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  • Tooth Decay May Prohibit Growth in Children

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    tooth Decay of a child

    Tooth decay may be even worse than originally thought.

    A new study suggests that tooth decay may push back growth in children. The study appeared in the online version of Pediatrics journal and was conducted at University College London and King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

    The research team wanted to explore the relationship between oral health and growth after previous studies failed to show definitive evidence one way or the other. In this study, the researchers looked at the dental decay and the

    correlation between height and weight in Saudi Arabian children ages 6 through 8.

  • High-Fluoride Toothpaste May Aid Brace Wearers

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    Braces

    High-fluoride toothpaste may be beneficial in numerous ways.

    A Swedish study from Malmo University suggests that this toothpaste thwarts white spots from developing on the teeth when braces are worn. The fluoride toothpaste possesses four times the regular amount of fluoride found in toothpaste.

    Numerous studies have shown that 85 percent of people who have braces develop some kind of white lesions stemming from a type of decay.

    This toothpaste proved effective in stopping one third of the white lesions in 11- to 16-year-olds. No toothpaste prior to this one proved to be as reliable in preventing the white spots.

  • New Sweet Could be Beneficial

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    sweethoney

    A new treat may actually aid oral health.

    A German firm called Organobalance GMBH will launch a new sweet that claims to fight bad bacteria. It apparently does this by containing probiotic bacteria and stopping harmful bacteria from clinging to the teeth. This new sweet allows for the harmful bacteria to be swallowed and then excreted out of the body.

    These sweets use the bacteria called lactobacillus paracasei.

    The probiotic bacteria get released after sucking on the sweet. They eventually bind with harmful bacteria to prevent them from sticking to the gumline and enamel.