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Outcomes of Primary Endodontic Therapy Provided by Endodontic Specialists Compared with Other Providers

The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of initial nonsurgical root canal therapy for different tooth types provided by both endodontists and other providers. (Source: Journal of Endodontics)
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Kiwi woman Shontelle Crosby’s smile goes global

Shontelle Crosby, right, says she feels “smiles” better after receiving a completely new set of teeth worth $ 30,000 – FOR FREE. Photo / CATERS In the past, sharing her smile with the world would have terrified Shontelle Crosby.

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Richard Feynman

“Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong.”
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Does the habitual mastication side impact jaw muscle activity?

(Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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Heard on the Street: Rochester dentist sells practice, but keeps working

A Rochester dental office has a new name and owner, but its still the same dentist with his hands in patients' mouth. Dr. Terry Klampe recently sold Klampe Dental to the Twin Cities-based Park Dental firm.

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B. F. Skinner

“Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.”
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In vivo studies of effects of antidepressants on parotid salivary secretion in the rat

(Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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Delivering smiles

Just imagine a world without smiles. For 65-year-old John Lopez, that was his world for the past year.

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Caries-preventive effect of anti-erosive and nano-hydroxyapatite-containing toothpastes in vitro

Conclusion/clinical relevance While both anti-erosive and anti-caries toothpastes reduced mineral loss to a similar extent, the fluoride-free nano-hydroxyapatite-containing toothpaste seemed not to be suitable for inhibition of caries demineralization in vitro. (Source: Clinical Oral Investigations)
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Significance of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) for tumorigenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): possible marker of tumor progression and neovascularization?

Conclusions Our findings indicate a possible pathway for EPC to play a critical role in the vasculogenesis and consequently in the progression of HNSCC. Clinical Relevance. Our findings could serve as possible predictors for the neovascularisation potential in HNSCC tumor patients. (Source: Clinical Oral Investigations)

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