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• Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals

  November 20 (HealthDay News) -- Dental implants require much more follow-up treatment than root canals, ...

• Halloween Candy: It's Not How Much Kids Eat, It's When

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- Halloween and its avalanche of candy is coming, making it ...

• Rheumatoid Arthritis May Harm Gums

  October 28 (HealthDay News) -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may increase the risk of gum disease, ...

• Hormones May Be to Blame for Women's Cavity Rates

  October 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women can blame those extra cavities on their hormones, a ...

• An Oral Approach to Heart Disease

  September 11 (HealthDay News) -- Irish researchers are trying to develop a new way of ...

• Laser Technology Spots Cavities Before They Start

  August 22 (HealthDay News) -- Using lasers to spot troubled teeth before cavities form, researchers ...

• Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight

  July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Gummy bears with the sugar substitute xylitol may help prevent ...

• A Sweet Way to Shield Baby's Teeth

  July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A new sweet treat that actually prevents children's cavities should ...

• Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health

  July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to women with low levels of vitamin D ...

• New Tests Assess Kids' Sense of Smell, Taste

  July 3 (HealthDay News) -- A series of tests that are the first to accurately ...

• Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections

  June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Taking good care of teeth and gums may be crucial ...

• Gum Care Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes and Its Complications

  June 7 (HealthDay News) -- People with type 2 diabetes can help control the disease ...

• Researcher Finds Link Between Pregnancy and Tooth Loss

  June 3 (HealthDay News) -- There's some truth to the old wives' tale that "for ...

• Gum Disease Might Boost Cancer Risk

  May 27 (HealthDay News) -- There may be another good reason to floss each day: ...

• Dental Erosion on Rise in U.S.

  March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Dental erosion -- the loss of the teeth's protective enamel ...

• Marijuana Bad for the Gums

  Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Pot smokers face many of the same health consequences that ...

• Dentists Take Dimmer View of Patients' Smiles

  Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People tend to be much happier with the condition of ...

• Obesity Weakens Immune Response

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people find it harder to fight infections, and a ...

• New Automated System Can ID Disaster Victims in Minutes

  Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- In a development that could dramatically cut the time needed ...