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متلازمة الفم الحارق: لماذا يُعالج الأطباء ألم الحرق بالمزيد من الحرارة

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Newswise — لندن – تشيع هَبَّات الحرارة وتقلبات المزاج ومشكلات النوم مع اقتراب المرأة من سن نقطاع الطمث وتجاوزه. حالة أخرى أقل شيوعًا ولكنها مؤلمة يمكن أن تصيب النساء في فترة ما قبل انقطاع الطمث وبعد انقطاع الطمث هي: متلازمة الفم الحارق. يصف الدكتور سرمد سامي، بكالوريوس الطب والجراحة،، طبيب الجهاز الهضمي في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، الحالة المؤلمة وكيف يتم تشخيصها ولماذا يعالج الأطباء الألم الحارق بحرارة المذاق الحارّ أحيانًا.

يقول الدكتور سامي “يمكن أن تؤثر متلازمة الفم الحارق على البلع والأكل والكلام والنوم”. “هناك أكثر من مجرد شعور غير مريح في فمك. وبالإضافة إلى تأثيرها على جودة حياتك، يمكن أن تؤثر على جوانب مختلفة من صحتك.”

يمكن أن تشمل متلازمة الفم الحارق الفم شعورًا حارقًا في اللسان أو الشفتين أو اللثة أو الحلق أو سقف الفم. توجد أعراض أخرى قد تشمل الشعور بالعطش وجفاف الفم أو الإحساس بطعم مرارة أو مذاق معدني في الفم أو فقدان حاسة التذوق والشعور بالتنميل أو اللسع أو الخَدَر في الفم. يمكن أن يختلف تكرار الأعراض على نطاق واسع، من يوميًا طوال اليوم إلى متقطع.

يقول الدكتور سامي إن العلاج يتضمن معالجة الأعراض والسبب. فعلى سبيل المثال، إذا كان من المحتمل أن تكون متلازمة الفم الحارق مرتبطة بانقطاع الطمث، فقد يُساعد العلاج بالهرمونات البديلة. تشمل الحالات الكامنة المحتملة الأخرى الارتجاع المعدي المريئي، ومشكلات الغدة الدرقية، ونقص الفيتامينات، والتهيج الناجم عن معجون الأسنان وغسول الفم الحمضي أو الأطعمة والمشروبات الحمضية. وليس دومًا يمكن تحديد السبب.

يقول الدكتور سامي: “نستخدم الأدوية بشكل أساسي لتهدئة الأعصاب والمستشعرات في الفم، لأننا نعتقد أن هناك حساسية مفرطة”. “يمكن أن يسببها التوتر أيضًا، لذلك قد نستخدم علاجات تكميلية مثل الوخز بالإبر.”

قد تشمل العلاجات الأخرى الصلصة الحارة، والمعروفة أيضًا باسم صلصة الفلفل: “توجد بها مواد كيميائية معينة تساعد في تقليل الحساسية. قد تبدو الصلصة الحارة غير منطقية، لكنها تحتوي على مادة الكابسيسين، والتي يمكن أن تساعد في تخفيف الألم الحارق في الأعصاب،” كما يقول الدكتور سامي.

تشمل العوامل التي تضع الأشخاص في أعلى خطورة للإصابة بالفم الحارق أن تكون أنثى، أو في فترة ما قبل انقطاع الطمث أو بعد انقطاع الطمث، أو أكبر من 50 عامًا، والتدخين. تشمل العوامل الثانوية التي يمكن أن تزيد من المخاطر المرض الحديث، الحالات الطبية مثل الألم الليفي العضلي، وداء باركنسون، ومرض في المناعة الذاتية والاعتلال العصبي، والخضوع لإجراءات في الأسنان وتفاعلات تحسُّسية من الطعام، أدوية معينة، والتوتر والقلق والاكتئاب وأحداث حياتية صادمة.

بالإضافة إلى العلاج الطبي، يمكن تخفيف أعراض الفم الحارق عن طريق تغيير نمط الحياة وإجراءات أخرى للمساعدة الذاتية. وهي تشمل شرب الكثير من السوائل، وامتصاص رقائق الثلج، وتجنب الأطعمة والسوائل الحمضية مثل الطماطم وعصير البرتقال والمشروبات الغازية والقهوة، وتجنب الكحول وتجنب الأطعمة الغنية بالتوابل، والامتناع عن استهلاك منتجات التبغ، وتجنب المنتجات التي تحتوي على القرفة أو النعناع، واستخدام معاجين أسنان خفيفة أو خالية من النكهات. ويمكن للاسترخاء وتقليل التوتر المساعدة أيضًا في تخفيف الأعراض.

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نبذة عن مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية
مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية، الموجودة في لندن، هي شركة فرعية مملوكة بالكامل لـ مايو كلينك، وهي مركز طبي أكاديمي غير هادف للربح. تُصنَّف مايو كلينك في الولايات المتحدة في المرتبة الأولى في تخصصات كثيرة أكثر من أي مستشفى آخر وفقًا لتقرير يو إس نيوز آند وورد ريبورت بسبب: جودة الرعاية. مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية هي المدخل في المملكة المتحدة لتلك التجربة التي لا مثيل لها. تفضل بزيارة مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية لمزيد من المعلومات.

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July 17, 2023
Glitches in Japan’s unpopular MyNumber digital ID cards draw a flood of complaints

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TOKYO (AP) — The minister charged with an overhaul of Japan’s digitized system to assign a number to everyone living in the country has apologized, as doctors protested glitches with health insurance and local governments begged Thursday for clarity on how to handle the problems.

The MyNumber, or “MaiNa” for short, system has clearly gone afoul.

The government has ordered a total rechecking of MyNumber data, one by one, “mechanically,” as the digital agency put it. The goal is to complete it by the fall, which could be anytime from September to November.

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Local governments have to deal with much of the checking work. Officials have met with Digital Minister Taro Kono demanding help. Costs for the review have not been announced, but are expected to total trillions of yen (tens of billions of dollars).

Under MyNumber, launched in 2016, people get a card with a photo and embedded IC chip. Officials already are talking about issuing totally new cards in 2026, apparently to start afresh.

After thousands of complaints about mistaken identities related to MyNumber this year alone, Kono’s suggestion that the system be renamed set off an uproar.

