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- From: tas@pegasus.com (Len Howard)
- Subject: Re: plaque
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.011859.25261@pegasus.com>
- Sender: Len Howard
- Organization: Pegasus, Honolulu
- References: <ARA.92Dec20190931@camelot.ai.mit.edu> <1992Dec21.022239.5438@spdcc.com>
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 01:18:59 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.022239.5438@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
- >In article <ARA.92Dec20190931@camelot.ai.mit.edu> ara@zurich.ai.mit.edu (Allan Adler) writes:
- >>In what ways is dental plaque different from the plaque that accumulates
- >>in arteries?
- >
- >They're identical. In fact, a common cause of early senility is
- >atherosclerotic plaques which come from too infrequent brushing,
- >hence the term "mental floss".
-
- I ran into that fact in a recent article I was reviewing for the
- Journal of Irreproducable Evidence, Steve. This article was on the
- benefical effects on plaque reduction in post-menopausal women
- provided by daily use of a mouth wash containing proteins extracted
- from the urine of pregnant female horses. The square cm of plaque in
- those women using the mouthwash was 40% less than those who did not
- use the wash. I think this bodes well for the product.
- >
- >I prefer a professional cleaning done twice a year by my favorite
- >cardiothoracic surgeon or neurosurgeon, depending on which arteries
- >are dirtier. _Don't_ let a dental assistant try this; they tend to
- >mess up, especially when their instruments get caught on a particularly
- >tenacious plaque.
- >
- There is also a new laser plaque remover, but the F&DA has not yet
- approved it for general use.
-
- >--
- >Steve Dyer
-
- Len Howard, tas@pegasus.com
-
-