William G Eastburn, DMD

William G Eastburn, DMD Dr. Eastburn has been in practice for over 23 years. OnCall Dental Urgent Care provides Quality Dentistry 7 Days a Week. Sundays by APPOINTMENT ONLY

Caring for your Urgent Dental and your General Dental Needs.

06/02/2026

Higher hypertension risk tied to long-term traffic noise
A population-based prospective study in JACC: Advances found that long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise was associated with an elevated risk of developing incident primary hypertension, and air pollution and traffic noise exposure was linked to a higher likelihood of hypertension. "It seems plausible that high levels of exposure to air pollution renders the body more sensitive to the hazardous effects of road traffic noise and vice versa," authors wrote. Full Story: Healio (free registration)/Cardiology Today (3/22)

06/01/2026

Study: Novel Radiofrequency Toothbrush Performs Better Than Sonic Brush For Whitening
DrBicuspid Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/4, Madans) reported a new study found that “a novel radiofrequency toothbrush left teeth whiter and worked better against tooth stains than a sonic vibrating toothbrush.” For the study, researchers divided the participants “into two groups: one was given a radiofrequency toothbrush and the other a sonic vibrating toothbrush.” The “group that used the radiofrequency toothbrush experienced a significantly greater reduction of extrinsic stains than the sonic toothbrush group.” After six weeks, “the reduction was eight times higher in the test group than the control group,” and “the researchers also found a greater percentage improvement in tooth shade.” The findings were published in The Journal of the American Dental Association.

05/28/2026

Ma*****na use while pregnant tied to adverse outcomes, study says
Research published in JAMA Network Open found that ma*****na exposure during pregnancy was associated with adverse neonatal outcomes like preterm deliveries, neonatal intensive care unit admission, low birth weight and lower Apgar scores in babies, HealthDay News reported. "We now have a very high level of evidence to say that smoking ma*****na during pregnancy is harmful, and we can no longer state that we just don't know," said study author Greg Marchand, M.D. Full Story: HealthDay News

05/27/2026

Study: Sugarless Gum May Help Prevent Preterm Births
The AP Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/3, Ungar ) reports new research suggests that chewing sugarless gum may help prevent premature birth. The study divided over 10,000 women into two groups where one group “received oral health education and chewed the gum twice daily,” while the control group “received only the education.” The study found that the rate of preterm births before 37 weeks in the group that chewed “gum made with the sweetener xylitol” was “13% compared with 17% in the control group.” The largest “difference was in ‘late’ preterm births between 34 and nearly 37 weeks.”

Newsweek Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/3, Davis) reports the study also found that the percentage of newborns with low birth weights was about 9% in the group that chewed sugarless gum compared with around 13% in the control group.

HealthDay Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/3, Mann) reports, “Experts are quick to caution that it’s too early to say that all pregnant women should start chewing xylitol gum to prevent preterm birth.” Dr Bicuspid Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/4) reports that the study Share to FacebookShare to
Twitter was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

05/26/2026

Study links isolation, loneliness to higher heart disease risk
A study in JAMA Network Open found women ages 65 to 99 who had high scores for loneliness and social isolation had up to a 27% increased risk of heart disease, compared with women who had low scores. The study, based on data from 57,825 women, found that among those who had high levels of loneliness and social isolation, 60% took antihypertensive medication and about 45% were prescribed drugs for high cholesterol. Full Story: United Press International (2/2)

05/21/2026

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Screens before bed may disrupt sleep for young children, study says
Screens before bed may disrupt sleep for young children, study says
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A study involving 36 children ages 3 to 5 years old tracked their sleep and light exposure with a wrist monitor for nine days and found that exposure to even very low intensities of light before bedtime was associated with sharply reduced production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin, according to the study in the Journal of Pineal Research. Analysis of saliva samples found that melatonin levels were 70% to 99% lower when children were exposed to a light table an hour before bedtime, according to HealthDay News. Full Story: HealthDay News (1/31)

05/20/2026

Study: Physical activity may modify metabolites, reduce type 2 diabetes risk
Greater physical activity among men was associated with higher levels of certain metabolites, some of which have been linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and a healthful diet, according to a study in the journal Metabolites. Men who had higher physical activity during eight years of follow-up had a 39% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, compared with those with the lowest level of activity, Medical Dialogues reported. Full Story: Medical Dialogues (1/30)

05/19/2026

Commission: Without Urgent Intervention, US Will See More Than 1.2M Fatal Opioid-Related Overdoses During The Next Decade
MedPage Today Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/2, Grant ) reports, “Experts are warning that without urgent intervention, the U.S. will see more than 1.2 million fatal opioid-related overdoses during the next decade,” and consequently, they “are calling for immediate action to curtail the epidemic in North America.” The Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis has created a “model of the opioid crisis,” estimating that “there will be 1,220,000 fatal opioid overdoses in the U.S. from 2020 to 2029.” The commission has also “identified unique ‘domains’ of the epidemic and provided tailored recommendations for each one.” The executive summary Share to FacebookShare to Twitter , supporting documents, and a related editorial were published online Feb. 2 in The Lancet.

05/18/2026

Continuing Coverage: Research Suggests Warning Images On Soda Labels May Reduce Consumption
HealthDay Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/2, Mann) reports that new research found “parents were 17 percentage points less likely to buy sugary beverages” if the drink labels had “graphic images representing the damage of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.” Senior study author Lindsey Smith Taillie, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, said, “Because parents buy most of the calories their children consume, this type of policy could help reduce kids’ intake of sugary drinks.” She added, “Reducing sugary drink intake in kids reduces excess caloric intake,” and “fewer sugary drinks also means fewer dental caries and lower risk of a variety of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and heart disease.” The findings Share to FacebookShare to Twitter were published in PLoS Medicine.

05/14/2026

Study: Colorectal cancer burden increases in younger adults
People ages 20 to 29 and 30 to 39 had the greatest increase in distant-stage early-onset rectal-only cancer and colon-only disease, respectively, among patients ages 20 to 54, according to a study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. The biggest increase across stages between 2000-2002 and 2014-2016 was for distant stage cancers, Healio reported. Full Story: Healio (free registration) (1/26)

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