The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending that fruit juice should not be given to children under 1 year old. [1]
The new guidance replaces the group’s previous recommendation of no fruit juice for children under 6 months. The AAP has also recommended limits in the past for older infants and children.
(NATURALSOCIETY) Dentists have long pressed their patients to floss to help prevent gum disease and cavities. However, a new investigation by the Associated Press (AP) is suggesting that flossing might not actually work as well as we have been led to believe.
Dentists have long pressed their patients to floss to help prevent gum disease and cavities. However, a new investigation by the Associated Press (AP) is suggesting that flossing might not actually work as well as we have been led to believe.
Many people remember their parents pulling their thumbs out of their mouths when they were children for fear they’d be made fun of, have a speech impediment, or wind up with buck teeth. There’s even stuff you can buy to put on kids’ fingers to make them taste bitter.
Now, maybe your aversion to thumb-sucking and nail-biting stems from a fear of germs. I get it; I’m a germaphobe, too.
Dental fillings with stem cell technology have recently been announced by researchers, which could put an end to root canals forever. This technology allows to teeth to regenerate, building up new, healthy teeth.
The technology, developed by the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and the Wyss Institute at Harvard, uses stem cells to help your teeth actually regrow. Using the technology, it stimulates dentin, the material your teeth are made out of of, and encourages them to form anew.
On June 25th, Aspen Dental practices all across the United States offered veterans free dental service, giving many of them a much-needed cost-free service.
Avocados are a superfood. They’re loaded with nutrients like vitamin K and folate, pantothenic acid, and vitamins B6 and C. They’re so purely good, they’re on the Top 10 list of first baby foods because avocado nutrition fits almost perfectly with a baby’s growing development. What’s more, there are many avocado oil uses anyone can use to both improve health and beautify.
There’s nothing quite as noticeable as a nice smile. If you have the money, an orthodontist can fix your crooked teeth or overbite for a few thousand dollars. It’s pricey, but if you keep wearing that retainer, it works. But some people, including teenagers, are trying to better their smiles on their own using elastic bands, and are causing irreparable damage in the process.
A new and highly-needed scientific review has found that there’s no real evidence linking water fluoridation with cavity prevention, further proving that the IQ-damaging substance known as sodium fluoride truly does not have a place in our water supply.
Modern society is the first to routinely fill teeth cavities with toxic materials as soon as they occur. But we may not need to turn to these modern practices if we simply take natural precautions. In fact, we may actually be able to remineralize teeth and heal cavities naturally with some natural solutions.
