Conclusion: Biting force was related mainly to the quality of denture support. Muscle activity was higher in patients with conventional denture than with implant-supported prostheses (with or without attachments). (Source: Implant Dentistry)
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Biting Force and Muscle Activity in Implant-Supported Single Mandibular Overdentures Opposing Fixed Maxillary Dentition
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– July 11, 2016
Success Rate of Two-Piece Zirconia Implants: A Retrospective Statistical Analysis
Conclusion: The results of this study imply that two-piece zirconia implants show competitive success rates, improved from >96.7% to >98.5% over three product generations. (Source: Implant Dentistry)
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– July 10, 2016
Man Tries To Sell Homemade Clay Teeth On Craigslist
Dentistry is something you want to leave up to the professionals, not some guy on Craigslist. Matthew Ronald Block claims to have created a “temporary flipper type false tooth” for his girlfriend out of modeling clay, and he tried to offer his services online.
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– July 10, 2016
Anatomical Remodeling of Buccal Bone Plate in 35 Premaxillary Post-Extraction Immediately Restored Single TPS Implants: 10-Year Radiographic Investigation
Conclusions: Immediately loaded postextractive implants, placed according to the ART, have been proved to be a predictable method to rehabilitate single tooth in the anterior maxilla. (Source: Implant Dentistry)
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– July 9, 2016
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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.
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– July 9, 2016
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
