Abstract Relief of the intaglio surface of a denture base is conventionally performed using thin wax and soft metal foil attached to the master cast. The following report highlights a new relief procedure for the mental foramen using a CT double scan technique on the CAD/CAM dentures fabricated for the patient with paresthesia of the left lower lip and chin during mastication. (Source: Journal of Prosthodontics)
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Digital Relief of the Mental Foramen for a CAD/CAM?Fabricated Mandibular Denture
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– September 12, 2016
H. L. Mencken
“Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.”
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– September 11, 2016
Rosemary McLeod: I’m grateful – sort of – my mum was vain
This little boy is unafraid to smile. But some people are, if it reveals teeth neglected because they could not afford a dentist.
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– September 11, 2016
G. K. Chesterton
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.”
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– September 10, 2016
Pay rise unlikely to make workforce feel ‘valued’
A 1 per cent pay rise for NHS staff in Wales is unlikely to make the workforce feel ‘valued’, BMA Cymru Wales has said. The Welsh Government has accepted the recommendations on pay from the NHS pay review body and the review body on doctors’ and dentists’ remuneration. It means that NHS Wales employees will receive a 1 per cent rise, while 7,000 staff currently on the Living Wage will also see their pay increase to the new Living Wage hourly rate of £8.25 per hour. The deal will also mean an overall increase for GPs in Wales of 2.2 per cent in pay and expenses. Health minister Mark Drakeford said: ‘Our commitment to the NHS is unwavering and our staff are at the heart of the service. ‘We will continue to work closely with them, with trades unions and professional bodie…
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– September 10, 2016
Syrian refugee in West Michigan hopeful for new teeth
The Ghazi family escaped their home in Damascus when the war in Syria started, eventually making their way to Kent County. Hamad Ghazi is a husband and father of five children, but three years living in a refugee camp in Jordan took a toll on his health.
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– September 10, 2016
Robert Benchley
“An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens.”
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– September 9, 2016
3D evaluation of mandibular skeletal changes in juvenile arthritis patients treated with a distraction splint: A retrospective follow-up.
CONCLUSION: ? The orthopedic functional treatment for patients with JIA allows for condylar adaptation and modeling, thereby hindering, although with a widely variable response, a further worsening of the asymmetry. Unilateral affection has a possible influence on the growth of the nonaffected side. PMID: 27003225 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist)
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– September 9, 2016
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It all started with a request no technician ever gets: “Can you make a set of dentures that will fall out?” Since the request came from a dentist-client's patient who also happened to be a makeup artist in the film industry, Gary Archer, Owner of AA Dental Lab, Woodland Hills, CA, was intrigued and decided to give it a try. Archer never planned to work in Hollywood; he was 18 when he started at his father's removable lab and the two have worked side-by-side ever since.
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– September 9, 2016
