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The relationship between the incisor position and lingual surface morphology in normal occlusion

In conclusion, there was no strong relationship between the morphological characteristics of maxillary incisors and the anterior occlusion. (Source: Odontology)
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Immunoexpression of tumor necrosis factor?alpha, interleukin?1alpha and interleukin?10 on odontogenic cysts and tumours

ConclusionThese results suggest involvement of the proteins in the pathogenesis of odontogenic cysts and tumours, with emphasis on the highest immunoreactivity of osteolysis stimulating factors in tumors with aggressive biological behavior, such as SA and KCOT.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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William S. Burroughs

“After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say “I want to see the manager.””
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Pre-treatment anxiety in a dental hygiene recall population: a cross-sectional pilot study

Increased levels of anxiety may affect a patient’s receptiveness to treatment, health care information and behaviour modification. (Source: BMC Oral Health)
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Abbie Hoffman

“The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.”
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Parker Dentist – Harman Family Dental Center Announces New Website For…

Harman Family Dental Center Welcomes Patients To Their New Website.(PRWeb March 23, 2016)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/03/prweb13282720.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
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Kenya: Dental Diseases Affect About Nine in 10 Adults – Survey

[Nation] A Kenyan dentist treats six times more patients against the World Health Organisation’s recommended ratio of 1:7,000. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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UK’s first couple to have a vampire facial to boost their sex life

Dentist Charl Chapman, 48, and mum-of-four Nina Howell, 38, from Essex, are the first UK couple to have the procedure in which blood is taken from the arm and then injected into the private parts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Sodium hypochlorite solution penetration into human dentine: a histochemical evaluation

ConclusionNo differences in penetration of irrigants with and without surfactants into dentinal tubules were found in middle and coronal third of incisor teeth.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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Non?antibacterial tetracycline formulations: host?modulators in the treatment of periodontitis and relevant systemic diseases

Traditionally, the dental profession has primarily treated periodontitis using a mechanical/surgical, rather than a pharmaceutical, approach. However, based on experiments several decades ago which demonstrated that tetracyclines, unexpectedly, inhibit collagen? and bone?destructive mammalian?derived enzymes (e.g. the collagenases), and through non?antibiotic mechanisms, the concept of host?modulation therapy (HMT) was developed. Accordingly, two drug?development strategies evolved: (i) the development of non?antimicrobial formulations of doxycycline; and (ii) the chemical modification of tetracyclines to eliminate their antibiotic activity but retain (or even enhance) their anti?collagenase properties. Regarding the latter, these chemically modified tetracyclines (CMTs) sh…
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