Beginning Tuesday, eligible adult Medicaid recipients will have access to more dental services under a Medicaid benefit that became available April 1. The new benefit provides Medicaid adults age 21 and older with access to up to $ 1,000 in dental services per state fiscal year, according to a release from the Colorado Department of Health Care … (more)
Medicaid dental benefits extended further
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– July 2, 2014
Predicting aggressiveness of oral cancer
Studying mouth cancer in mice, researchers have found a way to predict the aggressiveness of similar tumors in people, an early step toward a diagnostic test that could guide treatment, according to…
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– July 2, 2014
Factors affecting peri?implant bone loss: a post?five?year retrospective study
ConclusionsThe distance implant platform?horizontal component of the prosthesis has the greatest effect on peri?implant bone loss This distance must be >3.3 mm and <6 mm, above this range, it no longer influences in peri?implant bone loss and favors the appearance of embrasures and the buildup of bacterial plaque. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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– July 1, 2014
Seniors underserved on the Sunshine Coast
“Most seniors say, ‘I can get by with a loaf of bread,'” said Dale Sankey, Sunshine Coast Food Bank coordinator.
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– July 1, 2014
Impact of sugar on tooth decay remains a major health concern, says FGDP(UK)
It is important that the effect of sugar intake on tooth decay is considered alongside obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease as a major public health challenge, according to the Faculty of…
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– July 1, 2014
Clinical and radiographic outcomes of the use of Low?Level Laser Therapy in vital pulp of primary teeth
ConclusionThese findings suggest that Low Level Laser Therapy may be considered as an adjuvant alternative for vital pulp therapy on human primary teeth. Low Level Laser Therapy preceding the use of calcium hydroxide showed satisfactory results. (Source: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry)
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– June 30, 2014
Comparative evaluation of the combined application of titanium implants and calcium phosphate bone substitutes in a rabbit model
ConclusionThe addition of BCP bone substitute to fill peri?implant gaps significantly enhanced both bone formation (~2.5?fold) and bone to implant contact (>2?fold) for the custom?made titanium implants with two?sided gaps. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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– June 29, 2014
The gift of a Father’s Day smile
On Ouch knew how hard his father, Ath Ouch, has worked to raise a family of four children and he wanted to give him a special Fathers’ Day present.
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– June 29, 2014
Development of an in vitro periodontal biofilm model for assessing antimicrobial and host modulatory effects of bioactive molecules
Conclusions: CHX possesses potent bactericidal properties, which may impact downstream inflammatory mediators. RSV does not appear to have bactericidal properties against multi-species biofilms, however it did appear to supress epithelial cells from releasing inflammatory mediators. This study demonstrates the potential to understand the mechanisms by which different oral hygiene products may influence gingival inflammation, thereby validating the use of a biofilm co-culture model. (Source: BMC Oral Health – Latest articles)
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– June 28, 2014
