To understand, in greater detail, the molecular mechanisms regulating the complex relationship between mechanical strain and alveolar bone metabolism during orthodontic treatment, passive cross?arch palatal springs were bonded to the maxillary molars of 6?wk?old rats, which were killed after 4 and 8 d. Outcome measures included serum assays for markers of bone formation and resorption and for the multifunctional hormone leptin, and histomorphometry of the inter?radicular bone. The concentration of the bone?formation marker alkaline phosphatase (ALP) was significantly reduced at both time points in the appliance group, accompanied by a 50% reduction in inter?radicular bone volume; however, osteocalcin (bone Gla protein) levels remained unaffected. Bone collagen deoxypyridinolin…
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– September 26, 2013
Dr. Krista Whalen Nall, DMD, and Team to Offer Full-Service Dental Care, Personalized Treatment Plans Plus Evening and Saturday Appointments .
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– September 26, 2013
After looking at pictures of dental treatment scenes, researchers[1] discovered that female patients scared of the dentist were six times more likely to be disgusted with what they saw, compared with non-dental phobic women. In a battle of the sexes, dental phobic women struggled to hide their emotions…
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– September 26, 2013
The ADA Center for Professional Success is live on the Web and available to help ADA members navigate the challenges of being a dentist.
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By elkhornadmin
– September 25, 2013
“Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.”
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By elkhornadmin
– September 25, 2013
The Pogues are set to play their classic 1985 album ‘Rum, Sodomy & the Lash’ at four separate shows in the UK this December.
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By elkhornadmin
– September 25, 2013
Salt Lake City—The University of Utah broke ground Aug. 23 on the Ray and Tye Noorda Oral Health Sciences Building—a $ 36.4 million facility set to house the state’s first public dental school.
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By elkhornadmin
– September 24, 2013
Dental implants are posts, usually made of titanium, that are surgically placed into the jawbone and topped with artificial teeth.
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By elkhornadmin
– September 24, 2013
Dentists who are adversely affected by flooding in Colorado and New Mexico can turn to the ADA Foundation for emergency disaster assistance.
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By elkhornadmin
– September 23, 2013
(Source: Journal of Endodontics)
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– September 23, 2013
