Canadian orthoodontists were able to sell braces and other orthodental procedures by promising patients better lives with better teeth. Credit: Shutterstock Why do Canadians, especially younger Canadians, have such straight, white teeth? Why are so many parents and so many adults willing to invest in expensive orthodontic treatment? We recently published an article in the Canadian Bulletin of Medical History that explores the history of orthodontic treatment and the various justifications that have been advanced for undergoing a medical procedure that is often painful, prolonged and expensive.
How did orthodontists sell orthodontics?
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– November 10, 2018
Lily Tomlin
“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.”
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– November 9, 2018
Failing bridge due to internal resorption: thoughts on treatment plan?
Please share your thoughts on my treatment plan for this case of a failing bridge, where there is alveolar ridge vertical and horizontal deficiency.The postFailing bridge due to internal resorption: thoughts on treatment plan? appeared first onOsseoNews Dental Implants. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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– November 9, 2018
Dentsply Sirona Implants Celebrates New Additive Manufacturing Facility
The market is exploding and when it comes to additive manufacturing, the possibilities are endless,” said Mikael Sander, Vice President and General Manager of Dentsply Sirona Implants, North America, during his welcome address at the 2018 Super Elite Dental Laboratory Annual Meeting at the InterContinental hotel in Boston in August. At the event – held for 40 of Dentsply Sirona Implants' top customers – the company announced it has further digitized its workflow and expanded services to laboratories: its new state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing “Center of Excellence” facility at its headquarters in Waltham, MA, now offers 3D-printed implant suprastructures in cobalt-chrome and titanium.
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– November 9, 2018
Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart
“The older I grow, the less important the comma becomes. Let the reader catch his own breath.”
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– November 8, 2018
Timing of gingival grafts relative to implant placement?
What are your thoughts on when is the best time for gingival grafting when attached gingiva is needed ? Before, during or after implant placement?The postTiming of gingival grafts relative to implant placement? appeared first onOsseoNews Dental Implants. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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– November 8, 2018
Dental implants done right first time by Dr. Devi
Nowadays when seeking a dentist for your treatment needs there are hundreds of choices and patients can easily be fooled because every doctor claims to be the best and top-notch in their fields without the additional education to support those claims.
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– November 8, 2018
Oliver Wendell Holmes
“A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times.”
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– November 7, 2018
South Africa:Cape Town Dagga Workshop Tickets Sell Out in 2 Days
[News24Wire] Dentists, florists and nurses were among a large group of people attending one of Cape Town’s first cannabis growing workshops over the weekend. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
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– November 7, 2018
Dartmouth man ‘feels punished’ because he was denied…
After eight years of oral infections, abscesses and unbearable pain, Greg Madore was moments from undergoing a dental procedure that would change his life, before finding out his nightmare was far from over. “I was in the waiting room getting all the stuff done and the woman came and asked me, 'Who do you have coverage with?'” Madore said.
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– November 7, 2018
