Does one dare to drink a smoothie, if one has one or more teeth? A recent investigation bears on that question: “The effects of smoothies on enamel erosion: an in situ study,” Hanein Ali, D. Clin. Dent thesis, 2012, University of Leeds. The author reports: “Conclusion: Smoothies are acidic and have high TA levels. Innocent® […]
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Lee Loveless: Vampire video for tooth care
The perhaps misleadingly-named Lee Loveless [pictured here] works for the UK’s National Health Service [NHS) in the city of Portsmouth. Loveless appears, in words only, in a BBC news report: Vampire video aims to help improve Portsmouth’s teeth A viral vampire video is at the centre of a new dental health campaign in Portsmouth. Inspired […]
A 2D face of 3D dental research
Science Illustrated describes 3D-imaging dental research conducted at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering. The profile features this attractive 2D-image:
Monkey flossing
Monkey flossing became a formal practice, at least experimentally, in the late 1970s, thanks to a dentist named Jack Caton. Twenty years later, a physician, David C Sokal, inspired by the monkey flossing, patented a top/bottom flossing-reminder and floss-dispensing device for humans. Monkeys themselves apparently began unassistedly flossing not long afterwards. But in all probability […]