Might smoking marijuana cause dental cavities?
Researchers from the University of Zurich, in Switzerland studied the possiblity that regular cannabis use increases the risk of dental...
More tooth tunes? Music therapy during root canal
A while back, there was a toothbrush that played music to encourage kids to brush their teeth. That was fun....
Lavender scent lowers dental anxiety
Researchers from King’s College in London report (page 163) “Lavender could … be used as effective ‘on-the-spot’ anxiety reduction in...
Music for pain and anxiety in children
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada report, that “music is effective in reducing anxiety and pain in...
Summarizing benefits of acupuncture
Dr. Paul White from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has reviewed the medical literature and published...
Periodontal disease in kids who smoke pot
Periodontal disease is a gum disease (such as periodontitis or gingivitis) that, if untreated, inflames and eventually destroys the bone...
Should you take Ginkgo biloba with cilostazol or clopidogrel?
The effects of cilostazol (Pletal) and clopidogrel (Plavix) on platelet activity do not change when either drug is taken with...
Homeopathic Arnica montana for post-tonsillectomy pain control
The patients reported better pain control, but there was no difference in the use of other pain medicines.
More probiotics being developed to prevent tooth decay
Two companies in Germany, BASF and Organo Balance, are collaborating to develop products based on probiotics that, if successful, could...
Probiotics and dental health
A growing list of products designed to improve dental health are being studied and marketed. Much of the interest is...