“We are extremely sorry,” Kono told a special committee in parliament, where opposition lawmakers slammed his efforts as inept. “We will do our best to speedily check the system and win back people’s trust,” he said.

With the system already in trouble, a plan to phase out existing health care insurance cards and replace them with MyNumber cards by next year has drawn a still shriller level of protests.

Japan has widespread and relatively affordable health care and an insurance payment system, now being used by more than 100 million Japanese.

The Japanese Medical and Dental Practitioners for the Improvement of Medical Care, or Hodanren, a major grouping of doctors and dentists, is opposing the MyNumber plan.

“The dangers are clear, and the government has done nothing to take responsibility,” Dr. Kenyu Sumie, who heads Hodanren, told reporters. “To use MyNumber in medical care is dangerous and impractical.”

A study by the industry group estimated that more than 1 million people were affected by MyNumber troubles at medical facilities between May 23 and June 19.

No major financial losses or crimes using stolen identities have been reported. But the confusion has severely undermined government efforts to promote the system.

“Dealing with the glitches that keep popping up is turning into wack-a-mole,” said Hideya Sugio, an opposition lawmaker and journalist.

MyNumber problems have been aggravated by the fact that many Japanese names that sound the same may be written using different characters. Some fear this could cause lapses at hospitals that might lead to leaks or inadvertent mishandling of personal medical histories, the Hodanren says.

The Digital Agency has not explained clearly how the government plans to rechecking the MyNumber IDs. It’s an undertaking involving the prime minister’s office, health ministry, communications ministry and local governments.

Many Japanese, never having had to get national IDs, were leery about the system to begin with and many have never gotten MyNumber cards. The most recent estimates are that about 77% of all Japanese have one.

Japan’s reputation for attention to detail and quality technology also has been cast into question by cybersecurity lapses and failures in online banking and stock trading systems.

Despite the tide of public opposition, the government is eager to push ahead with MyNumber.

It allocated 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) in public money as bonus “points” or shopping discounts for people who get MyNumber cards. The big push for its use in health care is aimed at compelling the last holdouts to get them.

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Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https://twitter.com/yurikageyama

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July 7, 2023
Combination therapy effective against canine melanoma

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Newswise — A combination of radiotherapy followed by immunotherapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of oral malignant melanomas in dogs.

Melanomas are the most common oral cancers in dogs. It is highly metastatic and conventional chemotherapy does not increase survival time. Canine oral melanomas are similar to human melanomas; thus, research is being conducted into adapting treatments developed for human melanomas for dogs.

A particularly effective therapy for treating human melanomas is a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and radiotherapy. A team of researchers led by Professor Satoru Konnai at Hokkaido University has investigated the effects of this therapy in dogs. Their findings were published in the journal Cancers.

“One of the means that tumors employ to protect themselves is by inducing overexpression of molecules that suppress the immune response, such as PD-1 and PD-L1,” explained Konnai. “Immunotherapy that targets these molecules and blocks their function has a response rate of 14.3% for canine oral malignant melanoma (OMM). Studies in humans have shown that combining anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy with radiotherapy—where the radiation is focused on the tumor—increases survival in humans, and we wanted to examine if this was true in dogs as well.”

The team analyzed data from 39 canine patients with Stage IV pulmonary OMM treated with the anti-PD-L1 antibody c4G12 between March 2016 and September 2021. Of these, twenty had either never been treated with radiotherapy or had not received such treatment for at least 8 weeks; nine had received radiotherapy within 8 weeks prior to c4G12 treatment; and the remaining ten received c4G12 and radiotherapy concurrently.

The most important metric the team measured was the overall survival time, the duration between the first dose of c4G12 and death. “The group that had received radiotherapy prior to c4G12 had better overall survival compared to the group that received just c4G12,” Konnai elaborated. “Concurrent treatment had no benefits compared to prior radiotherapy. We also observed that there was no statistical difference between the three groups in terms of side effects from treatment.”

This study shows that sequential treatment of canine pulmonary OMM with radiotherapy followed by c4G12 is a promising antitumor strategy. Future work will need to examine the validity of these findings in larger sample sizes, and will also focus on pinning down the optimal protocol (combination of timing, dose and fractionation of radiotherapy) to increase overall survival.

Funding:
This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (16K15042, 19H03114, 19K15969, 19K23702, 21K1498301) and Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (15J01989); and by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED; JP22ama121008, JP21am0101078).

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June 22, 2023
AP Exclusive: Guerlain preserves cosmetics history in new ‘warehouse of wonders’

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PARIS — The world’s first lipstick. The first modern perfume. A pivoting toothbrush. The original Nivea cream and serum. Not to mention the intimate secrets of Queen Elizabeth II. These are some of the treasures held in Guerlain’s first archive, which brings stories from the iconic French cosmetic company’s sensational past to life.

Guerlain gave The Associated Press exclusive international media access to its newly opened archive, a warehouse of wonders shrouded in secrecy and hidden from public view by Paris’ Seine River. It’s a gem of documents and mysterious objects spanning three centuries, each with a unique history of its own.

Yet what is perhaps most remarkable about the collection is that the company founded in 1828 that invented modern perfumery had not assembled it before.

“It’s what we call our little secret,” said Guerlain heritage director Ann Caroline Prazan, who sifted through a mine of artifacts to create the archive in a years-long labor of love. “It was hard to whittle down 18,000 pieces to just 400 from so many years but we did it … Some of the pieces are so fragile, I’m scared to touch them.”

The ambitious project exists thanks to Prazan’s passion — and patience. Through a mist of perfume, she reels off vignettes about Guerlain’s innovations and famous patrons, including French Empress Eugenie, Josephine Baker, Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy, Barbra Streisand, Margaret Thatcher and the late British queen.

As Prazan turned to handle the collection’s most prized object, a lipstick created in 1870 and housed in a contemporary looking gold bullet, she carefully took off her white gloves as if performing a sacred ritual.

“It’s so modern,” she whispered, her finger carefully operating a push-up mechanism to reveal a dark Bordeaux wax pigment still intact after 153 years.

The refillable lipstick has a remarkable story, like everything else in the archive seems to. An employee of Aime and Gabriel Guerlain was walking in a street and happened upon the store of a candlemaker, whose wax and colored pigments gave him a eureka moment.

