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Innovations include new types of 3D printing technology; smaller, more economical units; and faster, more accurate prints. Here's the roundup of the latest in the market – as well as a look at other new products and services – right from the exhibit hall floor: For the first time, Arfona demonstrated its new r.Pod, a 3D printer optimized for printing Valplast dentures and appliances as well as custom impression trays, study models and soft tissue gingiva.

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Study suggests benefits of laser treatments for dental problems

Researchers have developed computer simulations showing how lasers attack oral bacterial colonies, suggesting that benefits of using lasers in oral debridement include killing bacteria and…
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I. F. Stone

“If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had.”
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Correction of cheek biting in a dentate patient

Publication date: Available online 18 March 2016 Source:The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry Author(s): Dheeraj Koli, Harsimran Kaur, Aditi Nanda, Mahesh Verma, Karan Manak, Rekha Gupta, Shubhra Gill Postsurgical injury by teeth to oral mucosa (reconstructed by a flap) can lead to ulceration and subsequent infection at the reconstructed site. A prompt intervention by fabricating a specially designed prosthesis to deflect the reconstruction flap away from the occluding teeth has been described for the treatment of cheek biting in the present clinical report. (Source: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry)

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Bertrand Russell

“To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.”
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A 5-year perspective on a removable overdenture appliance for a patient with osteonecrosis of the jaw, a mandibular resection, and rampant caries

Publication date: Available online 18 March 2016 Source:The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry Author(s): Gary R. Login A 78-year-old man with a history osteonecrosis of the jaw and 2 subsequent surgeries to repair a fractured mandible had a condition that contraindicates most dentoalveolar procedures to restore his failing dentition. A Snap-On-Smile overdenture restored his opportunity for natural speech, occlusal function, and esthetics. (Source: The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry)
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Susan Ertz

“He talked with more claret than clarity.”
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Effects of artificial aging conditions on yttria-stabilized zirconia implant abutments

Most ceramic abutments are fabricated from yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (Y-TZP). However, Y-TZP undergoes hydrothermal degradation, a process that is not well understood. (Source: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry)
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.”
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Correction of cheek biting in a dentate patient

Postsurgical injury by teeth to oral mucosa (reconstructed by a flap) can lead to ulceration and subsequent infection at the reconstructed site. A prompt intervention by fabricating a specially designed prosthesis to deflect the reconstruction flap away from the occluding teeth has been described for the treatment of cheek biting in the present clinical report. (Source: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry)
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