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Immune Response Profile against Persistent Endodontic Pathogens and

Persistent microorganisms such as Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis might be directly related to endodontic treatment failure. The host response to these microorganisms impairs the reestablishment of intraradicular and periradicular health. (Source: Journal of Endodontics)
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Technical and Esoteric and No Part of Chris Horner’s Business

Following up on having their teeth kicked in by the Virginia Supreme Court in their quest for Mike Mann’s Emails, Chris Horner and his sidekick David Schnare, have filed a number of FOIA requests seeking Email from various climate scientists. Strangely, nowhere can Eli find Roger Pielke Jr. or Bjorn Lomborg railing against that dynamic duo, now doing business as the Energy and Environmental Legal Institute.

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Implant placement: two stage or one?

My question involves immediate implant placement. Would you do it 1 or 2 stage and how? (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)

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A Righteous Rant – Memories Pizza can su$k it

I need to address this growing trend in the US of as soon as someone is considered, “wronged” or a “hero” or some other random title, immediately a Go Fund Me or crowdfunding or something is started in their name. When something goes viral it can mean literally 100’s of thousands of buckaroos, but is it all entirely deserved? I’ve had a GoFundMe fundraiser for almost a year, started by me, because I have no husband or kids or many people in my life to start one for me.

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Physicists shed light on geographic tongue

Physicists from Israel have shed light on the intricate dynamics underpinning a mysterious tongue condition that has been puzzling the medical community for decades.
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Keeping your gums healthy.

Authors: American Dental Association (ADA) Division of Science PMID: 25819663 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of the American Dental Association)

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Removable Prostheses are ‘Recession-Proof’ Say Half of Survey Respondents

Fifty percent of the removable laboratory owner/manager respondents to LMT’s State of the Industry 2015 survey rate their current workload as “booming” or “good,” with another 38% saying it’s “stable.” And half go so far as to say removable prostheses are recession proof.

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Treating a common gum condition could reduce risk of heart attacks in kidney disease patients

Treating a common gum condition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients could significantly reduce their risk of potentially fatal heart disease, Aston University researchers say.
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Meredith Willson

“The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave man…only five hundred.”
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Advances in the Chemopreventive Targeting of Oral Carcinogenesis

Abstract Control of oral cancer associated with the frequent exposure to traditional risk factors such as tobacco, betel quid, and alcohol, together with the recent rise in human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal cancer is a major public health concern worldwide. Late diagnosis and “field cancerization,” where multifocal malignant lesions compromise standard surgical treatments and chemoradiotherapy are among the most critical challenges faced by clinical oncologists. In addition to improving methods of early diagnosis and periodic monitoring, halting tumor progression through long-term chemoprevention of at risk premalignant lesions with well-tolerated drugs or natural products remains an attractive strategy. This review discusses recent progress and challenges on the chem…

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