November 28th, 2009
Posted in Denture News. Tags: Copper Deficiency, Copper Depletion, denture cream, Denver Post, Neurological Damage, Poligrip, zinc.
The Denver Post reports on a woman who began to lose the use of her legs in her early 40s, presumably due to a copper deficiency caused by the Poligrip she used to secure her dentures. She has filed a lawsuit against the company.
According to the suit, zinc used in the denture cream is absorbed by the body. Zinc can cause copper depletion, which can cause neurological damage.
The manufacturer has responded that the denture cream is safe when used as directed. The plaintiffs point out that there is no warning indicating that anything bad will happen if you use too much of the cream.
Read the full article at the Denver Post.
November 27th, 2009
Posted in Dental News. Tags: dental tourism.
Does it make sense to get your dental care in another country — outside of the United States — in order to save money on dentures and dental implants? Dental Practice Marketing and Management Blog editor Jim Du Molin covered the topic recently in one of his posts. He acknowledged that while it isn’t really mainstream at this point, it is growing and that the Deloitte Center for Heath Solutions estimates that about 648,000 patients will take medical and dental vacations overseas this year — which is about 20% higher than in 2008.
Read Jim Du Molin’s post at Dental Practice Marketing & Management
November 26th, 2009
Posted in Dental News. Tags: complete dentures, dentures, endosseous implants, mandibular protrusion, PennWell Dental Group, snore reduction, snore reduction appliance.
Ordinarily, an oral snore-reduction appliance will typically only stay in place if the user has at least six to 10 natural teeth — which can pose a problem for complete denture wearers or other individuals who have lost their teeth. However, a recent report entitled “A Removable Snore Reduction Appliance for Mandibular Edentulous Patient” describes how a device may be attached with the assistance of two implants which were already in place.
When secured in a protrusive, but comfortable manner, a greater airway space was created and the user (and her husband) reported more restful sleep.
Read more about the device at PennWell Dental Group.
November 20th, 2009
Posted in Dental News. Tags: Allergies, Asthma, Eczema, Hay Fever, Other Sites, Sinus Infections, The Salt Room.
A new salt therapy clinic will be opening soon in Orlando, Florida. Salt therapy (often known as halotherapy) offers short-term relief for symptoms of a wide variety of maladies ranging from Asthma to Eczema to sinus infections. Basically, they have three rooms which are filled with salt — there is salt on the walls, on the floor, and in the air. When you breathe it you get a concentrated feeling much like what you get when you breathe the salt air on the beach or in a deep salt cave.
The Salt Room opens in mid-January, 2010. It will be the most advanced respiratory treatment facility of its kind in the Orlando region (maybe all of Florida).
Visit The Salt Room Orlando web site.
January 1st, 2009
Posted in Dental News, Research Results. Tags: economic stress, economics, finances, India, Mahesh Verma, Rajesh Madan, recession, Suchin Bajaj, teeth.
According to Mahesh Verma, principal of the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences in India, growing economic stress is having a “deep, damaging imact on teeth and heart…recent studies have found that financial stress is one of the major cause of increasing dental problems.”
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December 26th, 2008
Posted in Denture News. Tags: affordable, costs, dentures.
Thaimarathon.com has published a fairly short article describing the basic process one can go to in order to get affordable dentures. While the article doesn’t go into specific details (for example, it doesn’t tell you specific government agencies or resources to pursue) it does at least help you get your thoughts organized. They recommend three basic steps:
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December 15th, 2008
Posted in Denture News. Tags: dentures, green, old dentures, recycling, used dentures.
Can dentures be recycled? A perfectly valid question, considering all of the efforts to be more green and save the planet. But apparently not. Dex from The Straight Dope consulted three dentists who said that although it was “theoretically possible” to recycle dentures, the don’t know anyone who actually does it. One of the dentists said it wasn’t practical — since dentures are usually custom made to fit one individual’s mouth, and since they are made of molded plastic, recycling them would be hard.
November 30th, 2008
Posted in Dental Implant News, Resources. Tags: courses, Dental Implant News, dental implants, OsseoNews, Products, Resources, web sites.
OsseoNews.com describes itself as “The World of Implant Dentistry Online” and features a variety of resources especially useful to dental professionals…but it is also interesting to those among us who want to understand the deep inner workings of dental implants and the types of decisions that go into installing and maintaining them.
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September 21st, 2008
Posted in Dental Implant News, patient's guide. Tags: choose, dental implants, dentures, patient's guide.
Pi Dental Center in Fort Washington, PA has posted an interesting and straightforward article describing ten reasons you might want to consider dental implants instead of dentures:
1) Improved appearance
2) Improved confidence
3) Comfort and convenience
4) Durability
5) Improved eating
6) Improved taste
7) Improved nutrition and health
Improved speech
9) Reduced chance of loss
10) Bone growth
All of these are great reasons to choose dental implants, and I always offer them as a potential solution to my Orlando customers. What has to also be factored in though is cost. A mouth full of dental implants will set you back a tidy sum, and in these tough economic times it is sometimes necessary to make tradeoffs. Dentures are a great option for many of my Orlando and central Florida clients who don’t want to take on additional debt or break the bank.
September 10th, 2008
Posted in Denture News, Research Results, patient's guide. Tags: copper, denture adhesive, denture cream, denture creams, denture wearers, dentures, ill-fitting dentures, neurological problems, zinc.
Dubious amounts of denture cream can be dangerous says a recent study conducted by Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. In a limited test of four denture-wearing patients who used over two tubes of denture creme a week, patients experienced elevated levels of zinc and low levels of copper leading to neurological impairment. It is important to note that these patients were using massive amounts of denture cream (most people use one tube every 3-10 weeks — these patients were using two full tubes a week.
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