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EFP Delphi study on the trends in Periodontology and Periodontics in Europe for the year 2025.

CONCLUSION: A continued need for specialized periodontists, but also well trained dental practitioners is foreseen for next decade in Europe. Apart from periodontology they will be increasingly exposed to and trained in implant dentistry. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 26996547 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)

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Column: Dental care essential for kids

Children suffering from tooth decay and pain are more likely to have lower grades and suffer in many other aspects of life, including eating, sleeping and speaking. MONICA HERNDON Times The state of children's health – both here in Florida and throughout our country – is a barometer for the future.

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e e cummings

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
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Bone thickness of the anterior palate for orthodontic miniscrews.

CONCLUSIONS: ? The lateral anterior palate offers the greatest bone thickness. Because there is considerable variation of bone thickness between individuals, a CBCT evaluation is recommended if maximum screw length is to be used. PMID: 26998809 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist)
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Unused dental surgery prescriptions may help fuel opioid epidemic

Study suggests half of opioids prescribed to dental surgery patients go unused, creating a surplus that may contribute to the opioid epidemic.
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Erma Bombeck

“Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.”
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Bond strength and interfacial morphology of orthodontic brackets bonded to eroded enamel treated with calcium silicate-sodium phosphate salts or resin infiltration.

CONCLUSIONS: ? Using CSP or resin infiltration before orthodontic bonding does not jeopardize the bonding quality. The orthodontic bonding should be performed shortly after the resin infiltration. PMID: 26998810 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist)
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Dental Care Limitation and Rural Health

How do you go about finding a dentist? Ask friends and coworkers where they go? Look at online reviews on Google, Yelp and the like? For millions of Americans, it's not that simple. The rural poor, many of whom rely on Medicaid, have slim dental options, if any.

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John Wanamaker

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.”
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Early risk factors for posterior crossbite and anterior open bite in the primary dentition.

CONCLUSIONS: ? Children born preterm seem to be more at risk for posterior crossbite than those born at term. Different mechanisms may be involved in posterior crossbite and anterior open bite. PMID: 26998889 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist)
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