Templeton, Mass.—For the third straight year, voters in Templeton, Mass., a town of about 8,000 located about 60 miles west of Boston, overwhelmingly rejected an article to stop fluoridating its water supply.
Massachusetts towns remain fluoridated
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– June 16, 2013
George Chapman
“They’re only truly great who are truly good.”
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– June 16, 2013
Dental caries prevalence in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a qualitative systematic review and recommendations for future research
ConclusionsWhile children with CF may be a lower risk for dental caries, adolescents with CF may not be at lower caries than those without CF. Additional research is needed to evaluate a potentially flawed paradigm regarding caries risk in children and adolescents with CF. (Source: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry)
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– June 16, 2013
Rylan Clark debuts day-glow veneers on new Big Brother show, Twitter erupts
Rylan is the latest celeb to swap his normal teeth for the equivalent of a hi-vis vest.
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– June 16, 2013
Five?year results of a prospective randomised controlled clinical trial of posterior computer?aided design–computer?aided manufacturing ZrSiO4?ceramic crowns
Summary The aim of this prospective randomised controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the clinical outcome of shrinkage?free ZrSiO4?ceramic full?coverage crowns on premolars and molars in comparison with conventional gold crowns over a 5?year period. Two hundred and twenty?three patients were included and randomly divided into two treatment groups. One hundred and twenty?three patients were restored with 123 ZrSiO4?ceramic crowns, and 100 patients received 100 gold crowns, which served as the control. All crowns were conventionally cemented with glass–ionomer cement. After an observation period of 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months, the survival probability (Kaplan–Meier) for the shrinkage?free ZrSiO4?ceramic crowns was 98·3%, 92·0%, 84·7%, 79% and 73·2% and for …
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– June 15, 2013
Dr. Eric Echelman Explains How to Fight Gum Disease
It’s estimated between 75 and 90% of adults will suffer from gum disease. The good news is that gum disease is a preventable and treatable when developing the right habits.
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– June 15, 2013
The Jaw Is Also A Casualty When Bacterium Causes Gum Disease
The newly discovered bacterium that causes gum disease delivers a one-two punch by also triggering normally protective proteins in the mouth to actually destroy more bone, a University of Michigan study found. Scientists and oral health care providers have known for decades that bacteria are responsible for periodontitis, or gum disease. Until now, however, they hadn’t identified the bacterium…
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– June 15, 2013
Portland voters say no to fluoridation
Portland, Ore.—The city of Portland will remain unfluoridated.
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– June 14, 2013
Samuel Goldwyn
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.”
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– June 14, 2013
