The Laser Dental Group

Our mouths are a delicate balance of good and bad bacteria. When we clean our teeth, the aim is to knock out cavity-causing bacteria, while allowing beneficial oral bacteria to thrive. Now, researchers have developed a sugar-free candy, which contains dead bacteria that bind to bad bacteria, potentially reducing cavities. The importance of good oral health has been emphasized by doctors for years. Poor oral health has been linked to many conditions, from  Alzheimer’s disease  to  pancreatic cancer , not to mention  cardiovascular disease . To promote better oral health, a team from the Berlin-based firm Organobalance GmbH, Germany, created a new candy, which they claim reduced levels of ‘bad’ bacteria in study subjects’ mouths. Their research was published in  Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins . They note that after we eat, bacteria on the surface of the teeth release acid, which can dissolve the tooth enamel, leading to...

If you have children you know how difficult it is to get them all smiling and looking in the same direction.  Jason Lee, a wedding photographer started taking pictures of his daughters and they are anything but boring.  We posted a couple here for you to enjoy but you should really see his Flickr account to see the scope of his work.     

Researchers at Columbia University in New York suggest that if you look after your gums, you could also be reducing your risk of heart disease. They claim that improving dental care slows the speed with which plaque builds up in the arteries. Writing in a recent online issue of the  Journal of the American Heart Association , they report a prospective study that shows how improving gum health is linked to a clinically significant slower progression of  atherosclerosis , the process where plaque builds up in arteries and increases a person’s risk of heart disease ,  stroke  and death. Lead author Moïse Desvarieux, associate professor of Epidemiology at Columbia’s Mailman School of Health, says: “These results are important because atherosclerosis progressed in parallel with both clinical periodontal disease and the bacterial profiles in the gums. This is the most direct evidence yet that modifying the periodontal bacterial profile could play a role in preventin...