“He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.”
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Douglas Adams
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– December 3, 2016
Evaluation of a regional German interdisciplinary oral health programme for children from birth to 5 years of age
Conclusions The OHP was an effective approach for preventing early childhood caries in preschool children. Clinical relevance A programme consisting of early maternal counselling, establishment of a dental home, and inclusion of the children in a caries-risk-related recall system with continuous dental care and fluoride varnish application can prevent ECC. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00003438, https://drks-neu.uniklinik-freiburg.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00003438 (Source: Clinical Oral Investigations)
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– December 3, 2016
Sidney J. Harris
“A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.”
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– December 2, 2016
Microbial contamination in intraoral phosphor storage plates: the dilemma
Conclusions Most of the phosphor plates evaluated shown to be contaminated, mainly by Staphylococcus ssp. Quantitatively, this contamination occurred at low levels, possibly arising from handling of the plates. The use of a second plastic barrier may have diminished contamination by microorganisms from the oral cavity. Clinical relevance There is a risk of cross-contamination by phosphor storage plates used in dental radiology services. (Source: Clinical Oral Investigations)
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– December 2, 2016
Oral Thrush – What Bumps on Your Tongue May Be Telling You
Stick your tongue out and look in the mirror. A healthy tongue should be pink and slightly red, and covered with tiny nodules.
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– December 2, 2016
Tom Stoppard
“We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”
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– December 1, 2016
Pioneer in Digital Dentures Hosts Inaugural Symposium
While still in its infancy, the digital denture market is poised for growth. “It's predicted that the U.S denture market will grow from 8.6 million units in 2015 to 9.7 million units by 2020.
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– December 1, 2016
Fran Lebowitz
“Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.”
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– November 30, 2016
Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Bacterial Lung Infections Associated with COPD
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids – like those found in salmon – might be the key to helping the body combat lung infections, according to researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. The omega-3 derivatives were effective at clearing a type of bacteria called Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), which often plagues people with inflammatory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
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– November 30, 2016
