Tag: Oral

Dental care helps drug abuse patients recover: Study

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According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, dental care can improve quality of life, measured by substantial improvements in employment and drug abstinence as well as a dramatic decrease in homelessness.   Oral health care not only helps drug abuse patients recover physically but also improves their quality of life, suggests a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, showed the drug abuse patients who consulted dental professionals for major oral health problems stayed in treatment almost two times longer and…

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World Oral Health Day 2018: 5 Foods For Shiny White Teeth

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World Oral Health Day: Oral hygiene is described as the practice of keeping one’s mouth clean and free of diseases and other health problems. It’s the Work Oral Health day today. World Oral Health Day is celebrated every year on 20th  March. The day is aimed to promote awareness around healthy mouth and oral hygiene. This year the theme for World Oral Health day is , ‘Say Aah: Think Mouth, Think Health’.  Oral hygiene is described as the practice of keeping one’s mouth clean and free of diseases and other health problems.…

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‘World running out of antibiotics, pathogens getting resistant,’ WHO warns

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Besides TB, the WHO has also identified 12 classes of priority pathogens — including common infections like pneumonia or urinary tract infections — that are increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics and urgently in need of new treatments. Antibiotics that are currently in clinical development are insufficient to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report said. Most of the drugs currently in the clinical phase are modifications of existing classes of antibiotics and are only short-term solutions, WHO said. There are, however, very few potential…

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AMAZING WAYS PUDINA (MINT) CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH

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Mint has been used since ages for medicinal purposes owing to its anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and soothing properties. Mint or pudina is packed with Phyto-Chemicals, Antioxidants, Vitamins & Minerals like Calcium, Phosphorous, Vitamin C, D, E and small amounts of Vitamin B Complex. Here Are Some Of The Benefits That Pudina Has To Offer: ✳ IMPROVES DIGESTION ☘  Mint leaves are loaded with antioxidants and phyto-nutrients which help in the synthesis of digestive enzymes. ☘ They have a relaxing effect on the smooth muscles of the stomach, reduce acidity and flatulence. ☘ Patients…

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World Oral Health Day: How to choose a toothbrush, other tips to keep teeth happy

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 By Anonna Dutt   Want to keep your teeth pearly white? Doctors say how you brush your teeth is more important than what you use to brush it. Fancy and expensive toothpastes do not guarantee better oral hygiene and dentists don’t really recommend one over the other. Fluoride in toothpastes sticks to the teeth enamel and prevents cavities, triclosan has antimicrobial function and prevents plaque and zinc can remove tartar.   The right way to brush your teeth Place the toothbrush at a 45 degrees angle against your teeth…

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