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MedPage Today
Severe gum disease and advanced cirrhosis don't go together well.
A prospective analysis of patients with both cirrhosis and periodontitis showed more severe gum disease was associated with an increased risk of death from any case, according to Lea Ladegaard Grønkjaer, R.N., Ph.D., of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark.
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Dentistry Today
Dental anxiety is common, though it is considered a phobia when it has a marked impact on the patient’s well-being. For example, people with dental phobia are more likely to have active caries and missing teeth, according to the King’s College London Dental Institute. These people also report that their quality of life, as related to their oral health, is poor.
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University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine via ScienceDaily
The first 1,000 days after conception strongly influence a person's life expectancy and disease susceptibility, research shows. The primary marker used to identify early life stress is low birth weight. But low birth weight is a marker only until birth — far short of a measurement useful for the first thousand days. New research suggests that an asymmetric lower face is a novel marker that captures early life stresses that occur after birth.
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Healio
Periodontitis and edentulism in postmenopausal women are associated with increased mortality rate but not increased risk for CVD after adjusting for confounding factors, according to published findings. “Moderate to severe periodontitis and edentulism are present in about 64 percent and 33 percent of U.S. adults 60 years and older, respectively,” Michael J. LaMonte, Ph.D., M.P.H., research associate professor in the department of epidemiology and environmental health at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and colleagues wrote in the study background.
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Dentistry Today
More than 49,750 people in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year, according to Vigilant Biosciences. Yet 62 percent of adults in the U.S. know very little or nothing at all about the disease— including cancer of the oral cavity, tongue, larynx and pharynx — and only 29 percent report being screened for oral cancer at their last dental checkup, according to a survey conducted by the company in collaboration with the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Oral Cancer Foundation, and Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer.
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Romper
Just add it to the growing list of pregnancy side effects you never saw coming: bleeding gums during gestation is definitely a thing. The first time you discover blood on your toothbrush might be jarring, and your mouth will likely be sensitive and sore to boot. So why do your gums bleed when you're pregnant, and what should you do about it?
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By Sarah Moore
 These days, it's no secret that altruism can have some seriously nonaltruistic benefits. Giving back impresses customers and makes them want to work with you more. Donation also helps employees feel as though they're a part of something meaningful, and thus helps keep them around for the long haul. And let's not forget that tax deduction. All of these add up to better business. In fact, by some estimates, giving regularly can even double your bottom line.
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Entrepreneur
Approximately 4,000 people recently made their way to the San Diego convention center to attend Social Media Marketing World. Marketers from all over the world were there to learn about the latest ways social media can make money for their companies. The goal is to leverage these social channels into a marketing strategy that creates brand awareness, sells more products and services and gets the brand closer to its customer community.
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