For New Dentistry

Tooth Friendly Soft Drinks

Most soft drinks contain high concentration of simple
carbohydrates and have a pH of 3 or even lower.

A tooth friendly soft drink (T.F.S.D) should have the
following characteristics and elements; fluoride
(approximately 1 ppm), casein phosphopeptide-amorphous
calcium phosphate (2%), xylitol (4-6g/serving), tea
polyphenols (2-4 mg/ml), cranberry extract (250 mg/ml of the
flavonoids quercetin and myricetin), sugar free, pH close to
5.5 and super oxygenation (240,000 ppm) vs. carbonation.

Med Hypotheses. 2009 Oct;73(4):524-5. Epub 2009 Jun 30.
Towards tooth friendly soft drinks.
Kolahi J, Fazilati M, Kadivar M.

Torabinejad Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical
Sciences, No. 10, Sayt 180, Shahin Shahr, Isfahan, Co
83188-65161, Iran. afar.kolahi@gmail.com

PMID: 19570614

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Dental caries is a rapidly emerging oral health problem
amongst the children of India.

Its incidence in different states varies between 31 and 89%.

Caries free rate was 19.14% and mean DMFT was 1.97 in 10-12
years.

J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2009 Oct-Dec;27(4):224-6.
Prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs in the rural
child population of Nainital District, Uttaranchal.
Grewal H, Verma M, Kumar A.

Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Maulana
Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 19915273

DIAGNOdent in an Indian Study

Regarding the detection of occlusal caries in primary
molars,

DIAGNOdent showed higher sensitivity and accuracy as
compared with other conventional methods (visual, tactile
and bitewing radiographs) for detection of enamel caries,
whereas for detection of dentinal caries, even though the
sensitivity was high, accuracy of the DIAGNOdent device was
similar to other conventional caries diagnostic methods.

J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2009 Oct-Dec;27(4):227-34.
Comparison of validity of DIAGNOdent with conventional
methods for detection of occlusal caries in primary molars
using the histological gold standard: An in vivo study.
Goel A, Chawla HS, Gauba K, Goyal A.

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, D. J.
College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar, India.

PMID: 19915274

Cutback of grants for scientific research in Japan

A government panel set up to unearth wasteful spending
recommended all but wiping out a 27 billion yen ($300
million) budget to build the world's fastest supercomputer.

Insufficient funds and infrastructure could exacerbate an
ongoing exodus of top researchers from Japan, drawn by
grants and research opportunities in the United States,
Singapore and China, scientists have said.

"You hear of whole teams of researchers leaving," said an
executive director at another public research institution,
after having one set of grants for next-generation research
cut by more than 60 percent. "Japan's scientific community
is hollowing out."

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSLD36753620091113

RTÉ News: Warning on obesity in Northern Ireland

Obesity Rate Increased in France

The obesity rate in France at 6.5 million, almost 15% of the
total population. Another 14 million are considered
overweight but not obese, according to a research carried
out by TNS Healthcare Sofres and financed by Roche.

The sample was 25,000 people.

There is also a link between household income and weight -
with 22% of people earning less than €900 a month considered
obese, compared with 6% of those on more than €5,300.

The report's author Marie-Aline Charles, a research director
at the National Institute for Health and Medical Research,
told Le Monde:

"We will continue to see obesity rates increase. It is like
an ocean liner that once launched cannot be stopped quickly.

http://www.connexionfrance.com/news_articles.php?id=1192

Obesity Rate Decreased in Japan

According to a survey conducted by The Health, Labor and
Welfare Ministry, obesity rates (BMI>=25) in Japan in 2008
were:

Men: 28.6%
Women: 20.6%

The obesity rates decreased compared to the previous year
becuase of more health conscious.

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/houdou/2009/11/h1109-1.html

Smoking Rate: 21.8% in Japan in 2008

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Monday that the
smoking rate among the men and women in total was 21.8% in
the survey conducted a year ago.

Men: 36.8%
Women: 9.1%

The ministry attributed the smoking rate decrease to rising
health consciousness and introduction of "taspo" smart cards
in July last year.

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/houdou/2009/11/h1109-1.html

Smoking Rate: 6.5% amongst Young People in Ireland in 2009

A new report was conducted in collaboration with the World
Health Organisation.

The in-depth survey co-authored by NUI Galway involved
almost 20,000 children aged between 11 and 15 in Ireland,
England, Scotland and Wales.

After England, young people in Ireland had the lowest level
of daily smoking at 6.5%.

 

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1111/children.html