At the time, women used tubs of colored powder to paint their lips with a clunky brush. Seeing the candlemaker’s tools gave the Guerlain employee the “mad” idea of creating a waxy, lip cosmetic as a stick, Prazan said.

“That small object revolutionized women’s makeup forever,” she said.

Prazan also procured the world’s first ever lipliner, also in sleek gold casing, and a third stick — that an one Associated Press journalist could not identify. It turned out to be a liner that women used to paint the veins on their arms and necks blue, a popular technique women used in late 19th century Paris to appear paler. Thankfully, Prazan said, it has gone out of fashion.

That Guerlain is a family-run house across five successive generations is perhaps one reason why the pieces that make up the archive were fastidiously kept. The company was bought by luxury conglomerate LVMH in 1994 but has managed to keep its unique identity.

Innovation, including beyond the sphere of perfume, is the brand’s hallmark. Among the archival treasures is the patent for a pivoting toothbrush. Documents revealed a 1845 design that looked like a precursor to today’s electric toothbrush.

A tub of moisturizing cream called Nivea that was whisked out of a drawer told another tale that connected past and present. The cream, which contained ingredients to whiten the skin of European women, was sold off by the house and sed to create the skincare company of the same name.

Then there is the old bottle of Jicky, the world’s first modern perfume. Created in 1889, it revolutionized the market with the concept of a scent cocktail – not just one note like previous fragrances -— that featured hints of spice, lemon, lavender, wood and vanilla. It also included synthetic ingredients and is the world’s oldest continuously produced perfume.

Sometimes the collection seems less like an archive than a potted timeline of the key moments of the world’s historical figures.

Queen Elizabeth II, featured in a photo on the wall wearing in a glamourous white fur stole, was such a fan of Guerlain’s L’Heure Bleue perfume, legend has it, that she emptied a bottle and filled it up with the oil from her 1952 coronation. It was kept for years, such was the late monarch’s emotional attachment to the scent.

From another archive shelf, a bottle for a different perfume gleamed with allure. Prazan says the fragrance was created for the baptism of the queen’s uncle years before he became King Edward VII — and famously abdicated the throne for love.

While the archive is an secret affair, the brand has created an exhibit open to the public for the 170th anniversary of its most famous design, the Bee Bottle. The exhibit, called “Chere Eugenie,” is on view at Guerlain’s Champs-Elysees shop until Sept. 4.

There, the original Bee Bottle — a historical artifact — is on display like a crown jewel with light reflecting off hand-painted bee reliefs. It was created in 1853 for the nuptials of Empress Eugenie and Napoleon III.

The bee was the French imperial emblem and also the emblem of Clovis, first king of the Francs. It has come to represent Guerlain to this day.

For the bottle’s anniversary, 11 international artists and actors, including Charlotte Rampling and Audrey Tatou, created a series of photographs inspired by the Bee Bottle.

A foot in the past with eyes to the future seem to define Guerlain, a mantra its longevity has forced the company to perfect.

“I plan well into the future, easily 100 years away,” Prazan noted after putting away her nearly 200-year-old objects. “I know the house will be around for that long, long after we’re gone. How many people can say that?”

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June 9, 2023
Access To Quality Anesthesia Care Increased for Indiana Dental Patients

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Newswise — Rosemont, Ill. (AANA) – Indiana dental patients now have increased access to safe anesthesia care with the enacting of Indiana Senate Bill 273. The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) applauds the new law, as it expands the scope of practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), allowing CRNAs to administer moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia to a patient in a dental office, under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a physician.

Megan Engelman, DNP, CRNA, president of the Indiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, applauded the legislation citing, “It is an important step in advancing patient safety and providing skilled anesthesia care throughout the state.”

“As an increasing number of patients of all ages and health comorbidities seek sedation and anesthesia for dental procedures in office-based settings, patient safety is the top priority in the delivery of these services,” said Engelman.

Sedation for any dental procedure increases the complexity of care and emphasizes the importance of having sedation and anesthesia provided by an anesthesia professional, such as a CRNA, who is focused only on patient safety, monitoring, and vigilance. “Each patient has a unique response to medications utilized for sedation and anesthesia. As anesthesia experts, CRNAs are available to continuously monitor the patient, and can focus on changes in the patient’s condition and intervene as necessary in emergent situations,” said Engelman. “Even for what would be considered routine dental care like cavity fillings, a discussion of the anesthesia delivery plan is important to address any concerns and help the patient and the patient’s caregivers move forward to treat the dental health issues.”

CRNAs are highly educated, trained, and qualified anesthesia experts. They provide 50 million anesthetics per year in the United States, working in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered. CRNAs are skilled to provide safe, high-quality, and cost-effective care as members of patient-centered dental care teams in all settings, including dental offices, in accordance with state law.

As trained anesthesiology professionals, CRNAs have the education and experience to react quickly to emergency situations in dental care settings, possess the expertise to administer the anesthesia and focus solely on the patient’s condition, and intervene as necessary if critical events occur during the procedure.

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May 26, 2023
Couple killed at Texas mall shooting along with 3-year-old son had ‘perfect synergy’

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DALLAS — Kyu Cho had a generous spirit and joyous belly laugh that delighted his friends. His wife, Cindy Cho, was quieter, described by those who knew her as sweet and kind. Together, the parents of two young sons complemented each other perfectly, strong in their faith and devoted to family and friends.

“That’s what I keep hearing in my head when I think of them: Just Kyu laughing so deeply and Cindy just kind of shaking her head and laughing along,” said their friend, Phyllis Myung. “Every interaction I ever had with them, we were always laughing so hard.”

Cindy and Kyu grew up in Texas. They met while pursuing their careers as young adults in Boston — her as a dentist, him as an attorney. Wanting to be near their families, they decided it was time to return to Texas when they started a family of their own.

The couple and their sons — 6-year-old William and 3-year-old James — were not far from their Dallas home when a gunman opened fire at an outdoor mall as they shopped earlier this month in the suburb of Allen. Kyu, 37, Cindy, 35, and James were among the eight people killed that sunny Saturday afternoon. The family’s only survivor was William, who was wounded.

Those killed represented a multicultural cross-section of the increasingly diverse area. Authorities haven’t yet established the motive of the gunman, who was killed by a police officer, but have said he was a neo-Nazi who left a trail of online posts describing his white supremacist and misogynistic views.

