Summary Many techniques are available to assess masticatory performance, but not all are appropriate for every population. A proxy suitable for elderly persons suffering from dementia was lacking, and a two?colour chewing gum mixing ability test was investigated for this purpose. A fully automated digital analysis algorithm was applied to a mixing ability test using two?coloured gum samples in a stepwise increased number of chewing cycles protocol (Experiment 1: n = 14; seven men, 19–63 years), a test–retest assessment (Experiment 2: n = 10; four men, 20–49 years) and compared to an established wax cubes mixing ability test (Experiment 3: n = 13; 0 men, 21–31 years). Data were analysed with repeated measures anova (Experiment 1), the calculation of the intraclass corre…
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By elkhornadmin
– August 11, 2013
Duanqing Pei, a professor of stem cell biology at the research institute, took epithelial cells found in urine and converted them into teeth.
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By elkhornadmin
– August 11, 2013
Washington—Passage of legislation to reverse an increase in federal student loan interest rates is encouraging but lawmakers should consider additional reforms, the Association told Congress. President Obama was expected to sign into law bipartisan legislation that would apply to loans issued after July 1, 2013.
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By elkhornadmin
– August 10, 2013
“We learn something every day, and lots of times it’s that what we learned the day before was wrong.”
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By elkhornadmin
– August 10, 2013
Abstract: It has been shown by previous studies that mandibular growth can be enhanced by the systemic administration of recombinant growth hormone (rGH) and/or local application of therapeutic low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS). The purpose of this study was to determine if local injection of rGH and application of LIPUS to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) would synergistically enhance mandibular growth. In an animal study, the effect of rGH, LIPUS, and combination of rGH and LIPUS on male Sprague–Dawley rats was observed. Mandibular growth was evaluated by measuring total hemimandibular and condylar bone volume and bone surface area as well as condylar bone mineral density (BMD) after 21 days on dissected rats’ mandibles using micro-computed tomography (MicroCT). The expression…
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By elkhornadmin
– August 10, 2013
Some speculate that it is destined to become the IBM of the industry. Healthcare professionals were among the first to embrace 3D Systems’ additive manufacturing capabilities.
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By elkhornadmin
– August 10, 2013
Washington—Current and incoming dental students will have access to a newly customized online debt management tool through school financial aid offices, the Association of American Medical Colleges and American Dental Education Association announced Aug. 5 as many students were returning to school.
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By elkhornadmin
– August 9, 2013
“A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.”
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By elkhornadmin
– August 9, 2013
Conclusions: Bacterial-unstimulated m-MDDC from CP exhibited a more immature phenotype but a cytokine profile biased towards proinflammatory response; this pattern was maintained/exacerbated after bacterial stimulation. P. intermedia upregulated co-stimulatory molecules and IFN-gamma expression in CP m-MDDC. These events might contribute to periodontitis pathogenesis. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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By elkhornadmin
– August 9, 2013
To celebrate the work of highly skilled denture technicians and elevate the status of the specialty, Candulor is sponsoring its second North American “Art of Denture” Competition, inviting U.S. and Canadian technicians to fabricate fully removable upper and lower dentures supported by locators.
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By elkhornadmin
– August 9, 2013
