ConclusionParticipants developed their own strategies of measurement to see improvement. An active involvement of the adolescents’ in the treatment seems to be needed, supported by the dentist at coming appointments, using overjet measurement as a tool for motivation. Furthermore, efforts should be made by clinicians to listen and understand adolescents’ needs and requirement before the treatment start. (Source: Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research)
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Tagged with adolescents, Appliances, experiences, Functional, removable, using.
By elkhornadmin
– April 15, 2015
I dropped a denture-cleaner tablet into the toilet, waited a few minutes and brushed it out. This worked as well as regular cleaner.
Dentures News
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Tagged with denture, Tablet, takes, toilet.
By elkhornadmin
– April 15, 2015
ConclusionsIncreasing the compressive force applied to bone graft particulate used to fill small defects created in rabbit calvaria appears to be beneficial. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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Posted in Dental News.
Tagged with Around, bone, calvaria, compression, Experimental, graft, Material, mechanical, particulate, rabbit, regeneration, role, study.
By elkhornadmin
– April 14, 2015
Dr. Robert Klein, a trusted Kansas City and Liberty cosmetic dentist, is now offering at-home sleep studies for sleep apnea patients. The at-home sleep test results, combined with the patented palatal snoring analysis, allows Dr. Klein to analyze a patient’s snoring and determine the appropriate treatment.
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Tagged with apnea, AtHome, City, Dentist, Kansas, patients, Provides, sleep, study.
By elkhornadmin
– April 14, 2015
“Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.”
Quotes of the Day
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By elkhornadmin
– April 13, 2015
CONCLUSIONS: The general lack of awareness of complications and maintenance mode related to oral piercing needs to be addressed by some education programs performed at school and by dentists. PMID: 25858082 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal)
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Tagged with adolescents, Adults, Awareness, complications, Group, Intraoral, Italian, maintenance, mode, Oral, piercing, Young.
By elkhornadmin
– April 13, 2015
In conclusion, the glass application improved the interaction between the ceramic and the luting cement. (Source: Brazilian Oral Research)
MedWorm: Dentistry
Posted in Dental News.
Tagged with adhesion, Alternative, Between, Cement, ceramic, improving, Luting, surface, Treatment, zirconiabased.
By elkhornadmin
– April 12, 2015
As part of their five-year anniversary celebration, South Surrey’s Envision Denture is auctioning off a “smile makeover” – with proceeds going to the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation. Envision’s auction – which includes new dentures and all the necessary services and treatments and is valued between $ 1,950 and $ 3,400 – began last week, and will be open to bids until 2:30 p.m. on April 11. The closing date is also when Envision will host a fifth-anniversary open house.
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By elkhornadmin
– April 12, 2015
“It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.”
Quotes of the Day
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By elkhornadmin
– April 11, 2015
There are few instruments available in Brazil for obtaining data on dental erosion among adults. For this reason, the interview entitled “A Survey on Hong Kong People’s Dietary Behavior in Relations to Acid Erosion”, published in English, was considered for translation. The aim of this study was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation and content validation for the Brazilian population. After obtaining the author’s permission, the interview underwent several stages: translation, back translation, review by a bilingual person and a committee of experts, administration of the English instrument and of the Portuguese version to a bilingual group, and pretesting in a convenience sample of 50 adults. The interview was translated and adapted to the Portuguese language and the Brazilian cu…
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Tagged with Adaptation, Brazilian, crosscultural, Dental, Erosion, Instrument, Knowledge, Population, selfperception.
By elkhornadmin
– April 11, 2015
