No need to forgo smiles

LONDON: Thousands of people Who lose a tooth in accidents each year need not forgo their smiles if they follow the latest advice from dentists and simply push the tooth back into Its .socket, reports Reuter.

Dentists writing in the British medical journal said on Friday, that the main reason adult teeth cannot be rehn-l/anted is that cells on the root have been allowed to dry out.

If it is placed back in the gum the right way round it has * good chance of surviving, said consultant Anthony S Blinkhorn and lan C Mackie.

Anyone too nervous to attempt to reinsert a knecked-out tooth should keep the tooth moist and Sqek dental treatment straight away.

But they warned against attempting to reimplant a child's milk teeth, because this could damage adult* teeth developing in the gum.

Lawmaker of God Squade finally regrets his act

TALLAHASSEE. Florida: A week after being caught in a sex act with a prostitute in a shopping center parking lot. a conservative Republican Florida lawmaker resigned his office Friday, reports AP.

T am broken and truly remorseful for my actions and the hurt that I have caused " said state Rep Marvin Couch, whose record in office had earned a perfect rating from the Christian Coalition of Florida.

Deputies said Couch and a prostitute were caught in the act alter he paid 22 dollars for oral sex around noon on February 22. He was arrested on three misdemeanor charges, and also admitted paying prostitutes for sex in the past.

Couch. 42, is married and has six children. A painting contractor from Oviedo, he was elected in 1992 and regularly attended prayer meetings in the Capitol with other lawmakers who call themselves the "God Squad."

"I am truly regretful for the embarrassment and shame this Incident has brought to the high calling of .public service." Couch wrote in his resignation letter. "My priorities are now clearly placed upon the restoration of my marriage and my ' family." " -