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Gum disease bacteria linked to esophageal cancer

A new study uncovers the first direct evidence that a bacterium responsible for gum disease may be a new risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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You want me to do what?

Authors: Auld D PMID: 26920452 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of the American Dental Association)

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Adverse pregnancy outcomes and periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis exploring potential association

Conclusion: The present systematic review reported a low but existing association between periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This assumption is the result of proper corrections of biased methodologies and of heterogeneity of studies. ( (Source: Quintessence International)
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Going to Newberg Family Dental is like having a dentist in the family

Going to the dentist may not be considered fun for most people, but it’s much more enjoyable if you feel you’re in caring hands.

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John Wayne

“Talk low, talk slow, and don’t talk too much.”
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Effect of operators’ experience and cement space on the marginal fit of an in-office digitally produced monolithic ceramic crown system

Conclusion: The operator experience did not seem to influence the marginal accuracy of Cerec 3D fabricated crowns. (Source: Quintessence International)

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Parafunctional habits are associated cumulatively to painful temporomandibular disorders in adolescents

Abstract This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the effect of sleep bruxism, awake bruxism and parafunctional habits, both separately and cumulatively, on the likelihood of adolescents to present painful TMD. The study was conducted on a sample of 1,094 adolescents (aged 12-14). The presence of painful TMD was assessed using the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders, Axis I. Data on sleep bruxism, awake bruxism and parafunctional habits (nail/pen/pencil/lip/cheek biting, resting one’s head on one’s hand, and gum chewing) were researched by self-report. After adjusting for potential demographic confounders using logistic regression, each of the predictor variables (sleep bruxism, awake bruxism and parafunctional habits) was significantly associated wi…

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Add years to your life with these 6 simple life hacks

No successful guy strives to be second best. That’s because coming in second can suck: The trophy is less grand, the medal is less precious, and the attention is golf-applause polite, if that.

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Predicting human evolution: Teeth tell the story

Monash University-led research has shown that the evolution of human teeth is much simpler than previously thought, and that we can predict the sizes of teeth missing from human fossils and those…
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Cecil Baxter

“You don’t get anything clean without getting something else dirty.”
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