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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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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A survey of 255 periodontal patients in Spring, 2004 conducted by the American Academy of Periodontology found that 35% of respondents planned to use their tax refund to get oral plastic surgery, beating home improvement (10%), vacation (4%) and regular plastic surgery (5%). Oral surgery tied “paying off debt.”
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