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Dentures may be avoided with good dental hygiene

Q. I have vivid memories of my mother’s dentures in a glass next to her bed. As I enter my 70s, is this what I have to look forward to? Let’s start with a definition.

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Juvenal

“Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, / And toss them on the wheels of Chance.”
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Annual review of selected scientific literature: Report of the Committee on Scientific Investigation of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry

This review was conducted to help the busy dentist keep abreast of the latest scientific information regarding the clinical practice of dentistry. The authors, all of whom are considered experts, were each asked to peruse the scientific literature in their discipline for 2014 and review the articles for important information that may affect treatment decisions. Comments on experimental methodology, statistical evaluation, and the overall validity of the conclusions are included in many of the reviews. (Source: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry)

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Senior Patients Treated in Van Equipped as Dentist’s Office

Students and faculty at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine are treating seniors in a dentist’s office on wheels-a 38-foot van, in fact, renovated to provide full-service oral care. “There’s almost no difference between our van and a traditional dentist’s office,” said Nicole Harris, a visiting assistant professor in the dental school’s Department of Community Dentistry.

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Bi?layered zirconia/fluor?apatite bridges supported by ceramic dental implants: a prospective case series after thirty months of observation

ConclusionBi?layered zirconia/fluor?apatite IS?FDPs entirely survived the observation period but showed a high frequency of technical complications. Nevertheless, the treatment highly satisfied patients’ expectations. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)

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Lexington Dental Office Participating in Salvation Army Christmas Program

Lexington’s leading family dental office, Beaumont Family Dentistry, is participating in the Salvation Army’s annual Angel Tree program to give local children a brighter Christmas morning. From Nov. 18 to Dec. 10, the office will have Angel Tree tags that include the names of either a local boy or girl.

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Do glass ionomer cements prevent caries lesions in margins of restorations in primary teeth?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Because new caries lesions in the margins of restorations are the main reason for failure and replacement of restorations in primary teeth, it is important to know whether there is a benefit in using GICs in both occlusal and occlusoproximal cavities. PMID: 26581769 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of the American Dental Association)

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David Brin

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.”
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Portuguese Abstract Translations

No abstract available (Source: Implant Dentistry)
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Prevalence of dentinal hypersensitivity and study of associated factors: a cross?sectional study based on the general dental population of Davangere, Karnataka, India

ConclusionThe prevalence of DH in the Indian population is 20.6%, with a higher predilection for DH in the age cohort 36–45 years and in female subjects. DH is a multifactorial entity with several aetiological factors, making its diagnosis and treatment a challenge for the clinician. (Source: International Dental Journal)

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