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Plan offers Brown County residents dental discounts

“It is difficult because you are torn between what a patient needs versus what is covered,” said Rebecca Swenson, a dentist with Affordable Dentures in Green Bay. If you live in Brown County, there is a new plan that could help you gain access to affordable dental care.

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Families of orofacial clefting not at higher risk for dental anomalies

Yesterday, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a study titled “Spectrum of Dental Phenotypes in Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefting,” which is the…
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A. E. Housman

“In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.”
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Long?term clinical, technical, and esthetic outcomes of all?ceramic vs. titanium abutments on implant supporting single?tooth reconstructions after at least 5 years

ConclusionsWithin the limitations of the study, it can be concluded that all?ceramic restorations reveal a high survival rate of 100% and show no difference to metal after a mean observation period of 7.2 years. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)

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Be a smartmouth to avoid oral cancer

More than 50,000 people in North America will be diagnosed with oral/pharyngeal cancer this year, leading to roughly 9,000 deaths. Since oral cancer is usually discovered in a late stage, about 57% of people with oral cancer will only survive five years.

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400,000-year-old dental tartar provides earliest evidence of manmade pollution

New discovery at Tel Aviv University excavation of Qesem Cave reveals early prehistoric ‘balanced’ diet and presence of respiratory irritantsThese are human teeth from Qesem Cave.
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Complex systematic review ? Perioperative antibiotics in conjunction with dental implant placement

ConclusionAntibiotic prophylaxis in conjunction with implant placement reduced the risk for implant loss by 2%. However, the sub?analysis of the primary studies suggests that there is no benefit of antibiotic prophylaxis in uncomplicated implant surgery in healthy patient. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)

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Mum was so scared of the dentist she SUPERGLUED her own teeth to put them back in

The situation got so bad that Angie Barlow lost 90 per cent of the bone supporting the teeth in her top jaw A mum whose teeth were falling out was so scared of the dentist that she used superglue to put them back in. The situation got so bad that Angie Barlow lost 90 per cent of the bone supporting the teeth in her top jaw and the amount of superglue she used meant she had created the equivalent of her own dentures.

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Important advance in treatment and prevention of infection has potential to have dramatic effect in dentistry

A new technology which could increase protection against antibacterial and antifungal infection for weeks, months or years has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol.
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Effects of chrondro-osseous regenerative compound associated with local treatments in the regeneration of bone defects around implants: an in vivo study

Conclusions The hypothesis was rejected since the use of CORC has not increased any of the parameters evaluated. Clinical relevance Dehiscence-like defects can compromise soft tissue support and result in loss of periodontal health and implants. Hydroxyapatite can induce bone regeneration in the defects created. CORC in the formulation used in this study did not promote further bone regeneration in dehiscence-like defects. (Source: Clinical Oral Investigations)

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