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An investigation is underway into the death of a British woman who collapsed in the dentist’s chair after using mouthwash. Clinic staff said she had complained of feeling hot and having an itchy leg moments before she lost consciousness.

Paramedics tried to resuscitate the 30-year-old woman, but she died before they could get her to the hospital.

Dr. Pamela Ewan, a consultant allergist, said serious reactions to mouthwash were rare, …

The VA hospital in Dayton, Ohio is offering 500 dental patients HIV and Hepatitis tests after discovering a dentist that worked there between 1992 and 2010 failed to change gloves and sterilize tools between patients.

A clinical review board as identified 535 patients so far that might be at risk. The VA has not named the dentist or said how the lack of infection control continued for 18 years. According …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are recommending changing for the first time since 1962 the amount of fluoride allowed in drinking water because of an increase in fluorosis — a condition that causes spotting and streaking on children’s teeth.

The current recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water is 0.7 to 1.2mg per liter of water. The new proposal would set …

A British new mother was shocked to find that her new born already has her front two teeth. Patricia Caulfield, 25, of Liverpool, U.K., said she noticed her daughter had two tiny pearly whites the day after she was born. Two weeks later, she had grown two molars as well, according to the Daily Mail.

Around one in 2,000 babies are born with ‘natal teeth’, but rarely as well-developed …