- Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer
- Toxic Lead Found in Cinnamon Product, FDA Says
- Certain Abbott Blood Sugar Monitors May Give Incorrect Readings
- Athletes Can Expect High Ozone, Pollen Counts for Paris Olympics
- Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report
- Shingles Vaccine Could Lower Dementia Risk
- Your Odds for Accidental Gun Death Rise Greatly in Certain States
- Kids From Poorer Families Less Likely to Survive Cancer
- Tough Workouts Won’t Trigger Cardiac Arrest in Folks With Long QT Syndrome
- At-Home Colon Cancer Test Can Save Lives
Dental Health Debate
![](https://ladylively.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Dental_Health_061113-300x239.jpg)
Are you one of those people who diligently make your teeth cleaning appointments every six months?
Well, a new study in the Journal of Dental Research suggests you may be able to go a full year!
Using dental claim data from more than 5-thousand adult patients who regularly visited the dentist, researchers looked at the link between long-term tooth loss and frequency of those preventative cleanings.
Periodontal disease risk factors, like smoking, diabetes and genetics, were also considered.
The data showed that high-risk patients having at least one of the three risk factors benefit from two dental cleanings per year.
People with two or three of the risk factors may need more than two cleanings each year to prevent tooth loss.
But for those who don’t smoke and have no family history of dental disease, or diabetes…the researchers say one cleaning a year may be just what the dentist ordered for your oral health.
I’m Dr. Cindy Haines of HealthDay TV…with health information for healthier living.