The tragedy that befell the Cho family touched so many that a GoFundMe page quickly raised over $1.8 million for before being closed. With William home from the hospital, family members said in a statement that they are focused on making sure he “leads a happy, healthy life with his extended family who love him dearly.”

Cindy and Kyu, who met through their Boston church, “really, really wanted to have kids,” Myung said.

“It was a common thing to see one of them holding one of the kids at our church,” said Myung, who worshipped with them in Boston. “They were really ready to be parents.”

Thomas Huang, another friend from their church, said the phrase that always came to mind when he’d see Kyu and Cindy together was “relationship goals.”

“Even though Cindy was definitely a little bit more on the introverted side and Kyu was more extroverted, they kind of had this balance where it was like this perfect synergy of that energy,” Huang said.

For instance, he said, Kyu was more into dancing than his wife, but at their wedding, she worked to get people on the dance floor.

“She really made an effort to dance and kind of get people into it because she knew that Kyu loved to dance and wanted to get everyone involved and get everyone excited about it,” Huang said.

Both “had incredible strength,” he said, and were like older siblings to many.

“Everywhere they’ve gone, every stage of their lives, they’ve just impacted people in such deep and profound ways,” Huang said.

Kyu, who worked as an immigration attorney at Porter Legal Group, was born in South Korea and raised in Dallas, according to the law firm’s website, which said he had “a deep pride, respect, and appreciation for the American Dream.”

He graduated with his bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2007, then graduated in 2010 from the Ave Maria School of Law in Florida, the website said.

Cindy, who grew up in College Station and Houston, graduated with her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas in 2009, then graduated in 2013 from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry.

The dentistry school’s dean, Dr. Peter M. Loomer, said Cindy — whose name was Cindy Kang before she married, the name she went by when practicing dentistry — was “a kind and caring student, always doing the best to help improve the health and lives of her patients.”

A Facebook post from Thrive Dental and Orthodontics, where she worked, said she was “the sweetest, most beautiful soul with the kindest heart.”

Growing up, Cindy loved reading and was serious-minded when she needed to be, said David Kim, whose family went to the same Korean church as her family in College Station. He said the families stayed close even when Cindy’s family moved to Houston, where they’d still meet up for outings to places like the old AstroWorld amusement park.

“She’s just a sweet soul,” Kim said.

Kyu was not only skilled in the art of tae kwon do but also could play everything from classical music to Coldplay on the piano, his friends said. Friend Young Min Kim said he was someone who could talk to anyone.

Adam Dame, Kyu’s roommate all four years at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, said he knew within a week or two of meeting that he’d “hit the roommate lottery.” Kyu, he said, had an “infectious, big laugh.”

“I always wanted to make him laugh because I just loved hearing it,” Dame said. “He filled you with a lot of joy.”

Myung said both Kyu and Cindy worked to make sure people felt “included and cared for and seen.” She said that as she grieves, she comforts herself with the hope she will see her friends again in heaven.

“I think that’s the only thing that’s helping the grief, is to know that one day we’ll all be laughing together again,” Myung said.

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May 21, 2023
You Need Sufficient Vitamin D To Support Your Tooth & Gum Health*

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Similar to bones and cartilage, teeth are mineralized organs, and minerals (specifically, calcium and phosphate) are utilized to strengthen enamel through a process called tooth mineralization. Similar to its role in supporting strong and healthy bones, vitamin D is involved in proper tooth mineralization.* The essential fat-soluble micronutrient helps the body absorb calcium and phosphate, which are vital for building and maintaining strong teeth, and aids in the regulation of enamel 2 and dentin 3 formation.*

Interestingly, the relationship between vitamin D and calcium plus phosphate is a symbiotic one. While D helps with the absorption of these minerals, the vitamin D signaling pathways also require sufficient levels of calcium and phosphate in the tooth cells to promote proper mineralization of teeth 4.* This fact underscores the importance of achieving nutritional sufficiency for all the essential vitamins and minerals.

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May 18, 2023
Road rage shooter convicted of 1st-degree murder

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A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and wounded the boy’s mother, brother and a witness was found guilty of first-degree murder

ByCOLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press

BRIGHTON, Colo. — A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and wounded the boy’s mother, brother and a witness was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday.

A jury deliberated for less than three hours before issuing the verdict for Jeremy Webster, who was also found guilty of attempted murder and assault for the June 14, 2018, attack.

Webster told police that he was not in his body or in control of his emotions during the attack, and that he witnessed his “arm doing the shooting” as if he were an outside observer.

His lawyer, Rachel Oliver, said he had been losing his mind for years, and asked the jury to find him not guilty by reason of insanity, which would send him to a mental hospital for treatment.

But prosecutors said Webster was sane and acted deliberately and with intent, following Meaghan Bigelow and her sons to the parking lot of their dentist office after accusing Bigelow of cutting him off while he was headed to Home Depot. The two argued in the parking lot and Webster pulled out a gun after Bigelow used her phone to take a video of Webster’s car.

Webster, 28, sat in his chair at the defense table drinking from a water bottle and did not appear to show any emotion when the verdict was read. Meghan Bigelow, seated next to her husband in the front row on the other side of court, cried and wiped away tears as the verdict was read.

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April 26, 2023
TTUHSC El Paso Receives $50,000 Gift from El Paso Attorney Steve Ortega for Foster School of Medicine and Hunt School of Dental Medicine Scholarships

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April 11, 2023

Newswise — EL PASO, Texas — Steve Ortega’s maternal and paternal grandmothers didn’t graduate from college. Both grew up in an era with limited career opportunities for women. However, they made sure their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren knew they could achieve anything with hard work and an education.

TTUHSC El Paso announces a gift of $50,000 from Ortega, an El Paso attorney and former El Paso City Council member. The university matched the donation, bringing the total fund to $100,000. Funds will go toward scholarships for women pursuing their degrees at the Foster School of Medicine and Hunt School of Dental Medicine.

The Aurora Red Medical Scholarship and Maria Olivina Ortega Dental Scholarship – named in honor of Ortega’s grandmothers – aim to support residents of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.

