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Effect of the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus LB21 on the Cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans UA159 in a Dual-Species Biofilm Model

In conclusion, findings suggest that LB does not reduce cariogenicity of SM in a validated experimental caries model.Caries Res 2015;49:583-590 (Source: Caries Research)

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Leif Erikson Day and historical facts that just aren’t true

The day celebrates the 11th-century Norse explorer who is credited with sailing to New Foundland and settling Vinland hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus ventured forth. But his story – and that of the Vikings – is rife with misinformation.

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Brazil’s national oral health policy — an example for other nations

The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a Discovery!
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A comparison of a new alcohol?free 0.2% chlorhexidine oral rinse to an established 0.2% chlorhexidine rinse with alcohol for the control of dental plaque accumulation

ConclusionThe non?alcoholic chlorhexidine rinse had comparable levels of action as the generally recognized gold standard alcoholic rinse. (Source: International Journal of Dental Hygiene)

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Sugar consumption having a ‘devastating’ effect on all of our dental health, claims charity

Important changes need to be made at the highest level to urgently address the UK’s deteriorating dental health from sugar consumption, an oral health charity says.
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H. Rider Haggard

“As I grow older , I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.”
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Three?dimensional analysis of palatal shape in patients treated with SARME using traditional and geometric morphometrics

ConclusionsDense surface model provided descriptive visualization of the treatment effect and was helpful in the evaluation of palatal shape variability including detection of the most difficult patients. Correction of the dental arch width discrepancy by SARME was successfully achieved. After therapy, palatal shape variability of most of the patients was comparable to the variability of the control group. (Source: Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research)
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How to Use Perma-Ret to Improve Denture Retention

Today’s nano-composite, highly cross-linked and hybrid denture teeth continually pose a retention problem in cases with limited space once the bondable lingual layer of PMMA has been removed. Implant treatment modalities with their rigid foundation and opposition exacerbate these compromised bonds.

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Gum disease treatment using blueberry extract in development

After finding extract of wild blueberries can help fight gum disease and reduce use of antibiotics, researchers are developing an oral device that slowly releases it.
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Jerry Garcia

“It’s pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness.”
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