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Worried you might have a heart attack? Brush your teeth twice a day! And what do you do if you accidentally get one of those teeth knocked out? (Even vampires sometimes have this problem).
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Are mercury fillings safe? Mercury-based fillings have been used by dentists to repair teeth for well over a century. But in recent decades, their use has become controversial due to concerns about exposure to potentially toxic mercury.
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You can’t hide the truth from your dentist! For instance, they can spot bulemics (who gorge and purge) from the way their teeth become eroded by stomach acid.

Dentist Mohamed Bassiouny is a sort of “tooth detective.” He discovered a patient whose teeth had eroded from stomach acids not caused by an eating disorder. Instead this woman had a bad case of menstrual cramps that forced stomach acids back up into her mouth, where they ate away her tooth enamel.
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Or least say goodbye to that dreaded drill. Dentists in the U.K. have started using a new treatment which does away with the need for injections, drilling and fillings. The treatment, called Healozone, uses a blast of ozone gas to kill bacteria. This painless procedure allows saliva to repair damaged teeth naturally.

During the procedure, a rubber cap is fitted on the tooth and ozone gas is applied through the air-tight seal created by the cap. Within 10 and 40 seconds, the gas eliminates all of the acid-producing bacteria in the tooth, which allows the mineral content of saliva to repair the tooth over time.
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