“Finances shouldn’t be a barrier to education,” Ortega said. “My grandmothers were constrained by finances and gender, which limited their career choices. Today, women represent the next generation of health care professionals for our community. TTUHSC El Paso represents the resurgence of our city as well as the new face of health care. Even though I’m not a graduate of Texas Tech, I’m proud of this institution.”

TTUHSC El Paso is addressing the region’s provider shortage by recognizing the importance of educating local students committed to serving their communities and improving access to health care in their hometown. Currently, 52% of TTUHSC El Paso students are from our Borderplex region.

“We’re grateful to Steve Ortega for his gift, which will have a transformative impact on the lives of our students,” said Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A, president of TTUHSC El Paso and dean of the Foster School of Medicine. “His generosity will help us as we ‘grow our own’ and the legacies of his grandmothers will live on in scholarship recipients, setting an example and empowering other young women in our community who will follow in their footsteps.”

Fostering growth through community support

Contributions from community leaders like Ortega have played a crucial role in TTUHSC El Paso’s ability to meet health care challenges along the U.S.-Mexico border by training future practitioners who will remain in the region. With financial assistance, students can focus on their studies without taking on additional jobs, important as Foster School of Medicine and Hunt School of Dental Medicine students experience clinical training within the first semester of their education. The early interaction with patients prepares them to become skilled, compassionate providers ready to enter the workforce.

First-year dental student and native El Pasoan, Angelica Quinones, is a scholarship recipient who takes inspiration from her own late grandmother who battled breast cancer. Quinones follows the advice she was given when it comes to education: “echale ganas,” Spanish for “give it your all.”

“As a first-generation college student, I always thought dental school was only for those who came from generations of dentists,” Quinones said. “I’m thankful for my scholarship, which allows me to pursue my dream of becoming a dentist, enjoy the experience and not worry about the financial aspect.”

Nationally, women have made significant progress in diversifying the fields of medicine and dental medicine. According to data from the AAMC and ADEA, in 2020, women made up just over 50% of all medical students in the U.S. At TTUHSC El Paso, women made up 53% of the incoming enrollment in the Foster School of Medicine in 2021. As for the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, female enrollment is 65%. Although these are great strides, there is still work to be done.

A legacy of service and dedication to El Paso

A fifth-generation El Pasoan, Ortega graduated from Cathedral High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received bachelor’s degrees in government and sociology. After obtaining his law degree from the George Washington University Law Center, he returned to the Sun City where he served the community on the El Paso City Council from 2005 to 2013.

Collaborating with neighborhood groups, business leaders and fellow elected officials, Ortega helped restore San Jacinto Plaza and successfully advocated for a $500 million quality of life bond. He also worked to expand the Medical Center of the Americas with a vision of making the area an appealing destination for investment and high-income careers. Throughout his tenure, Ortega championed various initiatives, including vital neighborhood infrastructure improvements, such as the Crime Victims’ Reading Memorial Garden, the Knight’s Street Project and the Carolina Street Art initiative. He also sponsored more efficient cross-border trade systems.

In addition to his legal practice, Ortega serves on the board of several public service organizations. His belief in the transformative power of TTUHSC El Paso symbolizes the community’s resurgence and immense potential for future growth.

About Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

TTUHSC El Paso is the only health sciences center on the U.S.-Mexico border and serves 108 counties in West Texas that have been historically underserved. It’s a designated Title V Hispanic-Serving Institution, preparing the next generation of health care heroes, 48% of whom identify as Hispanic and are often first-generation students.

TTUHSC El Paso was established to focus on the unique health care and educational needs of our Borderplex community. In 2023, TTUHSC El Paso celebrates its 10th anniversary as an independent university within the Texas Tech University System. In a decade, the university has graduated over 2,000 doctors, nurses and researchers, and will soon add dentists to its alumni.

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April 11, 2023
The future of dentistry is digital

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Newswise — Digitalisation, one of the megatrends of the future, has arrived in the world of dentistry. Modern technologies underpin precision applications while also making treatments less invasive for patients. At the beginning of June 2023, an international congress will bring dentistry experts from all over Europe to Vienna to discuss the broad range of application options opened up by the latest breakthroughs.

The University Clinic of Dentistry Vienna is a renowned international innovation driver, especially when it comes to digital applications. From 3D scans to prosthetic adjustments and maxillofacial surgery modelling, some of the techniques already in use in Vienna still sound like science fiction elsewhere. “Good dental surgeries will soon find themselves unable to do without the technologies we use here,” explains Andreas Moritz, head of the University Clinic of Dentistry Vienna and organiser of the Dentistry 4.0 conference.

Digital applications are increasingly replacing invasive and stressful examination and treatment methods. And this applies to all disciplines – from paediatric dentistry to prosthodontics and implantology. While the new techniques are designed to support dentists, people are already starting to wonder whether patients might end up being treated by robots working independently in future. Andreas Moritz is quick to offer reassurance: “In the years to come, patients will continue to be treated by humans, but with computer-controlled techniques offering optimal support.”

International conference in Vienna
Committed to sharing the latest developments and discussing the options opened up by digitalisation across a wide range of applications, the University Clinic of Dentistry Vienna is inviting experts from Austria home and abroad to attend the specialist Dentistry 4.0 conference in the Austrian capital on 2 and 3 June 2023. The conference provides a platform for dentists, professionals and students to share their knowledge and experience in different areas of dentistry.

Orthodontics, Prosthodontics, Implantology, Endodontics, Periodontics, Paediatric Dentistry and Laser Dentistry are among the focuses at the two-day conference, which also features an exhibition showcasing the latest products and technologies in the field.

Workshops and training sessions dedicated to various topics will give participants the opportunity to improve their practical skills. The numerous networking events held during the event will offer participants the chance to compare notes and establish closer ties with other dentists and professionals.

“A unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends and developments in the industry, the conference is an important event for the dentistry community and a great place to make valuable contacts,” explains Andreas Moritz.

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March 10, 2023
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February 10, 2023
Caring for Teeth, Gums May Safeguard Aging Brains

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THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Taking good care of your teeth — brushing, flossing, regular dental checkups — is, of course, important for good health. Now researchers say it’s also vital for brain health.

While it was already clear that poor dental health could increase stroke and heart disease risk, a new study funds that adults who are genetically prone to have cavities, dentures and missing teeth are also more likely to show signs of declining brain health.

