A dental implant with a built-in reservoir allows the slow release of antimicrobial drugs that prevent and eliminate biofilms to reduce risk of infection.
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Dental implant with slow-release drug reservoir reduces infection risk
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– January 20, 2017
Woody Allen
“What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.”
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– January 19, 2017
Much ado about brushing: promoting dental health in schools.
MUCH ADO ABOUT BRUSHING: PROMOTING DENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS. Prim Dent J. 2015 Nov;4(4):76-81 Authors: PMID: 26966777 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Primary dental care : journal of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners UK)
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– January 19, 2017
Solutions for the problem of missing teeth
Throughout history, people with missing teeth have been trying to find a tooth substitute that looks good and functions well. Archaelogical records show that ancient Mayans performed the very first dental implants using sea shells.
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– January 19, 2017
Stephen Leacock
“Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.”
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– January 18, 2017
20 years of Enamel Matrix Derivative: The past, the present and the future.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 26987551 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
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– January 18, 2017
Oral decay a ‘time bomb’ for aging population
A Queensland dentist is warning that the state is setting itself up for an “overwhelming burden of disease in the aged population” as the elderly are institutionalised. Rockhampton dentist Greg Moore, a former Queensland president of the Australian Dental Association, said he had seen a growing number of elderly patients whose teeth had decayed after moving to aged care centres.
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– January 18, 2017
Judith Martin
“There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class.”
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– January 17, 2017
Subgingivally delivered 1.2% atorvastatin in the treatment of chronic periodontitis among smokers: a randomized, controlled clinical trial
ConclusionThe ATV local drug delivery as an adjunct to SRP can be used in the treatment of IBD in CP among smokers. (Source: Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry)
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– January 17, 2017
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.”
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– January 16, 2017
