ConclusionsThese findings indicated that removing the dental plaque biofilm with a toothbrush and dental floss by a hygienist before scaling with an ultrasonic device was more effective in reducing the working time of the dental hygienist. (Source: International Journal of Dental Hygiene)
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By elkhornadmin
– January 21, 2015
The overdenture market is highly dependent on the dental implant market, as implants are a key component when completing overdenture prostheses. As patient awareness of dental implants increases across the U.S. and Europe, overdentures will increasingly penetrate the denture market and cannibalize market share from conventional dentures.
Dentures News
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Tagged with 2014, European, Executive, markets, overdentures, Research, Summary, U.S..
By elkhornadmin
– January 21, 2015
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering professors have been collaborating with researchers from Peking University on a new test strip that is demonstrating great potential for the early detection of…
Dentistry News From Medical News Today
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By elkhornadmin
– January 21, 2015
“I’m just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious.”
Quotes of the Day
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By elkhornadmin
– January 20, 2015
Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of oral conditions on functional limitations among preschoolers. A preschool?based, cross?sectional study was carried out with 843 preschoolers in Campina Grande, Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered a questionnaire addressing socio?demographic characteristics and perceptions regarding the general/oral health of their children as well as the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale. The nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Mann–Whitney test (? = 5%) was used to compare mean children’s quality?of?life scores for each independent variable. Poisson regression analysis was used to test associations between the independent and dependent variables (difficulties eating, drinking and speaking…
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By elkhornadmin
– January 20, 2015
Jeanne Eder Rhodes didn’t realize how the simple acts of regularly brushing and flossing her teeth could lead to better health for diabetics. Rhodes, 66, who recently retired as head of the University of Alaska’s history department, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1998.
Dentures News
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By elkhornadmin
– January 20, 2015
Note the massive bone loss around the implants. Patient is a heavy bruxer but is too lazy to wear the protective nightguard. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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By elkhornadmin
– January 19, 2015
Authors: PMID: 25577820 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of the American Dental Association)
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Tagged with care, enhanced, infection, Lower, Oral, Reduce, respiratory, risk, shows, study, tract.
By elkhornadmin
– January 18, 2015
Dental artist Jessine Hein has created dentures of David Bowie’s old teeth from acrylics, plaster and acrylic paint. The toothless can now what it feel like to hold, lick and suck on David Bowie’s teeth.
Dentures News
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By elkhornadmin
– January 18, 2015
Conclusions: It is clear that pain, sleepless nights and missed school are a feature during a wait for dental GA and can be exacerbated by an extended wait. These data support the need for not only effective prevention of caries within primary care to reduce wait times and experience of GA but also effective management of pain and infection during a prolonged wait for treatment. (Source: BMC Oral Health)
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Tagged with anaesthetic, arising, Children, extraction, following, General, impact, Issues, Referral, subsequent, under, Wait.
By elkhornadmin
– January 17, 2015