That declining brain health could affect memory and the ability to think clearly and function in life.

“Oral health is a quite easy to modify risk factor. It’s one of the easiest. We just have to take better care of our oral health and it’s not very costly or complicated,” said study co-author Dr. Cyprien Rivier, a postdoctoral fellow in neurology at Yale School of Medicine.

The study doesn’t demonstrate that dental hygiene actually improves brain health, but this is an area worthy of more research, said Dr. Joseph Broderick, a professor at the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, and volunteer expert for the American Stroke Association.

Risk factors like smoking and diabetes play a larger role in poor oral health than genetic markers, Broderick noted in a stroke association news release. He was not involved in the research.

Rivier’s team analyzed the potential link between oral health and brain health using data from the U.K. Biobank. The study included 40,000 adults without stroke history who were assessed between 2014 and 2021.

Each participant was screened for 105 genetic variants that can predispose someone to dental issues. The investigators also looked at MRI images of the participants’ brains, scanning them for damage in the white matter, white matter hyperintensities and microstructural damage.

Brain white matter damage could impair memory, balance and mobility, the researchers noted. Microstructural damage would show up as changes to the fine architecture of the brain.

The study found that people with a tendency for cavities, missing teeth and dentures had a 24% increase in the amount of white matter hyperintensities.

They also had a 43% change in microstructural damage scores visible on their MRIs.

White matter hyperintensities typically accumulate silently over decades and have been strongly correlated with future stroke risk and future dementia risk, noted Dr. Shyam Prabhakaran, a professor of neurology at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. He was not involved in this study.

The research “starts to really move the dial towards earlier identifying of those that have poor oral health and then thinking about the public health implications of how do we treat people with that oral health earlier so that we can hopefully modify that and improve oral health,” Prabhakaran said.

The idea is that would potentially lead to less change in the brain and then less stroke and dementia in the more distant future, he said.

As for the link between the mouth and brain health, it’s possible that poor oral health creates low-grade inflammation in the body that then affects the lining of the blood vessels, Prabhakaran said. This may lead to cholesterol plaque buildup or micro clots.

Prabhakaran noted that some good research has been done on the impact of infections, including dental infections causing changes in the arteries.

“Something as simple as taking care of your teeth, brushing your teeth, going to dentists with the frequency that’s recommended, those types of activities are well worth it. They’re more than just cosmetic,” Prabhakaran said.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. And about 3 in 5 people will develop brain disease during their lifetime, according to the association.

Rivier said the study results would need to be replicated in a randomized controlled trial before doctors could give specific recommendations. But, of course, there’s no harm in suggesting everyone should take care of their teeth.

“It just adds another layer of incentive,” Rivier said.

Study limitations include that those in the U.K. Biobank are mostly white people of European ancestry. More research needs to be done in diverse groups, the authors acknowledged.

The findings will be presented virtually and in Dallas at the American Stroke Association’s international conference, Feb. 8-10. Findings presented at medical meetings are considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

More information

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on dental health.

SOURCES: Cyprien Rivier, MD, MSc, postdoctoral fellow, neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.; Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS, professor and chair, Department of Neurology, University of Chicago School of Medicine; Joseph Broderick, MD, professor, University of Cincinnati, Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, and director, University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, Ohio; American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference, Feb. 8-10, 2023, Dallas

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February 2, 2023
Decision Guide Clarifies Indicators for Swallowing Consults

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Newswise — A multidisciplinary group at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, developed a decision guide to provide healthcare teams with specific guidelines for swallowing care after extubation. The decision guide standardizes the process for clinicians to determine which recently extubated patients required further swallowing assessment by an appropriate professional.

As the only Level 1 trauma center east of Raleigh, North Carolina, ECU Health Medical Center serves a vast rural region home to more than 1.4 million people and is the largest resource for critically ill patients in eastern North Carolina. Critically ill patients are frequently intubated with an endotracheal tube to maintain an adequate airway for breathing. After the endotracheal tube is removed, patients often experience difficulty swallowing, also known as dysphagia, which is associated with a variety of poor outcomes.

“It is important that patients experiencing dysphagia be treated swiftly because dysphagia can cause difficulty eating, drinking or swallowing necessary medications,” said Waverlyn J. Royals, MS, CCC-SLP, speech-language pathology (SLP) clinical specialist and student education coordinator for rehabilitation services at ECU Health Medical Center. “Determining which patients need a swallowing assessment helps care teams intervene early and improve outcomes, as well as more efficiently use resources and reduce costs.”

Since ECU Health is an academic health system, its partnership with Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University allows for team members such as Royals to conduct research to continue finding best practices for patients and care teams. The multidisciplinary group conducted a literature review as part of a process improvement project to help clarify decision-making for patients post-extubation. This review identified specific risk factors that healthcare teams should consider regarding dysphagia post-extubation.

These risk factors became points of decision in the guide. A “yes” answer to any of the decision points resulted in the patient’s continued non-oral status and triggered a consult to SLP professionals. If each question has a “no” response, it eliminates unnecessary requests to assess patients who already tolerate an oral diet. For patients with no positive indicators from the decision guide, including a water swallowing challenge, the nurse consulted with a healthcare provider about starting an oral diet.

“In addition to clarifying which patients need further evaluation, the guide provides nurses and providers with clear indicators to answer questions from patients and families about why individuals were deemed unready to safely resume eating and drinking,” Royals said.

“A Decision Guide for Assessing the Recently Extubated Patient’s Readiness for Safe Oral Intake” details the development of the guide, as well as the risk factors and clinical indicators it covers. The study is published in the February issue of Critical Care Nurse (CCN).

As the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ bimonthly clinical practice journal for acute and critical care nurses, CCN is a trusted source of information related to the bedside care of critically and acutely ill patients. Access the article abstract and full-text PDF by visiting the CCN website at http://ccn.aacnjournals.org.

About Critical Care Nurse: Critical Care Nurse (CCN), a bimonthly clinical practice journal published by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, provides current, relevant and useful information about the bedside care of critically and acutely ill patients. The award-winning journal also offers columns on traditional and emerging issues across the spectrum of critical care, keeping critical care nurses informed on topics that affect their practice in acute, progressive and critical care settings. CCN enjoys a circulation of more than 128,000 and can be accessed at http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/.

