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Dental implants with antibacterial activity and designed to facilitate integration into the bone

The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is developing coatings for dental implants to provide them with capabilities to ensure success when they are implantedMouth infections are…
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George Bernard Shaw

“Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.”
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Determinants of orthodontic treatment need and demand: a cross-sectional path model study.

CONCLUSIONS: The proposed model displays the unique effect of each included measure on treatment need and demand, explaining a large proportion of the variance in perceived treatment demand and professionally assessed treatment need. The model would hopefully lead to improved and more cost-efficient predictions of treatment need and demand. PMID: 26980843 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: European Journal of Orthodontics)
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Oscar Wilde

“It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.”
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Importance of tubule density to the fracture toughness of dentin

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Bertrand Russell

“It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.”
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Fracture load and failure types of different veneered polyetheretherketone fixed dental prostheses

Conclusions The digital veneering method showed the highest fracture load resistance. Thermal aging showed no impact on the fracture load of all tested veneered PEEK 3-unit FDPs. Clinical relevance According to this study results, reliable veneering of PEEK FDPs can be achieved with digital veneering. (Source: Clinical Oral Investigations)
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Demetri Martin

“My computer beat me at chess… so I beat it at kickboxing.”
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Evaluation of secondary alveolar bone grafting outcomes performed after canine eruption in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate

Conclusion Even in advanced ages, after permanent canine eruption, SABG can be considered a highly successful procedure. Clinical relevance This research shows good results of secondary alveolar bone grafting performed in patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate, even when it was performed after eruption of the permanent canine in the cleft area. (Source: Clinical Oral Investigations)
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Did George Washington Have Wooden Teeth?

We cannot tell a lie: George Washington's false teeth weren't made out of wood, though the materials actually used weren't all that appealing, either. One of the most popular historical exhibits at Mount Vernon , originally the estate of the first President of the United States and now a monument to his life and legacy, is a set of the great man's dentures.

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