Yes, it is once again everyone’s favorite week of the year: Shark Week. For one week, every year, we humans become captivated by these living fossils that dart through the ocean water, instilling fear in even the most daring human. For the best, concise description of a shark’s life, we turn to Mr. Hooper from […]
The Marvel of the Dental Android
The Showa University dental android may have been introduced over three years ago, but it’s still fascinating. The technology is incredible. Its potential use in dental education could be invaluable. Having said that, it still creeps us out a bit. It might be due to the phenomenon called the “uncanny valley.” Have a look for […]
Growing Teeth from Stem Cells
The future is upon us. The days of growing human organs to replace those we’ve lost or destroyed is just beyond the horizon. Right now our reach may exceed our grasp, but that’ll only be for so long. And the key to artificially growing organs at will…urine! Urine Luck Yes, it may sound disgusting, but […]
Human Tongue Senses Carbs
Our tongues are integral to our ability to taste food. It is the tongue that recognizes sweet, sour, salty, savory and bitter tastes. Without the tongue’s ability to sense taste, human livelihood just wouldn’t be the same. But it seems that the human tongue can do more than merely sense taste. It may even sense carbohydrates. […]
Key to Success: Studying to Music
Studying to music is sometimes the only way to make it tolerable. Whether it’s calculating useful work in thermodynamics, comparing Thomas Hobbes to Jean Jacques Rousseau, or integrating a calculus function, music is often in the background to these tasks a little more pleasant. Now scientists are discovering that music doesn’t just make studying more […]
Yawning…What Does it Do?
It’s a phenomenon that we still haven’t fully figured out. No it’s not string theory or quantum gravity. In fact it’s so mundane, so common that even animals do it. It is of course, pandiculation. Or if you don’t want me to sound condescending: yawning. Yawning as a contagion is not a myth; far from […]
The Rise of the Saliva Test
There’s good news for people who are squeamish when it comes to getting their blood drawn: blood tests may be a thing of the past thanks to another bodily fluid—saliva. In with Saliva, Out with Blood The saliva test could be the new frontier for diagnostic medicine. There have been recent breakthroughs in analyzing saliva […]
Strange Connection Between Teeth and Memory
If you’ve got all your teeth, there’s a good chance you have a memory like an elephant. It seems like an odd connection, but according to recent studies with elderly subjects, having more natural teeth has a significant correlation with better memory. Good Teeth, Good Brain The study was conducted on a group of seniors, […]
Snoring: No Laughing Matter
Here at Lake County Dental Care, sleep apnea is an important concern of ours. Sleep apnea is a condition that affects millions of Americans every year. It occurs when your air passage gets blocked in your sleep because the muscles in the back of your throat relax too much. Snoring is the most obvious sign of […]
Our Contest Winner: Maria O’Brien
To get the spring started off on the right foot, we held a contest. A contest that asked participants to offer a picture or short video of their craziest, most extreme and/or most fierce teeth brushing technique. Hence the April Fool’s Day Contest was unleashed and for the whole month of March we received some […]