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It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to strengthen into an artificial root, before attaching a crown or cap on top of it. But research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or …

Should You Floss Your Teeth Before or After You Brush Them? Dentists Reveal the Right Technique  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Two-to-three thousand soldiers from Napoleon’s army were found in a mass grave in the northern suburbs of Vilnius, Lithuania in 2001. Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFS hide caption toggle caption Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFS By 1812, Napoleon was all powerful. Nearly all of Europe was under his control. He had succeeded …

Dead soldiers’ teeth reveal diseases that doomed Napoleon’s army  The Washington Post What killed Napoleon’s army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers’ teeth : Shots – Health News  NPR Napoleon’s soldiers who died in Russian retreat had unexpected diseases, study finds  The Guardian Multiple diseases may have devastated Napoleon’s army in 1812  CNN DNA Identifies 2 Bacterial Killers That Stalked Napoleon’s Army  The …

It’s not surprising that many people fear the dentist. Replacing a tooth often requires invasive surgery and implanting a titanium screw into a patient’s jawbone, then waiting months for that to strengthen into an artificial root, before attaching a crown or cap on top of it. But research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or …

A two-toed sloth at the Nashville Zoo. Larisa R. G. DeSantis Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch. Today’s sloths – commonly featured on children’s backpacks, stationery and lunch boxes – are slow-moving creatures, living inconspicuously in Central American and South American rainforests. But their gigantic Pleistocene ancestors that inhabited the Americas as …

How fast we lose teeth in old age has been linked to a person’s risk of dying in a comprehensive new study, emphasizing the importance of good oral health, and suggesting tooth loss could be a key indicator of other serious health problems. Tooth loss has been connected to mortality before – generally, fewer teeth means a greater chance of …

Scientists Discover Stem Cells That Could Regenerate Teeth and Bone  SciTechDaily Source link

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network of parents, grandparents, and community members during a long period of childhood. This extended period of growth has long been considered crucial for learning the skills required to thrive in a socially complex environment. For a while, scientists have connected …

How do you sleep at night? I don’t mean morally – I mean physically. Does your body soften and relax into a gentle slumber? Or do you, like roughly 8% of the adult population, spend your nightly repose gritting your teeth like an NFL coach whose team is behind in overtime? Even if you do, you might not know. Teeth …