Milk teeth: Cure-all or fairy tale?
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Should children’s discarded milk teeth be preserved as a potential ‘repair kits’ for adult bodies? Kate Hilpern reports on a fad that divides expert opinion.
Should children’s discarded milk teeth be preserved as a potential ‘repair kits’ for adult bodies? Kate Hilpern reports on a fad that divides expert opinion.
A growing number of dentists who have left the NHS are setting up lucrative sidelines in beauty treatment, offering Botox injections alongside fillings and check-ups.
A WELSH campaign to scrap VAT on fluoride toothpaste has won the backing of First Minister Rhodri Morgan. It is hoped that the Welsh Assembly Government will now put pressure on Chancellor Alistair Darling to remove the 17.5% tax.
THE Green Party is campaigning against the addition of flouride to water supplies and is the only party pledging to prevent it from happening.
CONTROVERSIAL plans to add flouride to Southampton’s water supply have been condemned by a green MEP.
A WORCESTER dentist believes he has invented a miracle paste which stops people’s teeth from falling out.
Coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material before implanting helps them settle in the mouth more successfully than traditional titanium.
North East people are shunning the dentist and need to get into the habit of regular visits. Helen Rae reports.
CALDERDALE is winning its war on bad teeth.
More people are going to the dentist and more cash is being spent on oral health.
Residents in Rochdale should be smiling after it was revealed more money was spent on their teeth than most other areas of the country.