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03/16/2016 / By Greg White

Newly discovered bacteria can help prevent oral cavities naturally

Anti-bacterial mouthwash is an excellent way to kill harmful bacteria lurking inside your mouth. Unfortunately, it’s just as effective at killing the good bacteria inside your mouth too. Now, researchers are investigating an oral bacteria that can help prevent cavities naturally. Researchers from the University of Florida Health unearthed an unidentified strain of Streptococcus bacteria […]

01/07/2016 / By Vicki Batts

The harsh reality of a root canal

Root canals are the much-dreaded procedure used to treat deeply infected teeth without extraction. It seems like a great option; you get to keep your tooth. However, there are seldom-discussed negatives to having root canal procedures done. In a root canal, all of the pulp tissue and nerves inside the tooth are removed. Any identifiable […]

12/17/2015 / By Julie Wilson

Dental chain accused of strapping kids to papoose boards, pulling teeth without sedation and placing oversized crowns, settles massive lawsuit

An Atlanta-based dentistry chain accused of performing painful and unnecessary work on children before billing it to Medicaid has settled a lawsuit with the parents of 618 Texas children. Details of the settlement remain unknown due to the fact that the plaintiff’s attorney, George Mauzé of San Antonio, was asked not to speak on the […]

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