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Plectin as a prognostic marker in non-metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma

A study based on immunohistochemical analysis of primary tumor tissue obtained from patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma demonstrates that low expression of plectin predicts a favorable outcome for patients with non-metastatic OSCC and the expression level of plectin maybe useful in the treatment stratification for patients with early stage disease. (Source: BMC Oral Health)

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Clearfield boy missing most of his teeth endures relentless teasing

Isaac Bryant has bright eyes and a playful personality, but he’s missing most of his permanent teeth because of a genetic condition called ectodermal dysplasia . “It feels weird without teeth on the bottom because you can’t chew food normally,” said 12-year-old Isaac, who lives in Clearfield.

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Immediately provisionalized OsseoSpeed™ Profile implants inserted into extraction sockets: 3?year results

ConclusionsClinical and radiographic results provide evidence that sloped implants can preserve the marginal bone circumferentially and are able to maintain soft tissue esthetics when inserted and provisionalized immediately, even in the presence of facial bony wall defects. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)

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Orlando Family Dental Office Adds Dental Assistant to Growing Staff

Dr. Thomas Overmeyer, owner of Overmeyer Family Dental, recently hired the dental assistant Brittany Ogilvie. Dental assistants in Florida must be a graduate of a state-certified program or school and be certified by the state in dental radiography.

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Why does going to the dentist feel like a trip back in time to the stone age?

In this era of hi-tech surgery and medical innovation, dentistry can feel a little left behind. But is this fair, or just an image problem?Who among us hasn’t had this thought, as a dentist industriously and cheerfully chisels and scrapes and drills away at your teeth: surely there is a better way?When anthropologists last month discovered evidence of dental handiwork in a 14,000-year-old tooth, the surprising thing about it wasn’t the fact that people in the stone age had cavities and tried to do something about them. It was the fact that the procedure seemed so … familiar. Continue reading… (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)

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Oral health of school children in Western Australia

ConclusionsThe study highlighted poor dental health associated with living in non?fluoridated areas, Aboriginal identity, poor oral hygiene, lower socio?economic level and having extended intervals between dental checkups. Timely assessments and preventive measures targeted at groups, including extending community water fluoridation, may assist in further improving the oral health of children in Western Australia.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Australian Dental Journal)

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Mother’s Perception of General Family Functioning and Sugar Consumption of 3- and 4-Year-Old Children: The East London Family Study

This study analysed data from 3- and 4-year-old children (n = 698) and their mothers and included logistic regression, conceptual hierarchical modelling and mediation analysis. The results showed that 17% of the sample consumed sugary foods more than 4 times per day, and that effective general family functioning may help reducing frequent consumption of sugary foods. There was a 67% reduction in children’s frequent consumption of sugary foods with every unit increase in the general family functioning score. Mother’s higher education may also help reduce the frequent consumption of sugary foods by children. The negative impact of mother’s lower education was buffered by the effect of effective general family functioning. The study findings underscore the prospect of identifying factors that…

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To boost job prospects, younger Americans seek dentures

Some areas that top the nation for unemployment also fare worst in a health measure that can keep people from getting jobs – missing teeth, USA TODAY reports. West Virginia is the starkest example.

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“Inadequate” dementia care home ordered to improve by CQC

A CARE home in Poole for dementia sufferers has been deemed “inadequate” after one nurse was left to look after 23 residents. Delph House, based on Upper Golf Links Road in Broadstone , has been told it is “not safe”, “not effective”, “not responsive” and “not well led” in a Care Quality Commission report published on July 29. Among the “serious shortfalls” identified by inspectors, who visited unannounced in May, were concerns over the staff’s “skills and ability to provide safe care”.

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