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Halloween can be orthodontic nightmare

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Friday October 30, 2009

Halloween can be orthodontic nightmare
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Halloween can be orthodontic nightmare

BOSTON (UPI) -- A U.S. orthodontist says she and some of her colleagues see more emergency visits at Halloween than at any other holiday.

Dr. Jacqueline Fulop-Goodling says Halloween can be scary for mom and dad too when a child wearing metal braces costing between $4,500 and $7,000 reports a wire is broken or a bracket is bent from Halloween candy.

Although one reason orthodontists see emergency visits significantly increase during Halloween is damage caused by stick-to-the-teeth candies and gum, other party staples associated with the holiday -- such as bobbing for apples and pizza, crusts, in particular -- can wreak Halloween havoc on braces.

Increased candy consumption during Halloween should spur brace-wearers to be extra vigilant about brushing, rinsing and flossing, Fulop-Goodling advises.

Be sure to remove pieces of candy or treats that can get stuck in braces and between teeth, because if not removed, this debris can lead to tooth decay and gum disease, Fulop-Goodling said.

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Married, with children, key to happiness

GLASGOW, Scotland (UPI) -- Having children improves life satisfaction in people who are married, but not for those who are unmarried, researchers in Scotland found.

Dr. Luis Angeles of the University of Glasgow said the finding challenges previous research that increasing numbers of children do not make people any happier, and in some cases the more children people have, the less satisfied they are with their lives. This has been attributed to the fact that raising children involves a lot of hard work for only a few occasional rewards.

However, Angeles found when asked about the most important things in their lives, most people place their children near or even at the top of their list.

Angeles' analysis of the relationship between having children and life satisfaction takes into account the role of individual characteristics, including marital status, gender, age, income and education.

The study, published in the Journal of Happiness Studies, found that for married people of all ages and married women in particular, children increase life satisfaction and life satisfaction goes up with the number of children in the household.

However, negative experiences in raising children are reported by people who are separated, living as a couple, or single, having never been married.

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Young kids now watch TV 32 hours a week

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- For young children in the United States, TV watching is almost a full-time job, with the 2-5 set spending 32 hours a week glued to the tube, a study finds.

The findings released Monday by the Nielsen Co. showed TV watching drops slightly when children enter elementary school. Those ages 6 to 11 spend an average of 28 hours a week in front of the set, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Patricia McDonough, Nielsen senior vice president of insights, analysis and policy, suggested children are spending more time watching TV because of the broader range of material available.

. "They're using the DVD, they're on the Internet," McDonough said. "They're not giving up any media. They're just picking up more."

The trend worries children's health experts. Studies have found children who watch more TV are likely to have delayed language skills and to be overweight than those who watch less.

"I think parents are clueless about how much media their kids are using and what they're watching," said Dr. Vic Strasburger, a professor of pediatrics at the University of New Mexico and a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics. "The biggest misconception is that it's harmless entertainment."

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