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The most prestigious journal on cancer research, aptly named Cancer, has just published a very disturbing article. They review a large scale study (indeed, the largest of it’s kind) dealing with brain tumors and what may cause them. The number one environmental factor associated with this disease happens to be dental x-rays, specifically numerous exposures to bitewing x-rays.

Meningioma, the most common type of brain tumor, occurring in 33% of patients, is the disease dealt with by this study.

When the economy slumps, smiles disappear in more ways than one. Cosmetic dentistry naturally takes a back seat to more pressing concerns. Smiles Change Lives believes a smile makes a difference, can be a reason for happiness in and of itself, and they’ve decided to do something about it. With the help of hundreds of Denver, Colorado area orthodontists, who agree that a confident smile is not just a desire but a need, children can now get the orthodontic treatment they need for next to nothing.

According to arecent study by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), as many as 500,000 patients may have been incorrectly told they did not qualify for NHS Dental service.

We’ve previously covered the vast array of uses for endlessly practical dental floss, but it seems a rather unexpected portion of the population has found yet another clever use for the stuff.

In a less publicised end of the economic downturn, Birmingham dentists reveal the growing problem of infected milk teeth.Milk teeth, the term used to describe the first set of teeth which aid the development of the jaw and facial muscles for adulthood, should start being replaced naturally by age 6 or 7. But dentists have begun to see irredeemably infected teeth in children as young as two and a half.

“It’s to do with the economy. Parents buy cheaper foods that are higher in sugar content so children have a poor diet,” says Eddie Crouch, Secretary for the Birmingham Local Dental Committee...