A recent survey commissioned by Polident Denture Cleanser and Super Poligrip Denture Adhesive found that 76 percent of denture wearers avoid social activities, and many still struggle with stigmas and embarrassment when it comes to their dentures. In fact, roughly 63 percent of denture wearers have kept their dentures a secret from someone – some have not even told their spouse.
A Senior Moment: Take care of your teeth as if your life depended on them
When people consider health conditions that may lead to disability and death, they usually think of cancer or heart disease. Rarely do they consider how essential good dental health is for quality of life in the later years.
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– July 29, 2015
Cytotoxicity and migration of fibroblasts on two types of calcium sulfate dihydrate
ConclusionMCS was less cytotoxic and provided greater migration of L929 fibroblasts compared with CCS. (Source: Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry)
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– July 28, 2015
New Market Report: Oral Care in Germany
Due to the ageing population in Germany and strong consumer health awareness, oral care registered healthy current value growth of 3% in 2014. Products specifically targeting the needs and wants of older consumers, who are health-conscious and care about their appearance as well as their wellbeing, have been gaining importance in Germany over the last few years.
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– July 28, 2015
Robert Benchley
“Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.”
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– July 27, 2015
Perspectives on next steps in classification of oro?facial pain – part 1: role of ontology
Summary The purpose of this study was to review existing principles of oro?facial pain classifications and to specify design recommendations for a new system that would reflect recent insights in biomedical classification systems, terminologies and ontologies. The study was initiated by a symposium organised by the International RDC/TMD Consortium Network in March 2013, to which the present authors contributed. The following areas are addressed: problems with current classification approaches, status of the ontological basis of pain disorders, insufficient diagnostic aids and biomarkers for pain disorders, exploratory nature of current pain terminology and classification systems, and problems with prevailing classification methods from an ontological perspective. Four recommendations for…
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– July 27, 2015
Dental treatment under general anesthesia for special?needs patients: analysis of the literature
Abstract The aim of the present review was to identify the studies published on dental treatment under general anesthesia for special?needs patients. A comprehensive search of the reported literature from January 1966 to May 2012 was conducted using PubMed, Medline, and Embase. Keywords used in the search were “dental treatment under general anesthesia”, “special?needs patients”, “medically?compromised patients”, and “children”, in various combinations. Studies published only on dental treatment under general anesthesia and in English were included. Only 10 studies were available for final analysis. Age range from 1 to 50 years, and restorative procedures, were most prevalent. Only two studies discussed repeated general anesthesia, with rates of 7.2% and 10.2%. Over …
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– July 26, 2015
Free Dental Clinic Brightens Smiles
The Minnesota Mission of Mercy free dental clinic at the DECC reached capacity at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Organizers for the event say they treated 650 patients for a value of $ 500,000 in donated dental services.
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– July 26, 2015
Leonard Bernstein
“Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time… The wait is simply too long.”
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– July 25, 2015
