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      • COMPUTER BRACES
        01/28/08


        Throughout a lifetime, crooked, crowded teeth can cause health problems. But orthodontics offer more choices than ever before. One reason: computers are designing and fabricating the braces. Dr. Linda Niessen looks at the latest trend in today’s Dental Health Check.

        No one

      • PREGNANCY CHECK-UP
        01/21/08
        Pregnant women who suddenly develop high blood pressure may need to see their obstetrician AND their dentist. Dr. Linda Niessen explains why in today's segment of Dental Health Check.

        New scientific evidence links chronic gum infection with high blood pressure in pregnant women. That

      • TMJ Treatment
        01/14/08
        Do you wake up in the morning with head, neck or jaw pain? You may have a disorder shared by more than 10 million Americans, most of them women. News 8’s Dentist, Dr. Linda Niessen looks at symptoms and new treatment for T-M-J in today’s Dental Health Check.

        T-M-J refers to the tempor

      • Signs of Gum Disease
        01/07/08
        More than half of all Americans over age 30 have some form of gum disease. When it becomes serious, patients need special treatment. Dr. Linda Niessen looks at the warning signs in today's Dental Health Check.

        It took Bob Clair about three years to face the fact that he had periodont

      • New Year's Resolution: Stop Smoking
        01/02/08
        Your dentist may provide you with an incentive to stop smoking. It’s the threat of losing your teeth. News 8’s Dentist, Dr. Linda Niessen talks with one patient who quit smoking as a New Year’s resolution in today’s Dental Health Check.

        In the past 12 months, Rachel Brown has tra

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