Did you know that scuba diving can harm your teeth?

If you are planning a scuba diving session at your next holiday destination, first see a dentist! Due to the constant jaw clenching and fluctuations in the atmospheric pressure underwater, divers may experience symptoms that range from tooth, jaw and gum pain to loosened crowns and broken dental fillings, says a study. 

Recreational divers should consider consulting with their dentist before diving if they recently received dental care, said lead author Vinisha Ranna from the University at Buffalo in New York.

“Divers are required to meet a standard of medical fitness before certification, but there are no dental health prerequisites,” Ranna, who is also a certified stress and rescue scuba diver, noted.

“Considering the air supply regulator is held in the mouth, any disorder in the oral cavity can potentially increase the diver’s risk of injury. A dentist can look and see if diving is affecting a patient’s oral health,” Ranna said.

Mobident: India's first portable dental clinic chain delivers its services at doorsteps.

An arthritic elderly woman has a decaying tooth which not only causes a toothache from time to time but could also lead to inflammation that worsens her arthritic pain. But she keeps putting off a visit to the dentist.

You know you need periodic deep cleaning of your teeth to remove plaque and tartar. Otherwise it can lead to tooth decay, gum disease, and worse. Oral bacteria have been linked to heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. And yet, something always crops up to put off that dentist visit.

Now a dentist and an entrepreneur in India have got together to solve this problem.

Dental drill removed from patient’s lungs

Doctors at a hospital in India removed a dental drill from the lungs of a patient.

The surgery was undertaken at the Getwell Hospital in Nagpur.

The drill had fallen into the windpipe of the patient during a root canal procedure. The position of the drill was such that it could puncture his lung and blood vessels even with a simple cough.

The drill was swallowed into the stomach of the patient even while it was being removed by the doctors using a bronchoscope. Finally, a gastroscope was used to safely maneuver the drill out of the body.

Delhi to have 100 Aam Aadmi dental clinics and 5 dental colleges: Manish Sisodia

On the lines of its mohalla clinics, the Aam Aadmi Party government will set up 100 dental clinics across the city for providing routine dental services while cases requiring specilaised treatment will be taken care at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) and five such institutes have been planned to be set up in the national Capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia during the inauguration of Dental Health Utsav - Delhi Smiles-2016 at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS) in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Addressing the 23rd annual Dental Health Utsav organised by MAIDS, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said currently even cases routine in nature were seen at MAIDS and there was a need to create 100 dental clinics like aam aadmi mohalla clinics where they could be handled while only referral ones should go to MAIDS.

Dental doctors approach Dr Jitendra for raising retirement age

Central Government Dental Doctors today approached Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh with the plea for raising their retirement age to 65 years.

A delegation of dental doctors held a meeting with Dr Jitendra Singh and complained that even as the Central Government had, through an order dated 31st May this year, raised the superannuation age of non-teaching specialists and other doctors of Central Health Services to 65 years, it is an anomaly that the doctors in the category of Central Government Dental Services have been left out. They alleged that this was a discrimination against them, particularly because they belong to the same Central Government services and their controlling authority is the same Union Ministry of Health.

PG Student jumps to death from 3rd floor

INDORE : A dentist committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of a building in White Church colony on Friday afternoon.

The incident took place when the deceased identified as Dr Ashish Baghel, a resident of Chindwara, who was currently residing in Aerodrome area committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of Hasmukh Sadan building in White Church colony.

He fell into the yard of a neighbour Laxmibai who was working in her kitchen. She heard a thud from the front portion of the house and rushed outside only to see the man lying on the floor in a pool of blood. She immediately informed the police.

Clove Dental eyes 600 clinics in four years

Dental care chain Clove Dental today said it is looking to take the number total number of its clinics to 150 by year-end and become the largest operational chain in India.

The Global Dental Services promoted dental chain, which now operates 116 clinics, would continue to add 10-12 clinics every month for the next four years to have 600 clinics, the company said.

The firm has so far made an investment of USD 25 million and plans to invest another USD 25 to 30 million to attain the number of 600 clinics, it added.

Clove Dental Chairman Louis Shakinovsky said: "Within a short period, we have established ourselves as a brand that stands for high-quality dental care. We are committed to bring international standard dental care to every Indian."