The August 2015 DTG Symposium in Provo, UT, featured the first-ever World Mixed Dental Arts Competition . In a timed, single-elimination event with three heats, the final two contestants in the removable division went head to head as they set a complete maxillary arch in wax for a live patient.
Bone Regenerative Potential of Enamel Matrix Protein in the Circumferential Defect Around a Dental Implant
Conclusions: Neither EMD alone nor a mixture of BCP and EMD enhanced bone healing in a circumferential gap defect around a dental implant. (Source: Implant Dentistry)
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– July 8, 2016
Help for Elders Good oral care is important at all ages
Question: My parents invested in braces for me when I was a teenager and instilled in me the importance of maintaining good oral health. I was very conscientious about routine dental check-ups my entire adult life until I retired and no longer had access to dental insurance.
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– July 8, 2016
Influence of Implant Neck Design on Bone Formation Under Mechanical Repetitive Loading: Histomorphometric and Microcomputed Tomographic Studies in Rabbit Tibiae
Conclusions: These findings indicate that the establishment of osseointegration and bone formation around the implant neck with +60° grooves is superior to those with ?60° grooves under loaded conditions. (Source: Implant Dentistry)
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– July 7, 2016
Low-cost dentures: you get what you pay for
Like most consumer products, the quality of dentures depends heavily on the quality of the materials used to make them. However, because so few of us are familiar with denture manufacturing processes, particularly the first time buying prosthetic teeth, it can be hard to tell how well a set of dentures were made.
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– July 7, 2016
Effect of Resorbable Collagen Plug on Bone Regeneration in Rat Critical-Size Defect Model
Conclusions: The RCP enhances bone regeneration in rat critical-size cranial defects, which suggest it might be a desired material for bone defect repair. (Source: Implant Dentistry)
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– July 6, 2016
Plymouth dentistry academic contributes to new NICE guideline on care home oral care
Professor Liz Kay, Foundation Dean of the Peninsula Dental School at Plymouth University, is a member of the guideline development group which has created a new NICE guideline for improved oral health in care homes. According to Government figures more than half of older adults in care homes have tooth decay when compared to 40 per cent of over 75s and 33 per cent of over 85s who do not live in care homes.
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– July 6, 2016
Elvis Costello
“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”
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– July 5, 2016
DIY denturist claims court case ‘cruel and unnecessary’
Matthew Block claims his girlfriend put up a Craigslist ad boasting of his false teeth without telling him. He says he took it down and promised to never again offer dental services.
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– July 5, 2016
Retraction
Conclusion The rat model of extra coronal bleaching showed to be adequate for bleaching protocols studies, as it was possible to observe alterations in the pulp tissues and in the tooth structure caused by different concentrations and periods of application of bleaching agents. (Source: Journal of Applied Oral Science)
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– July 4, 2016
