Unique Floss Turns Ritual Into Luxury Treat

As Halloween looms around the corner, I'm excited to share that Dr. Chrystal Cu from San Mateo has developed a wonderful option to our oral hygiene routine. Cocofloss aims at sprucing up the flossing experience by using "500 loosely woven polyester filaments coated with microcyrstalline wax, coconut oil, essential oils, and aromas". Hopefully, this will add to the experience of flossing and get more of us to floss daily!

For the full story from Fast Company, click here. 

Happy Halloween,

Dr. Lynda Tran

KaiDentistry.com

Tooth Cracker 5000 Helps Extract Stem Cells

As stem cells become further studied and used in medicine, researchers are discovering teeth as a great source of stem cells. It is possible that this new device that is jokingly called the "Tooth Cracker 5000" may allow researchers to quadruple the number of stem cells harvested. 

“Potential real-world application of this technology is to assist dental pulp stem cell researchers and companies that store dental stem cells with improving their yields,” Mah said. “At this time, we plan to improve upon the current design and conduct testing with a variety of tooth shapes, but we are open to collaborations with other researchers and industry.”

For the full story, click here. 

 

Happy October,

Dr. Lynda Tran

KaiDentistry.com

World Heart Day - A Focus on Teeth

In an article by Dr. Luke Cronin, he discusses the important links between our oral health and our heart health. 

The link between oral health and a healthy heart is stronger than you might have realised, and this World Heart Day. People with poor oral health have an increased number of bad bacteria, which can travel through your bloodstream to your stomach and heart, and create serious health problems.

For the full article, please check it out here. If you have questions about other ways to protect your heart through oral care, please drop me a message. 

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy heart,

Dr. Lynda Tran

KaiDentistry.com

360 Degree Toothbrush for Kids from Japanese Clinic

A real father from Fatherly weighs in on the difficulty of brushing his kids' teeth. Read his suggestion here. It's a tough battle moms and dads, but it's a battle definitely worth fighting for! :)

Wishing all the kids a great summer break,

Dr. Lynda Tran

KaiDentistry.com

History of Dentistry in Photos

Major dental nerdom in this latest entry. It is amazing how far dentistry has come. Check out the photo history here...especially the old school ether inhaler...whoa. 

Happy Memorial Day weekend,

Dr. Lynda Tran

KaiDentistry.com

Warning: Cuteness Ahead

What a wonderful May we're having. Here is a little video of Fiona the Hippo for your Friday cuteness. 

 

Happy Mother's Day to All the Amazing Moms!,

Dr. Lynda Tran

KaiDentistry.com

"Tooth Fairy Study" and Autism

A study that will be taking place for the next seven years hopes to discover any links between baby teeth and autism. Check out the full article here. 

“The Tooth Fairy” study

Scientists have searched for the cause of autism for decades. They have found trends — such as children with older siblings with autism are at significantly higher risk — but have yet to discover its trigger.

Researchers at the University of Washington are part of a national study looking at the baby teeth of the siblings of children who have autism. The Fishers have been enlisted to take part.

Since the teeth are collected from young children, the research quickly earned a nickname, “The Tooth Fairy” study.

Scientists will analyze the teeth looking for signs of exposure to toxins, such as pesticides, flame retardants, chemicals that soften plastics, and heavy metals such as lead, which can affect the development of genes.

A scientific instrument is used to determine when a child was exposed to a contaminant.

Happy Friday,

Dr. Lynda Tran
KaiDentistry.com