If left untreated, poor oral health conditions can affect the rest of a person’s body. Chronic oral health problems have been linked to diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease.



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One in five people across Australia put off visiting the dentist because of cost


More than one in 10 people in parts of Sydney say they have avoided or delayed filling a prescription because of cost and one in five people across Australia put off visiting the dentist. The proportion of people who said their decision to fill a prescription was affected by cost rose by up to 50 per cent over the past three years in some parts of Sydney, the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found.


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Know your scope of practice forums: invitation for dental practitioners and stakeholders


The Dental Board of Australia (the Board) invites dental practitioners and stakeholders to attend information forums about scope of practice in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in March. The forums are the first three in a series of forums to explain the forthcoming changes to the registration standard for scope of practice. Forums will be held in all capital cities and in some regional centres.


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Could this plaque identifying toothpaste prevent a heart attack or stroke?


For decades, researchers have suggested a link between oral health and inflammatory diseases affecting the entire body -- in particular, heart attacks and strokes. Results of a randomized pilot trial of Plaque HD, the first toothpaste that identifies plaque so that it can be removed with directed brushing, showed that it produced a statistically significant reduction in C-reactive protein, a sensitive marker for future risks of heart attacks and strokes, among those with elevations at baseline.


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Dental body backs Senator's motion for better publicly-funded dental care


The Australian Dental Association (ADA) is calling on the Commonwealth Government to support calls by Senator Stirling Griff to work with state governments to provide more Medicare-funded dental care for all children, pensioners and welfare recipients.


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Scientists use neutrons to try to develop better, less costly dental restorations


Teeth damaged by trauma or disease require treatment to look and feel as good as new, but the restorative materials available to dentists don’t always last and can be costly for patients. Fernando Luis Esteban Florez, an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Dentistry, is conducting research at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to try to change that.


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