Scientists have observed the evolution of the teeth and their surrounding supporting bone of all animals to date are unusually different when compared to humans in modern contemporary societies surviving today. Why is there a difference?Contributor: S K ThomasPublished: Sep 23, 2011 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness – Associated Content)
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Archive for January, 2012
Tooth Decay and Gum Disease, Why?
Friday, January 27th, 2012Sleep Apnea: When a Snore Is More
Friday, January 20th, 2012Sleep apnea is as common as type 2 diabetes, and most people who have sleep apnea havenât been diagnosed — which puts them at risk for more than just sleepiness.Having sleep apnea increases the odds that youâll develop high blood pressure, heart disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches.And then there are the dangers that do come along with plain old sleepiness: poor functioning at work and at home, decreased decision-making skills, and a serious risk for impaired driving.A 2008 study showed that people with sleep apnea double their chances of being in a car accident and are three to five times more likely to be in a severe accident that causes injury.What You Should Know About This Common ConditionThe risk mythsBeing older, being obese, and being a man are…
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Oral cancer deaths declining among well-educated
Thursday, January 12th, 2012NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Deaths from mouth and throat cancer have dropped since the early 1990s, according to a new study — but only among people with at least a high school education. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Video Describes Procedure To Determine The Cause Of Your Snoring
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Our office has produced a new video describing “where” snoring comes from determined by a simple procedure known as sedated or sleep endoscopy. At its most basic definition, snoring is noise produced from a vibrating mucosal surface in the upper airway.Though snoring can be defined simply, the tough question is WHERE are these vibrating mucosal surfaces? Because unless one can define WHERE the snoring is coming from, successful treatment can’t be pursued definitively.An office exam performed while a patient is awake is suboptimal as the patient is awake… and not snoring. As such, it is an educated guess where the snoring problem is stemming from.To this end, (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Fauquier ENT Blog* (Source: Better Healt…
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