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July 01, 2009

Dental care 101: Why should I floss?

When you brush your teeth, you're only able to reach about 60% of your teeth.  So, imagine if you left 40% of your body unwashed for weeks upon weeks, you'd be pretty dirty.  So, why would you do that to your teeth?

http://www.examiner.com/x-15633-Health-101-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Dental-care-101-Why-should-I-floss

Dental Research: Robot mimics action of human jaw and teeth

A 'Chewing Robot' which mimics the human jaw and teeth could revolutionise dental research, it has emerged.

Dr Kazem Alemzadeh, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering came up with the concept of the robot after seeing that aircraft simulators used the similar movements.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/5691186/Chewing-Robot-could-revolutionise-dental-research.html

Dental Research: Robot mimics action of human jaw and teeth

A 'Chewing Robot' which mimics the human jaw and teeth could revolutionise dental research, it has emerged.

Dr Kazem Alemzadeh, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering came up with the concept of the robot after seeing that aircraft simulators used the similar movements.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/5691186/Chewing-Robot-could-revolutionise-dental-research.html