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Dentists warn against complacency after figures show more than one in 10 people do not brush their teeth each day.
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BUFFALO, NY -- Better oral hygiene, including good regular tooth brushing, may lessen nursing home residents&#39; chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study that traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- In all the excitement of the holidays, families can overlook the fact that the more frail and elderly among them are no longer able to take part in traditional holiday tasks, such as decorating or cooking.
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Untrained salon staff are carrying out teeth whitening on clients, according to a report by consumer magazine Which?
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Children who were bottle-fed or used pacifiers as babies are at risk of dental problems in preschool, a new study suggests. Specifically, the researchers found
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By Kyung M. Song, Seattle Times  Feb. 2--Michael Coates is scheduled to lose eight of his teeth today. He can hardly wait.  "I just want my teeth pulled out so I can't feel pain anymore," Coates said.
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Researchers on a safari for microbes have found that human skin is populated by a veritable menagerie of bacteria -- 182 species -- some apparently living there permanently and others just dropping by for a visit.
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Tooth decay among children is at its lowest recorded level since 1983, figures show.
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Researchers have turned their attention to patients that develop a form of plaque prone to inflammation and rupture.
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By AMY IGGULDEN  SOME teeth whitening kits contain so much bleach they could cause burns to the mouth.  The Trading Standards Institute has revealed that 18 out of 20 kits it tested contained illegal levels of the active ingredient hydrogen peroxide.
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Zoo visitors risk infections by not paying heed to hygiene after touching animals, research suggests.
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Researchers on a safari for microbes  have found that human skin is populated by a veritable  menagerie of bacteria -- 182 species -- some apparently living  there permanently and others just dropping by for a visit.
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A common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient in mouthwashes and toothpaste also can also guard against skin cancer. The surprise finding was presented Oct. 19 at the
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Better oral hygiene, including good regular toothbrushing, may lessen nursing home residents' chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study which traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal illness.
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By Dwight Barnett< Scripps Howard  Q: I have a problem with our shower. I do not see mildew or mold, but every two weeks or so, if I don't spray the shower with bleach, I find  small, slender worms of some sort.
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When your dentist pulls an aching tooth he could be yanking out some of your memory at the same time, according to a new Swedish study to be presented in Stockholm.
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Hospital visitors are being urged to improve their hygiene in an effort to crack down on infections.