Safe dentistry

Dental stroke

The mystery about gaps

Glowing toothbrush

Teething adults

Amino acid called proline can regenerate decaying teeth

INDIA

What is ‘noma’, the latest addition to WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases

The severe gangrenous disease of mouth and face has 90% mortality rate and is associated with extreme poverty, malnutrition

Of dentures and dementia

Spinach gives green signal to smokers

A diet rich in leafy vegetables and minerals can ward off cancer of the mouth, claim researchers.

Free from fluorides

A Jaipur-based doctor claims to have developed a technique to clean fluoride contaminated water

Beyond teething stage

How safe is your toothpaste?

From the basic, white toothpaste of yesteryears to the specialised cavity- and plaque-control ones, toothpastes have come a long way. Scientists …

Beware flurosis is zeroing in on you

Water harvesting and conservation methods can turn the tide against the disease

Sooty water for parched throats

Pollution by public sector units has created a dearth water in Orissa's Anugul-Talcher industrial belt. However, little has been done to rectify …

Talking about fluorosis

Participants failed to come up with workable solutions at a recent international conference on fluorosis

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