Latest Deciduous teeth Stories

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Imagine a 25-foot-long shark, but instead of having a typical set of jaws, it packs a chainsaw-like ‘tongue’ full of razor-sharp teeth ready to slash through prey with ease. While it sounds like something straight out of a Killer B Movie, it is anything but. A group of American researchers has described just such a creature that lived about 270 million years ago based on the animal’s fossilized spiral set of teeth....

Smithsonian Video Provides Answers during Pediatric Dental Health Month Special Partnership with American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History unveils a YouTube video today that finally answers the age-old question, "What does the tooth fairy do with all of those teeth?" The Tooth Fairy File is a "mockumentary" aimed at parents and caregivers of young children to explain to...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- February is National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM), an oral health campaign designed to educate children about the importance of good oral health and developing healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Tooth decay affects more than one quarter of children ages two to five, half of those ages 12 to 15 and countless adults in the United States. In fact, tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in children; five...

February Is National Children's Dental Health Month CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 16 million children in the U.S. suffer from dental decay, and research shows that many parents lack basic information about their children's oral health. In fact, according to a survey of parents conducted by the Ad Council, fewer than half of children in the U.S. brush their teeth twice a day or more. In observance of National Children's Dental Health Month, the Academy of...

CHICAGO, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the authority on children's oral health, is encouraging parents and caregivers to enjoy a happy Halloween by simply brushing their children's teeth for two minutes, twice a day. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100222/AAPDLOGO) In time for back-to-school season, the AAPD joined with the Ad Council, as part of the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Health Lives, to launch a...

SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For all of her 33 years, Cheryl was afflicted with ectodermal dysplasia, a condition in which the teeth may be missing, pointed, widely spaced, or prone to cavities because of defective enamel. In her case, her baby teeth were misshaped, and since many of her permanent teeth failed to develop, each time she lost a baby tooth her remaining teeth would shift. Those adult teeth that did develop were peg-shaped. Cheryl had to start...

By Melissa Colón, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Baby teeth are worth more than what the tooth fairy leaves under a child’s pillow. According to data from the U.S Centers for Disease Control for a five year period ending in 2004, it found that 28 percent of all children age two to five had decayed teeth, and 23 percent of those children were receiving no treatment for tooth decay. This decay is known as early childhood caries, ECC, and is now the most common cause...

ENCINO, Calif., July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "Researchers are making discoveries almost daily, using a component that is found in abundance at primary schools and daycare centers," says Dr. Allan Melnick, a noted dentist in Encino, Calif. For years, scientists have been searching for clinical applications for stem cells, which have the ability to transform into many different cell varieties - especially in the early stages of life. As stem cells divide, the new cells can turn into...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001958.htm) now recommends that every well-equipped first aid kit should contain a Save-a-Tooth® system (http://www.saveatooth.com/) to store knocked out teeth. Since knocked out teeth begin to die within fifteen minutes, quick action is needed. That's why it's a necessary part of every first aid kit. When used within the first hour of the accident, 90% of all knocked out teeth can be saved. In...

Survey finds that 97 percent of parents aren't providing proper oral care for their infants CHICAGO, May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parents will do anything to make their children smile, yet many are missing the preventive measures and specialized care needed to keep smiles healthy. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recently sponsored a survey to see what moms knew about proper oral health care for their children. The survey results found that a staggering number of...