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Flapless procedure with no graft: Failing or Not?

I placed an immediate 3.5×13 Nobel Replace conical connection implant in area #7 using a flapless procedure with gap space about 1mm to 1.5, which was impossible to fill with bone graft. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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#DentureDonald Dominates Twitter After The Daily Show Urges Its Viewers ‘Not’ To Tweet It

“Think about it; fake teeth, fake hair, fake tan, like there's no part of his body that's real!” Noah exclaimed. The Daily Show host clarified that there's “no shame” in having dentures, but “there is shame in Donald Trump wearing dentures” because he's “vain as hell.”

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Chantal Saperstein

“All marriages are mixed marriages.”
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New collaborative website launched by UoM Cochrane Review Groups

A  new website has been launched to highlight the work and impact of the three Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs) hosted by the University of Manchester (UoM).Cochrane is an international organisation that produces high quality evidence summaries to inform decisions about health and health care interventions. CRGs support Cochrane’s primary function: the preparation and maintenance of systematic reviews. There are more than 50 CRGs, based in research inst itutions worldwide, each focused on a specific topic of health research. The University of Manchester ’s Faculty of Biological, medical and health proudly hosts the following three CRGs:Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma, based in the School of Biological Sciences ’ Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences;…

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Late-night laughs

“Vladimir Putin announced he's running for reelection as president of Russia. Putin's campaign slogan is 'I Made America Great Again.'

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Mark Twain

“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”
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Evaluation of Related Factors in the Failure of Endodontically Treated Teeth: A Cross-sectional Study

ConclusionsThe most common reason for the extraction of endodontically treated teeth was for prosthetic reasons. Among the reasons for failure, restorative and endodontic reasons were the most frequently seen, and orthodontic reasons were the most seldom. The teeth that failed most frequently were mandibular first molars, and the teeth that failed least frequently were maxillary third molars. The most common reason for the extraction of failed endodontically treated teeth was for prosthetic reasons. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)

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Montana dentists fear cuts’ effect on vulnerable patients

Montana dentists say they fear state budget cuts for adult dental care will hurt people with disabilities and elderly people most. Lee Newspapers of Montana reported Sunday that $ 8.9 million in cuts are planned to the state's Medicaid dental program.

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John Cleese

“I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.”
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Inter-and intra-examiner reliability of bitewing radiography and near-infrared light transillumination for proximal caries detection and assessment.

CONCLUSIONS:This study revealed a good to excellent inter-and intra-examiner reliability for proximal caries detection using DBW and NIRT images. The logistic regression analysis revealed significantly better reliability for NIRT. Additionally, the first evaluation cycle was more reliable according to the reference diagnoses. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
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