First clinical practice guidelines call for lifelong maintenance of restored teeth
UConn School of Dental Medicine’s Dr. Avinash Bidra is lead author of the first national clinical practice guidelines for caring for patients with crowns, bridges, veneers and implants.
January 6, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bidra, dental, dental-medicine, dentistry, diet, lead-author, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, practice-guidelines, school
Some sugar-free drinks can also damage teeth, experts warn
Experts say consumers should be just as aware of the potential for sugar-free beverages, candy and sports drinks to cause tooth decay as they are of the link to sugar.
November 30, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cause-tooth, dentistry, on call diets, oncalldiets, potential, say-consumers, sports-drinks, the-link, the-potential
Dental health of professional footballers is "poor" and affects performance
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November 3, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dentistry, oncalldiets
Gum disease treatment using blueberry extract in development
After finding extract of wild blueberries can help fight gum disease and reduce use of antibiotics, researchers are developing an oral device that slowly releases it.
September 3, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dentistry, diet, fight-gum, finding-extract, on call diets, oncalldiets, oral-device, reduce-use, slowly-releases, wild-blueberries
How to take care of your teeth and gums
With proper care and attention, your teeth and gums can stay healthy throughout your life. Poor oral health is significantly associated with chronic diseases and low self-esteem.
August 26, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chronic-diseases, dentistry, diet, healthy-throughout, life, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oral-health, teeth, your-teeth
JDR articles discuss diet, dental caries and health policy
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published two reports including a critical review titled “Diet and Dental Caries – the Pivotal Role of Free Sugars…
August 11, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aadr, critical-review, dental, dental-caries, dental-research, dentistry, iadr, international, nutritional counseling, pivotal, pivotal-role, two-reports
Study highlights the importance of a balanced diet for mental health
An international study involving the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Valencia, recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry, highlights the importance of nutrition for…
June 9, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dentistry, faculty, lancet, lancet-psychiatry, nutrition, psychology / psychiatry, recently-published, university, valencia
Soda and fruit juice are ‘biggest culprits in dental erosion’
In a large new study, participants who consumed the most fruit juices or soft drinks also had the most severe symptoms of tooth wear.
May 11, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consumed-the-most, dentistry, fruit-juices, juices-or-soft, large-new, nutrition, oncalldiets, severe-symptoms, soft-drinks, the-most
Soda and fruit juice are ‘biggest culprits in dental erosion’
In a large new study, participants who consumed the most fruit juices or soft drinks also had the most severe symptoms of tooth wear.
May 11, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consumed-the-most, dentistry, fruit-juices, juices-or-soft, large-new, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, severe-symptoms, soft-drinks, the-most
Naturally occurring amino acid could improve oral health
Arginine, a common amino acid found naturally in foods, breaks down dental plaque, which could help millions of people avoid cavities and gum disease, researchers at the University of Michigan and…
May 11, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: breaks-down, common-amino, dental-plaque, dentistry, gum-disease, help-millions, michigan, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, people-avoid, university