ConclusionNO induced autophagy with AMPK activation, which plays a role in the survival of HDPCs against NO?induced apoptosis. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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Nitric oxide?induced autophagy and the activation of activated protein kinase pathway protect against apoptosis in human dental pulp cells
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– December 27, 2016
Share the Season helps mother get a little more than her two front teeth
This year, the 81-year-old mother's old dentures started to break down. She got the dentures repaired twice, but a recent crack in them resulted in difficulty eating and weight loss.
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– December 27, 2016
William Blake
“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”
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– December 26, 2016
A quality assessment of randomized controlled trial reports in endodontics
ConclusionsThe quality of RCT reports in key areas for internal validity of the study was poor. Several measures, such as compliance with the CONSORT guidelines, are important in order to raise the quality of RCTs in Endodontics. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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– December 26, 2016
Roanoke’s citizen of the year pushed effort to get glasses, dentures for elderly in need
Jamice Rudd is Roanoke city's 2016 Citizen of the Year. She stands in the commons area of Bluestone Park, where she lives with her husand and five children.
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– December 26, 2016
Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon
“It’s not enough to bash in heads. You’ve got to bash in minds.”
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– December 25, 2016
Why a trip to the dentist can be lethal for heart patients
Thousands of Britons who have weakened heart valves, a valve replacement or a pacemaker, are at risk from infective endocarditis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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– December 25, 2016
Years of tooth pain and fear are over – in a day
“Each time I went to the dentist for cleaning, they gave me gas to calm me,” she said. “When I had to have a tooth pulled out, I had to have sedation.”
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– December 25, 2016
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
“First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again – and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.”
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– December 24, 2016
Correlation between siblings in caries in Norway. A quantitative study
ConclusionWe identified a fairly strong family effect, which confirms that the family is an important arena in which the dental health of the children is formed. An improvement in dental health for one of the siblings was associated with a positive effect on the dental health of the other sibling, and vice versa. (Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology)
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– December 24, 2016
