Appointments are now available at the Aspen Dental practice that opened in Fairmount Feb. 8. located at 3590 West Genesee St. The practice is led by Dr. Simone Reid, who received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at Howard University College of Dentistry. Reid and her team will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration.
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– February 22, 2016
New appreciation for human microbiome leads to greater understanding of human health
University of Oklahoma anthropologists are studying the ancient and modern human microbiome and the role it plays in human health and disease.
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– February 22, 2016
Elizabeth Taylor
“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.”
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– February 21, 2016
There are always bacteria lurking in dental equipment, suggests research
No disinfectants tested completely remove bacterial biofilms from water lines.
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– February 21, 2016
Traumatic dental injury: a case review.
CONCLUSION: Although the incidence of dental trauma following road traffic accidents is low, the monetary compensation for consequential dental impairment based on current insurance regulatory law is far from negligible. PMID: 26884252 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Minerva Stomatologica)
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– February 20, 2016
Technical
Using their 40+ years of experience and knowledge of over 200 furnaces, Jed and John Archibald put Ivoclar Vivadent’s new, feature-rich Programat P710 ceramic furnace to the test. Luke Kahng, CDT, explains his technique for matching a custom shade for a female patient in her mid-30s who needed a new crown for tooth #8 and was specifically concerned with the esthetics and color of her smile.
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– February 20, 2016
Fizzy drinks need child-friendly ‘teaspoon labels’ to spell out sugar content, say UK councils
Fizzy drink companies should put child-friendly labels on the front of their products spelling out the sugar content in teaspoons, in a bid to beat tooth decay and child obesity, councils say.
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– February 20, 2016
Evolution of the role of phototherapy during endodontic decontamination.
Authors: Muhammad OH, Rocca JP, Fornaini C, Medioni E Abstract A microbe free root canal space before obturation leads to higher success rate and conventional chemo-mechanical debridement might not achieve this goal completely. First trials of laser in dentistry started from surgical intervention on caries and bones of oral cavity and extended to prepare cavities and even shaping root canals. Afterward lasers were implicated soon into direct debridement of root canal space. Anyhow failure of laser to remove debris totally from root canal space is demonstrated recently, additionally it might lead to damages to surrounding tissues or inorganic material of root canal if be used without precaution. Nowadays the theory of light assisted protocols became another start point for laser in …
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– February 19, 2016
Gum disease associated with kidney disease deaths
A new study finds patients with kidney disease who also have periodontitis have a higher risk of death and adds to growing evidence linking poor oral health to chronic diseases.
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– February 19, 2016
A “Nitrous Oxide Gas” Advertising Bookmark from Dr. A. K. Harroun
According to the July 1882 issue of The Odontographic Journal, “the bogus dental college of Morrison & Co., at Delevan, Wis[consin] … issued an ‘announcement’ … with … a list of its graduates … [whose] sheepskins are going ‘dog cheap’ at twelve dollars.” One of the 1881 graduates listed is “A. K. Harroun, … Pennsylvania.” On his advertising bookmark above, that graduate lists himself as “A. K. Harroun, D.D.S. Dental Rooms … Honesdale, Pa.” Because his office shifted from 125 to 255 Main Street, Dr. Harroun had to strike the old address and stamp in the new one on his old stock of bookmarks. He is careful to note that, “Teeth extracted without pain with Nitrous Oxide Gas.” From the mid-1860s through the 1880s, most dentists who administered laughing gas t…
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– February 18, 2016
