CONCLUSIONS: ? Nasopharyngeal function was deteriorated after maxillary advancement in CLP patients. There was a significant positive correlation between the amount of maxillary advancement and the increase in nasopharyngeal depth and hypernasality. PMID: 27007755 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Angle Orthodontist)
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Velopharyngeal changes after maxillary distraction in cleft patients using a rigid external distraction device:A retrospective study.
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– August 6, 2016
How sharks could help us regrow our own human teeth
Sharks are the ultimate predators of the aquatic realm thanks to one character in particular – teeth. Not only are shark's teeth razor sharp but they are also constantly regrown throughout life, gradually replaced like a conveyor belt of rows of teeth, and not just when they are worn down or fall out.
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– August 6, 2016
Primary health care utilisation and its costs among middle-aged smokers
Conclusions Smokers visit primary health care professionals more often already at the age of 46, before the expected diagnosis of fatal smoking-related illnesses. This phenomenon not only predicts an elevated incidence of serious illnesses in later life (such as cardiovascular disease), but also causes an economic burden on the health care system. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
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– August 5, 2016
Judith Martin
“We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
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– August 4, 2016
Effect of molar intrusion with temporary anchorage devices in patients with anterior open bite: a systematic review
Conclusions Current weak evidence suggests that molar intrusion with temporary anchorage devices may cause mandibular counterclockwise autorotation. Future well-conducted and clearly reported multicenter randomized controlled trials that include a non-treatment control group are needed to make robust recommendations regarding the amount of mandibular rotation during open bite treatments. (Source: Progress in Orthodontics)
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– August 4, 2016
Lancashire pensioner who suffered from mouth pain for ten years has won A 18k payout
Pensioner who suffered from mouth pain for ten years has won an 18,000 payout after he was told his painful dental work which ruined his retirement should never have been carried out A pensioner who suffered mouth pain for ten years has won an 18,000 payout – after he was told his painful dental work should never have been carried out. James Clay, 70, endured years of painful fitting and re-fitting of bridges, unnecessary extraction of teeth, gum disease and even bone loss after visiting Dr Roger Hughlock's surgery in 2003.
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– August 4, 2016
Heart disease risk higher with latent tooth infection
Researchers find people with apical periodontitis – inflammation of the tooth pulp, which is often asymptomatic – may be at greater risk for heart disease.
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– August 4, 2016
Histomorphometric evaluation of a dual acid?etched vs. a chemically modified hydrophilic dual acid?etched implant surface. An experimental study in dogs
ConclusionBone?to?implant contact and BD increased with time in both SAE?HD and SAE implants. No significant differences were observed between the two different implant surfaces for any of the evaluated parameters and at any observation time?point. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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– August 3, 2016
Impact of cuts to Adult Dental Program will be felt
The elimination of the Adult Dental Program for indigent seniors and some working poor represents a terrible short-sightedness and total lack of common sense by the Ball government. The Adult Dental Program for these two groups was eliminated on budget day to save the province $ 3 million a year.
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– August 3, 2016
Antibacterial effect of silver (I) carbohydrate complexes on oral pathogenic key species in vitro
It was the aim of this study to evaluate the antibacterial impact of two silver(I) carbohydrate complexes with tripodal thioglycosides, namely tris[2-(?-D-thio-glucopyranosyl)ethyl]-amine-silver(I)-nitrate (3) an… (Source: BMC Oral Health)
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– August 2, 2016
