A set of real human teeth, stuck into metal jaws and practised on by dental students over 100 years ago: … and this painting from 1929 entitled 'The Dentist'. It shows Dr Conrad Ackner working on the artist's wife.
The London Museum That’s All About Teeth
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– January 21, 2017
Chewing your food could protect against infection
New research finds that chewing food can trigger the oral release of Th17 cells – a type of immune cell that can help to protect against infection.
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– January 21, 2017
George Orwell
“On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.”
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– January 20, 2017
Investigating the management of carious primary teeth in general dental practice: an overview of the development and conduct of the fiction trial.
This article provides an overview of the development and conduct of FiCTION and discusses some approaches adopted to manage challenges and achieve the patient recruitment target. PMID: 26966776 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Primary dental care : journal of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners UK)
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– January 20, 2017
North Yorkshire town is gripped by mystery of the unclaimed false teeth
An unidentified pair of dentures has been discovered in a clothing shop in Helmsley – and the whole town is keen to get them back to their rightful owner. The distinctive half-set of false teeth has sent Visit Helmsley's social media into a spin to try and find the owners – with more than 3,000 people reached to date.
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– January 20, 2017
Dental implant with slow-release drug reservoir reduces infection risk
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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– 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
