OUCH!! A study among 201 young adults in France looked at complications to the oral environment following piercing. The majority reported problems immediately after piercing, including difficulty speaking, eating, swallowing and drinking. Over 5% had self-pierced, and these and many others had received little or no home-care instructions. The results strongly support Teflon rather than metal jewelry, [...]
Read more...Monthly Archives: June 2011
Smile intensity in photographs predicts longevity
June 28th, 2011
We came across this paper that tweaked our interest and perhaps will make you smile too! 230 photos were collected from The Baseball Register for 1952 and enlarged to twice their original size. They were rated for smile intensity by five assessors and dates of death investigated. The Register allowed various factors influencing longevity to [...]
Read more...Christchurch Dental rooms resilient to June 13 Earthquakes
June 14th, 2011
Following 2 more severe earthquakes of 5.7 & 6.3 on 13th June, we would like everyone to know we are all safe and sound at 75 Cambridge Tce on the west bank of the river Avon. Our building withstood the onslaught again and proves to be strong and resilient. We didn’t lose power and we [...]
Read more...Post-quake dental news
June 8th, 2011
Following all the recent Earthquake events since September last year, at The Smile Company we have noticed a number of our clients have been very stressed. We have seen a number of associated complaints ranging from ear-ache, jaw ache, tooth ache, facial pain and even upper back pain. Mostly these symptoms have been as a [...]
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