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How to deal with your antidepressants giving you major dry mouth

They've played a massive part in bringing me out of a depressive period that made me come home from work, lie down, and refuse to move from bed or actually go to sleep for the next five hours. They've significantly reduced the frequency of my thoughts of topping myself.

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Study: Blocking yeast-bacteria interaction may prevent severe biofilms that cause childhood tooth decay

Though most tooth decay can be blamed on bacteria, such as Streptococcus mutans, the fungus Candida albicans may be a joint culprit in an alarmingly common form of severe tooth decay affecting…
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Penn Jillette

“My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them.”
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Do-it-yourself gels and strips can do the job, experts say

According to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Americans spend more than $ 1.4 billion on teeth-whitening products annually, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself amid their ranks and browsing the enormous selection of gels and strips, rinses and toothpastes — online or at the local… (Source: L.A. Times – Health)

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The Aboriginal communities smiling again

When Paul Talbot rolls into his hometown in the “denture van”, his phone buzzes with messages from people hoping he'll be able to make them a new smile. “They try and contact me on Facebook just to ask about the dental van,” he says.

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Dry socket: Symptoms, risk factors, and treatment

Dry socket is a complication which may occur after having a tooth extracted. Learn how it is diagnosed, how to manage symptoms, and how to prevent it.
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Akira Kurosawa

“In a mad world only the mad are sane.”
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Suggestions for a more predictable and aesthetic 2nd-stage technique?

The patient has returned after 4 months have passed, and I am treatment planning the second stage.   What are preferred methods for second stage surgery which leave an adequate thickness of gingiva labially? (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)

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Dentist gives ill pensioner her smile back

A DENTIST has given an elderly woman her smile back after her dentures went missing during an operation at Colchester General Hospital. Janet Liao, who works at Clacton Dental Care, fitted the pensioner's false teeth after reading of her plight in the Gazette .

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Diabetes causes shift in oral microbiome that fosters periodontitis, Penn study finds

A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers has found that the oral microbiome is affected by diabetes, causing a shift to increase its pathogenicity.
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