William G Eastburn, DMD

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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.

10/15/2026

US Birthrate Increased Slightly In 2021, Data Show
The New York Times Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/24, Victor, Goldstein ) reports, “The birthrate in the United States increased slightly last year, ending what had been a consistent decline since 2014, the federal government reported on Tuesday.” In 2021, “there were 3,659,289 births...an increase of about 46,000, or 1 percent, from 2020, when there was a sharp drop, according to provisional data Share to FacebookShare to Twitter [PDF] released by the” CDC’s National Vital Statistics System.

The AP Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/23, Stobbe ) says the report, however, found that “there were still about 86,000 fewer births last year than in 2019.”

10/14/2026

Research: Electronic Cigarette Use Is Driving Increase In Proportion Of Young People Who Try But Fail To Quit Using Ni****ne
US News & World Report Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (3/22, Johnson ) reported, “Electronic cigarette use is driving a rise in the proportion of young people who try but fail to quit using ni****ne, a new study indicates.” Investigators found that “the percentage of adolescents who reported at least one unsuccessful attempt at quitting either electronic or combustible ci******es was 5.74% in 2020.” The findings Share to FacebookShare to Twitter were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

10/13/2026

Study estimates survival times for teeth after root canal
A study in the Journal of Dental Research found the median survival rate for teeth after a root canal was 11.1 years, HealthDay News reported. Data from 46,000 root canal patients showed teeth with a filling and a crown after a root canal lasted about 20 years, those with either a filling or a crown lasted about 11 years and teeth with no restorative work survived about 6.5 years. Full Story: HealthDay News (5/20)

10/12/2026

Study: Certain Oral, Skin Bacteria May Help Regulate Blood Pressure
DrBicuspid Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/20) reported new research suggests that “specific bacteria populations in the mouth and on the skin may be good for blood pressure regulation.” A “team led by Xue Mei from the University of Toledo in Ohio found an abundance of the bacteria Actinobacteria after feeding rats a high-salt diet after a low-salt diet.” The article said that “this bacteria are known to reduce nitrate and convert it to nitric oxide in the oral cavity.” The “team also reported that having an abundance of Cyanobacteria, a group of bacteria present on the skin, was beneficial for rats to control hypertension.” The findings Share to FacebookShare to Twitter were published in Physiological Genomics.

10/08/2026

CDC: Pediatric cases of acute hepatitis in US increase
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now investigating 180 cases of children who suddenly developed severe hepatitis across 36 states and territories that occurred over the last seven months, Medscape reported. "It's important to note that severe hepatitis in children remains rare. However, we encourage parents and caregivers to be aware of the symptoms of hepatitis -- particularly jaundice, which is a yellowing of the skin or eyes -- and to contact their child's healthcare provider with any concern," the CDC said. Full Story: Medscape (free registration) (5/19)

10/07/2026

Study finds cannabis va**ng increases among adolescents
An analysis of 51,052 responses in the Monitoring the Future survey of adolescents in schools found cannabis use increased overall from 13.9% to 15.4% from 2017 to 2019, according to a study in the journal Addiction. MedPage Today reported that past 30-day frequent cannabis va**ng and occasional cannabis va**ng also increased during the study period. The 30-day prevalence of cannabis va**ng rose for all grades, but the increase was greatest among high-school seniors. Full Story: MedPage Today (free registration) (5/19)

10/06/2026

Study links temporomandibular disorder pain to menopause
A study in the journal Menopause found temporomandibular disorder pain and menopausal symptoms mainly occurred during late menopause, decreasing as women age and go through post-menopause, according to HealthDay News. Ethnicity and education were factors that affected TMD symptoms among women who were in early post-menopause. Full Story: HealthDay News (5/17)

10/05/2026

Study: Pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2019
Study: Pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2019
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A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health found that air, water and toxic chemical pollution around the world was responsible for 1 in 6 deaths in 2015, a toll that has amounted to 9 million deaths each year through 2019. Most of the deaths occurred in low- and middle-income nations, with air pollution accounting for 6.7 million premature deaths, while water pollution and lead poisoning were responsible for 1.4 million and nearly 1 million deaths, respectively, according to The Washington Post. Full Story: The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (5/17

10/01/2026

Study: Denture Wearers May Have Higher Risk For Nutritional Deficiencies
Dental Tribune Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (5/19, Hoppe) reports that “a recent retrospective longitudinal study by Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis and the Indiana University School of Dentistry” compared the “laboratory values of nutritional biomarkers” in “subjects who had received removable partial or complete conventional or implant- or abutment-retained dentures” with “members of a control group who had not received or required prosthodontic intervention.” Among the findings, “serum albumin, calcium, protein and creatinine decreased in denture wearers.” The “study authors concluded that serological testing could help with monitoring the health and nutritional state of denture wearers and that patients should be offered nutritional counselling when receiving their prosthodontic treatment.” The study Share to FacebookShare to Twitter was published online in the Journal of Prosthodontics.

09/30/2026

Study links sleep duration to heart disease mortalities in type 2 diabetes
A study in published in the journal Cardiovascular Diabetology found that patients with type 2 diabetes who slept for five to seven hours per day had the lowest risk for all-cause and expanded cardiovascular disease mortalities, Medical Dialogues reported. Those who slept for less or more than seven hours per night, those ages 65 and older, those who used insulin and those who were diagnosed with diabetes by age 45 had greater mortality risk. Full Story: Medical Dialogues (5/17)

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