About the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: For more than 50 years, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has been dedicated to acute and critical care nursing excellence. The organization’s vision is to create a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families in which acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. AACN is the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, with about 130,000 members and over 200 chapters in the United States.

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February 1, 2023
Gum infection linked to increased risk of heart arrhythmia

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Newswise — Periodontitis, a gum disease, can cause various dental problems such as bad breath, bleeding gums, and tooth loss. Additionally, research suggests it may also be linked to more serious health issues, such as those related to the heart.

Team found a significant correlation between periodontitis and fibrosis scarring to an appendage of the heart’s left atrium that can lead to an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation in a sample of 76 patients with cardiac disease.

“Periodontitis is associated with a long-standing inflammation, and inflammation plays a key role in atrial fibrosis progression and atrial fibrillation pathogenesis. Researcher hypothesized that periodontitis exacerbates atrial fibrosis. This histological study of left atrial appendages aimed to clarify the relationship between clinical periodontitis status and degree of atrial fibrosis.

The left atrial appendages were surgically removed from the patients, and the researchers analyzed the tissue to establish the correlation between severity of the atrial fibrosis and severity of the gum disease. They found that the worse the periodontitis, the worse the fibrosis, suggesting that the inflammation of gums may intensify inflammation and disease in the heart.

Study provides basic evidence that periodontitis can aggravate atrial fibrosis and can be a novel modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation. According to researcher,for improving other risk factors such as weight, activity levels, tobacco and alcohol use, periodontal care could aid in comprehensive atrial fibrillation management. However, she cautioned that this study did not establish a causal relationship, meaning that while gum disease and atrial fibrosis degrees of severity appear connected, researchers have not found that one definitively leads to the other.

While research suggests a connection between periodontitis and atrial fibrosis, further evidence is needed to establish a causal relationship and to determine if periodontal care can reduce fibrosis. The goal of the study is to confirm that periodontitis is a modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation and to encourage dental specialists to play a role in comprehensive atrial fibrillation management. Periodontitis is an easily modifiable risk factor with lower cost compared to other known atrial fibrillation risk factors, thus the results of this study could have a significant impact on the health of people worldwide.

Next, the researchers said they hope to conduct future clinical trials to clarify if periodontal intervention reduces atrial fibrillation occurrence and improves patient outcomes.

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January 27, 2023
How To Whiten Your Teeth At Home + What To Avoid, From Dentists

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First things first, you’ll want to write down a list of possible lifestyle habits that could be discoloring your teeth. For the most part, this falls into two categories: Food and dental hygiene habits.

“Coffee, tea, red wine, sodas, and tobacco use are the most common culprits for yellowing teeth,” dentist and founder of Walden Dental David Frank, DMD tells mbg. But if you skip a basic oral care routine—including brushing, flossing, and possibly a mouthwash, there’s no way your teeth will stay perfectly white.

Other possible factors contributing to teeth discoloration include aging, genetics, and oral trauma, dentist and founder of oral care brand GLO Science Jonathan B. Levine, DMD tells mbg.

In addition, some medications can cause tooth discoloration. “Antihistamines, antipsychotics, and blood pressure medications can cause dry mouth, which can lead to tooth decay and yellowing of the teeth,” Levine says.

These factors can be harder to spot and control, so meet with your dentist if you think any of the above may apply to you. Regardless, start with the habits you can control.

Once you’ve evaluated what might be causing your teeth to yellow in the first place, do your best to either moderate or eliminate the habit if possible. If you’re concerned about coffee (this one’s arguably the most common), consider opting for a reusable straw to ensure the coffee doesn’t touch your front teeth, or carry a travel-friendly toothbrush with you for a quick cleaning post-coffee.

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December 21, 2022
Is Luxury Dental Floss Worth the Money?

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Dec. 15, 2022 – You probably don’t floss your teeth as often as your dentist recommends. (Once a day keeps the plaque away, according to the American Dental Association.) But when you do clean between your pearly whites, do you use the 99-cent spool from the drugstore, or the $10 roll from a subscription box?

If you’re just now learning about the existence of luxury dental floss, that’s likely because interdental concoctions – from fruit-scented fibers doused with coconut oil to vegan, gluten-free bamboo floss – are relatively new to the roughly $5 billion annual oral health market in the United States.

High-end flosses are trendy, says Marion Manski, director of the Division of Dental Hygiene at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, in Richmond. But do these products do a better job of removing the yuck between your teeth?

“I’m glad these products are out there for patients to choose. It may be their preference, and it’ll be the trick that works for them,” she says. “But I always am very wary of what the claims are.”

Manski has sampled more than a few flosses in her nearly 40 years as a dental hygienist. She says the mass-market varieties generally remove bacterial plaque just as well as boutique brands.

“Patients need to be savvy in their decision-making,” she says. “They have to really do their research to make sure [the floss] is doing what it says it does.”

The Allure of Luxury Floss

In Manski’s experience, most patients avoid flossing because they don’t want their fingers in their mouth. Other people may claim to be too busy to spare the extra few minutes a day.

Broadly, only about a third of U.S. adults ages 30 and older floss daily, suggests a 2018 study published in the Journal of Periodontology. Women were more likely to floss daily – 37%, compared to 26% of men.

When Chrystle Cu, DDS, opened her dental practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, getting patients to floss was like, well, pulling teeth.

“I became totally obsessed with flossing specifically, because flossing reaches an area that toothbrushes can’t,” she says. “People are getting cavities in between their teeth all the time, and flossing could’ve prevented it.”

Cu found existing flosses flat, slippery, and not good at removing sticky biofilm. She also couldn’t find any inspiring products. So, she made her own.

If nothing else, a visit to the Cocofloss website is a tropical vacation for the eyes. A palette of Caribbean blues and peachy pinks greets shoppers in the market for banana daiquiri- and confetti cake-scented floss. The company Cu launched with her sister, artist Cat Cu, aims to transport those relaxing vibes to the flossing experience.

As its name suggests, Cocofloss is made with coconut oil. The floss is circular and textured, which Cu says makes it better than drugstore varieties that may slide over plaque without removing the tacky buildup.

“You can see the plaque coming off your teeth, and so it’s very rewarding. It helps motivate you to want to do it more,” Cu says. “It’s disgusting, but it feels good.”

