One-fifth of adults over 75 haven’t seen a dentist in the past five years and it can have serious health risks, but a lot of people don’t have insurance to pay for it. Thinkstock.
In vitro assessment of a collagen/alginate composite scaffold for regenerative endodontics
ConclusionThe composite scaffold could present substantial benefits compared to synthetic materials. It could provide a favorable healing environment in the root canal conducive for regenerative endodontics and is therefore appropriate to be evaluated in vivo in further studies.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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– December 10, 2015
Study clarifies the oral consequences of methamphetamine abuse
A multidisciplinary group of researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Program have published new findings that provide conclusive evidence of disproportionately high rates of dental disease in methamphetamine abusers. In the largest study of meth abusers to date, Dr. Vivek Shetty and his colleagues systematically investigated the patterns and severity of dental disease in 571 methamphetamine abusers.
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– December 10, 2015
ADA Health Policy Institute releases comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the U.S. oral health care system
The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (HPI) today published a first-of-its-kind comprehensive report, “The Oral Health Care System: A State-by-State Analysis.
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– December 10, 2015
Philip G. Hamerton
“Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?”
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– December 9, 2015
Use of Medical Dental Sleep Appliance in the management of severe obstructive sleep apnoea: A case series
The objective assessment was made by comparing base line AHI (apnoea–hypopnoea index) and AHI with appliance in situ which showed an improvement of 99% and 55%, respectively. The secondary objective is to provide an overview of clinical and laboratory steps in the fabrication of MDSA. (Source: Journal of Pierre Fauchard Academy (India Section))
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– December 9, 2015
Veteran Fights for New Teeth
A Rio Grande Valley veteran is frustrated. His dental work isn’t working out the way he had hoped.
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– December 9, 2015
Sir Richard Steele
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
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– December 8, 2015
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Authors: Schenkel JS, Lübbers HT, Metzler P Abstract Local anaesthetics are an integral part of most dental procedures and are therefore widely used and safely applied. Though rare, complications may occur and can be categorized as local or systemic. In the majority they are of minor nature but there is a potential for severe and possibly lethal side effects. Local complications are nerve damage (mainly the lingual and the inferior alveolar nerve), lesions of vascular structures, hematoma formation, temporary palsy of the facial nerve and post injection pain being the most common local complication. Examples for systemic complications are allergic reactions, cardiovascular complications, intoxication and psychogenic reactions. PMID: 26631281 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Sch…
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– December 8, 2015
Street Corner in Downtown Erick Remains Frozen In Time
Buzzy Austin has the key these days to the old building which is full of history almost exactly where it happened. “We’re just trying to preserve a little history of what happened in this part of the country,” he says walking through the front door.
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– December 8, 2015
