By Lauren Sharkey Fact checked by Paula Field Perceived stress may detrimentally impact oral health which, in turn, may lead to cognitive decline among specific elderly communities, according to two new studies. Oral health can be a surprisingly good indicator of a person’s well-being. Not only can oral diseases reduce a person’s quality of life, but they can also increase...
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Big Sugar and neglect by global health community fuel oral health crisis
Posted Today Oral health has been isolated from traditional healthcare and health policy for too long, despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases, according to a Lancet Series on Oral Health, published in The Lancet. Failure of the global health community to priorities the global burden of oral health has led to calls from researchers for the radical reform of dental care, tightened regulation of the...
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Are you sure it’s burning mouth syndrome?
by Case Western Reserve University Not all burning mouths are the result of a medical condition known as “burning mouth syndrome” (BMS) and physicians and researchers need better standards for an appropriate diagnosis, according to new research at the School of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. BMS is a painful, complex condition associated with a chronic or recurring burning,...