The advertised oral escape comes at a steep cost: a 33-yard spool is $10. Cocofloss has plenty of competitors in the clean beauty sphere, such as DrTung’s Smart Floss, made of expandable fibers coated in vegetable and beeswax. A pair of 30-yard spools cost $9.84. Zero Waste Floss, 33 yards of charcoal-infused bamboo from EcoRoots, is $9.99.

Meanwhile, Walmart sells a 55-yard pack of Reach Mint Waxed Floss for 97 cents. CVS offers a 40-meter roll (about 44 yards) of Oral-B Glide Pro-Health Comfort Plus Floss for $5.59. Other options include floss picks, which Manski says work in a pinch, and water flossers, which can cost more than $100.

Each brand boasts its supposed advantage over others, but Manski has seen little scientific evidence that certain floss types can lead to a cleaner mouth.

A study published last February in the journal Materials supports that view: “In spite of the fact that dental floss nowadays comes in a variety of materials, including silk, nylon, and PTFE [polytetrafluoroethylene] with or without wax, little is known about its physical properties, tensile strength, and structural and morphological characteristics,” the authors concluded.

Ask Your Dental Hygienist for Flossing Help

Can you remember life before brushing your teeth? The act has been so ingrained in our daily routines since early childhood that it almost seems an evolutionary trait. But we’re not born knowing how to brush properly.

Whether a toothbrush is fashioned from cheap plastic or is an expensive sonic model, the tool is only as good as the user, says Martha McComas, interim associate director of dental hygiene at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor.

“You could use an electric toothbrush the completely wrong way, and it’s not going to be effective. It’s the same with the floss,” she says. “If you’re not cleaning that interdental space – the space that’s between the tooth and the gum that you can see – then it’s really not effective.”

While the idea of asking your dental hygienist to show you how to floss correctly – something you thought you’d known for decades – might be embarrassing, don’t worry, McComas says. They can not only assess your flossing technique but also determine whether your preferred brand of floss is right for you.

The bottom line: No one-size-fits-all floss exists. The best type for you depends on things like the width between your teeth, whether you have hardware, and whether you wear braces, McComas says,

For example, if your teeth are tightly packed together, a round, unwaxed floss is your best bet, she says. If you have fillings or crowns, stay away from woven flosses, which can shred and get stuck. Dental tape – wide, flat floss – might work well for some smiles but be too thin for others.

Manski and McComas stress that the greatest floss is the kind you’ll use daily.

“Would you go 5 days without brushing your teeth? No, of course not,” Manski says. “It has to be the same with floss.”

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December 15, 2022
Tobacco use, incidence of adverse oral health outcomes

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Newswise — About The Study: This nationally representative cohort study found associations of current combustible tobacco use with the incidence of adverse oral health outcomes and also found an association between current electronic nicotine delivery systems use and the incidence of bleeding after brushing or flossing. These findings highlight the importance of longitudinal studies and emphasize the continued importance of tobacco cessation counseling and resources in clinical practice.

Authors: Marushka L. Silveira, B.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the corresponding author.

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December 9, 2022
Reliance Dental Introduces Scholarship to Promote Better Oral Health Habits for College Students

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updated: Apr 12, 2017

Alsip, IL, April 12, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Reliance Dental, manufacturer of dental acrylics and other dental supplies for over a century, is proud to introduce the Bright Smile Scholarship program. The program will award $2,500 to help with college, grad school or dental hygienist education costs to a student who practices and helps promote good oral health habits.

Recent research shows only a little over 50% of Millennials make regular visits to the dentist, the lowest percentage of any age group. They are busy with college and adjusting to a new lifestyle, plus they are often away from their parents and their dentists, and going to the dentist simply becomes a low priority. The result is an upturn in Millennial patients who need major dental work because they have failed to see a dentist for several years.

“We did substantial research during our annual marketing planning process for Reliance, and as far as we can tell, no one has ever used a scholarship as an incentive to encourage better oral care. This program can help both dentists and patients, so there’s really no downside.”

Tom Baer, President, TBI Marketing

A requirement of the Bright Smile Scholarship is that applicants must get sign off as practicing good oral health habits by a licensed dental office. “We’re hoping driving students to a dental office to get sign off for their scholarship application will encourage at least some of them to do more, like getting an annual check-up,” said Tom Rissman, CEO of Reliance Dental. “Any increase in oral care for this group is a plus.”

In addition, applicants are required to submit a poster design or social media post promoting the benefits of good dental habits. This will also help get Millennials thinking about their own dental care, and judging of these designs will be a key factor in who will ultimately be awarded the scholarship.

The idea for the scholarship came from Reliance’s marketing agency TBI. TBI president Tom Baer says, “We did substantial research during our annual marketing planning process for Reliance, and as far as we can tell, no one has ever used a scholarship as an incentive to encourage better oral care. This program can help both dentists and patients, so there’s really no downside.”

Applications for the scholarship can be made at scholarship.reliancedental.net, and are being accepted through July 15, 2017. The scholarship will be awarded in early August.

The program is open to any student, 17 years of age or older who has been accepted to a 2 or 4-year institution of higher learning, or a facility that provides education toward being certified as a registered Dental Hygienist in the 50 United States or District of Columbia. Students must also have a 3.0 grade point average to qualify.

More information, including complete rules can be found at www.scholarship.reliancedental.net.

About Reliance Dental

Reliance Dental Manufacturing, LLC, a privately held company located in Alsip, Illinois, has been producing dental acrylics and supplies for dentists worldwide for over 100 years, and is renowned for providing only the highest quality products, surprisingly affordable prices, and personal attention to every customer. Reliance manufactures DuraLay Brand pattern resin and temporary crown and bridge products, as well as DuraSeal temporary filling acrylic and a full line of denture re-line and rebase materials (DuraBase, DuraBase Soft, DuraLiner II, Dura Rely-A-Soft and DuraConditioner). The fact that Reliance products are used daily by thousands of dentists across the globe is testimony to their high standards for accuracy and reliability. The company is fully ISO certified and rigorously complies with all requirements for continuous improvements.

For more company information visit www.reliancedental.net or call 708/597-6694.

Bright Smile Scholarship Media Contact:

Tom Baer
TBI Marketing
847-274-9003
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