Tooth decay begins when acid produced by bacteria in plaque dissolves the mineral in the teeth, causing microscopic holes or 'pores' to form. As the decay process progresses these micro-pores increase in size and...
Scientists in Japan have managed to grow fully functional teeth in mice using stem cells, and are hopeful the same technique can be used to grow human organs in the future. The researchers created a seed...
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Tooth decay is now the third most common reason children in the UK are admitted to hospital, according to data obtained by the opposition Conservatives. " There were 36,530 admissions in 2006/07 among...
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The 42-day detention law, which would have extended the amount of time a person suspected of terrorism could be held without charge, has reportedly been dropped from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's agenda. The issue has been enormously controversial in the UK across party...
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"Fossil Found In Ike-Ravaged Home's YardPaleontologist: Big Tooth Could Be From Mammoth""CAPLEN, Texas -- A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike found a football-sized fossil tooth in the debris.Dorothy Sisk and her colleague, Lamar...
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Quick: What would you do if you impaled yourself with a large, sharp, piece of wood? If your tooth fell out? If you fell from a high ladder? If your friend had a severe allergic reaction? ...
I love dogs, but one of my biggest fears is when a big dog comes lunging at you. I have no idea what I would do if I was in the boy's position. I don't think I would bite the dog, but maybe try and shake it loose...
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Gummy bears may be the solution for tooth decay problems amongst children. According to a U.S. study, xylitol, the sugar substitute may help prevent tooth decay. Xylitol is actually a naturally-occurring sugar...
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Let's see...if I were going to get a tooth tattoo, I think I'd opt for Edvard Munch's The Scream. It's tasteful, iconic, and teeming with passion--everything you want in tooth art."A considerable proportion of the...
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What would you do if you found a mastodon skeleton in your yard? A California family have been dealing with that very situation, and have decided to part ways with the bony beast. Craigslist would have been ideal...
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"A pensioner suffering from breathing problems was found to have a tooth lodged in his lung.
Gordon Billingham, 77, who has worn false teeth for several years, was so short of breath he could barely walk and was...
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I don't really know what to say about this one other than the obvious question: why is it a BABY tooth??? Where is the rest of the child? I'm scared."A boy bit into a Tesco sausage - and found a tooth...
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"A 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum has been discovered by an archaeology student from the University of Derby.
Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar while on a dig in western Finland.
Neolithic...
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