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Computers help dental implants look natural

Dental problems can make an individual self-conscious about their appearance.
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Maurice Maeterlinck

“We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.”
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A Novel Method to Evaluate Precision of Optical Implant Impressions with Commercial Scan Bodies—An Experimental Approach

ConclusionsThe precision of extraoral scanning of scan bodies is dependent on the scan body surface design and geometry. The precision of scanning with an extraoral model scanner differed between the scan body geometries and inter?scan body distances. The precision of dental implant scan body scanning was not significantly influenced by detachment and repositioning of the scan body. (Source: Journal of Prosthodontics)
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Local dentists provide perfect smiles

Dr. Steven Lysenko and Dr. Danielle Lloyd’s dental office, located at 17 Maple Road in Voorheesville, has been committed to serving the Capital District since 1971. Their goal is to deliver excellent dental care in a comfortable, relaxing and friendly atmosphere.

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Neutrophil and cancer cell ‘crosstalk’ underlies oral cancer metastasis

An abnormal immune response or “feedback loop” could very well be the underlying cause of metastases in oral cancers, according to Dr.
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Oral impact on daily performance: need and use of dental prostheses among Brazilian adults

Summary Although there is a large amount of evidence that demonstrates the relationship between oral health status and oral impact daily performance, there are few studies that have evaluated the impact of prosthetic status, particularly the need for a dental prosthesis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between need and use of dental prostheses and the prevalence of oral impact on daily performance. A sample of 720 subjects, aged between 50 and 74 years, was evaluated using a cross?sectional study. Participants were selected through a multistage proportional random sampling. The impact of oral health status on daily performance (oral impact on daily performance – OIDP) and socio?demographic data was assessed using a standardised questionnaire, and …

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Aspen Dental Practices Launch ‘A Smile for Your Service’ Offer to…

What’s more, each time the offer is shared via Facebook , Twitter or Instagram, using the hashtag #HealthyMouthMovement, Aspen Dental Management, Inc. will donate in donated dental care to nearly 4,000 veterans in 2015 through a volunteer effort called the Healthy Mouth Movement. “The Healthy Mouth Movement has been a great way to give back to the veteran community this year, but we know that there are many, many more people in need of dental care than Aspen Dental practices have been able to reach through that effort alone,” said , chief marketing officer at ADMI.

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JDR articles discuss diet, dental caries and health policy

The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published two reports including a critical review titled “Diet and Dental Caries – the Pivotal Role of Free Sugars…
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Incorporation of staphylococci into titanium?grown biofilms: an in vitro “submucosal” biofilm model for peri?implantitis

ConclusionsStaphyoccous aureus and S. epidermidis can be individually integrated into an oral biofilm grown on titanium, hence establishing a “submucosal” biofilm model for peri?implantitis. This model also revealed that S. aureus outcompetes S. epidermidis when grown together in the biofilm, which may explain the more frequent association of the former with peri?implantitis. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)

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How to make “Dracula’s dentures” cookie sandwiches

Basically: break a cookie in half, ice the insides with red icing, add baby-marshmallow teeth, and use two slivered almonds for fangs. My biggest issue with Halloween food is that although it may look cool, rarely does it actually taste good.

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