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Portland, Ore., Voting on Water Fluoridation
the 21st century. If voters say no, Portland will remain the largest U.S. city yet to approve fluoridation to combat tooth decay . Voters in Portland twice rejected fluoridation before approving it in 1978. That plan was overturned two years later
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Portland Set to Vote on Fluoride in Water
epidemiologist Dr. Katrina Hedberg. " Tooth decay is a serious problem and fluoridation cavities, and one in five, has rampant tooth decay . "It is also consistent with the state's shown to reduce a person's risk of tooth decay by 25 percent, and a lifetime supply
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Colgate Planning Caffeinated Toothbrush? Maybe, Maybe Notpatents issued to parties other than Colgate had similar elements. One was a chewable toothbrush and the other was a flossing patent. "There are all sorts of crazy things patented," Durkin said. The application was filed in October 2012
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Portland Revisits Issue of Public Fluoridation
topic. Liberals concerned about the dental health of low-income children are pitted yet to approve fluoridation to combat tooth decay . That changed ever-so-briefly in those children some protection against tooth decay . A recent state survey showed 21 percent
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Facebook Is How These 6 Little Dogs Are Fixing Big ProblemsT-shirts . Oscar Oscar is an old-timer who was left at a shelter after having been neglected by his former owner. Braving tooth decay , mites, and multiple infections and having lost the use of his back legs, Oscar beat the odds to survive. Today, thanks
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Popular Antibacterial Soap Ingredient Draws FDA Scrutinyor reducing bacteria on the hands than plain soap. Indeed, the only officially approved use of the chemical is in certain toothpastes after a study showed it helps prevent gingivitis . The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Best and Worst Foods for Your Teethstains in the first place, by brushing , flossing , and—last but not least teeth—something no amount of brushing or flossing can repair. They don't call 'em likely to noticeably affect your dental health , Messina says. Soda It's
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Disney Magic Re-Launch Includes New Kids', Adults' Attractionsbar and lounge; and O'Gills, an Irish pub and sports bar. The Senses Spa will be enlarged and include a Smile Spa for teeth whitening . Palo, the adults-only restaurant, will get a makeover. Fans of the casual dining restaurant Cabanas will be happy
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Watch Your Mouth!
some form of gum disease . The inflammation caused by gum disease can be linked have access to dental health care. This your risk of gum disease . Focus on fighting plaque by flossing daily and staying five seconds brushing their teeth
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Santa School Trains Would-Be St. Nicks in Beards, Bad Breath and 'Ho Ho Ho'three days in October. The school offers instruction and fine tuning for returning students. "They cover everything from bad breath to your beard and how to maintain your hair," said Schmidt. "They teach sign language, too." The school brings in a
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7UP Sued Over Antioxidant Claimsproven antioxidant benefits anyway. "Nondiet varieties of 7UP, like other sugary drinks, promote obesity, diabetes, tooth decay , and other serious health problems, and no amount of antioxidants could begin to reduce those risks," said CSPI Executive
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Glenn Beck's Jeans and More Surprising Celebrity Endorsementsdenture cleanser. That's because her pearly whites are the real deal. "I have always loved to smile and I'm so grateful that I was born with good straight teeth," Henderson told Dear Doctor, an online magazine for dental health .
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Huge Hairball in Teen's Stomach Underscores Hair-Eating Dangers
Cook, a pediatrician at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., said that common signs of stomach hairballs include bad breath , occasional vomiting, stomach pain, dark green-to-black colored stools, decreased appetite, weight loss, and stunted
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Western Lifestyle Disturbing Key Bacterial Balance?Thanks to advanced methods, microbiologists can use even the tiniest traces of DNA -- such as in a fleck of skin or on dental plaque -- to identify different species of bacteria. In Europe, China and the United States, researchers have catalogued the
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'Teach Me How to Brushy' Promotes Oral Health
Cute kids dancing around, brushing and flossing , explain the awesomeness of quick facts and FAQs regarding dental health , particularly in children the importance of consistently brushing one's teeth. "There is nothing
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10 Bizarre Home Cures That Really WorkNatural Remedies for Pain Your Halitosis Home cure: Yogurt Use it for: Bad breath Preliminary research shows that the live bacteria in yogurt can suppress levels of bad breath –causing bacteria. "Good" bugs in yogurt may crowd out the "bad
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David Hasselhoff and 7 More Embarrassing Celebrity Endorsementsdenture cleanser. That's because her pearly whites are the real deal. "I have always loved to smile and I'm so grateful that I was born with good straight teeth," Henderson told Dear Doctor, an online magazine for dental health .
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More money doesn't please neurotics; just ask Alvy Singer
failure if it is not as much as they expected." Apparently, when Woody Allen looks a gift horse in the mouth, he smells bad breath . His character, Alvy Singer, describes the neurotic's outlook on life this way in Annie Hall— "Full of loneliness
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Choking Death Linked to Gastric Bypass Surgery
long time for the esophagus to dilate out like that, and you'd be symptomatic long before that happened." Symptoms like bad breath , vomiting and regurgitating food can signal a digestive obstruction, a risk associated with bariatric surgery, according
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Dental Plans: Why Americans Are Paying More For Lessbenefits and the cap on dental health plan benefits have down the line, with gum disease possibly contributing of the Children's Dental Health Project in Washington monthly premium for dental health maintenance organizations
