“Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively fortifies it.”
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Stephen Vizinczey
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– August 5, 2013
Histologic evaluation and immunohistochemical localization of STRO-1 and BMP-4 in rat immature teeth: A comparison between vital and induced pulp necrosis
Conclusion: STRO-1-positive precursor cells were not detected in the apical papilla. BMP-4 expression has not been detected during infection. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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– August 5, 2013
ADA standards committee to meet in October
New Orleans—The ADA Standards Committee on Dental Informatics will meet Oct. 28-30 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
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– August 4, 2013
Ursula K. LeGuin
“The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.”
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– August 4, 2013
High amounts of fluoride induce apoptosis/cell death in matured ameloblast-like LS8 cells by downregulating Bcl-2
Conclusions: We inferred that high doses of fluoride may easily target the transitional/early maturation ameloblasts and cause apoptosis or cell death. Bcl-2 might be involved in this process. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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– August 4, 2013
Diet Soda Is as Bad for Your Teeth as a Meth Habit
“You look at it side-to-side with ‘meth mouth’ or ‘coke mouth,’ it is startling to see the intensity and extent of damage more or less the same,” said Dr. Mohamed Bassiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at the Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia.
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– August 4, 2013
ADPAC issues first annual report
Washington—The American Dental Political Action Committee received $ 1,174,166 from ADA members in 2012 and contributed $ 1,644,344 to federal candidates and committees, according to ADPAC’s first annual report.
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– August 3, 2013
Philip K. Dick
“Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.”
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– August 3, 2013
Pigmentation of the oral mucosa by PCB poisoning in Yusho patients
Conclusion: These results indicated that PCB-related compounds may be responsible for the higher prevalence of oral pigmentation in Yusho victims, even though a long time has passed since the Yusho poisoning accident. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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– August 3, 2013
Allcare president surrenders Indiana dental license
INDIANAPOLIS Allcare Dental & Dentures President Robert Bates agreed to surrender his Indiana dental license today after abruptly closing six of his Indiana business locations in early 2011.
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– August 3, 2013
