Diabetes, Minorities and Oral Health

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Researchers are trying to understand what makes minorities more at risk for diabetes. Nothing concrete yet, but it’s a fact that diabetes is on the rise among African Americans and Latinos. African Americans are 1.6 times more likely to develop diabetes as whites of similar age and gender. Hispanics are 1.5 times more likely and [...]

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Dental Erosion

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Dissolving tooth surface enamel with your favorite cola, soda or sport drink. Can you tell me what dental erosion is and what I can do to prevent it in my kids? Do you have any advice on what to substitute that’s not harmful to their teeth and health? Dental erosion is becoming an important topic [...]

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