Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A connection with a former dental student at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry offered Dr. Lance Lambert a chance to treat children with complicated medical issues more than 7,000 miles from his Glen Ellyn, Ill. pediatric dental office.
Dentist, educator’s impact reaches critically ill children in Saudi Arabia
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– May 15, 2013
Reflection on the teaching of Cariology in Brazil
(Source: Brazilian Oral Research)
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– May 15, 2013
Evaluation of the effects of transient or continuous PTH administration to odontoblast-like cells
Abstract: Parathyroid hormone participates in the metabolism of mineralized tissue. Its role in the formation of dentine is, as yet, incompletely understood. In the present study we analyzed the effect of transient (1 and 24-h/cycle) or continuous hPTH (1–34) treatment in odontoblast-like cells (MDPC-23) to the following parameters: mineral deposition detected by alizarin red, mRNA expression of the type I collagen (COL1), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), biglycan (BGN), matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and dentine sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) quantified by qRT-PCR. MMP-2 and ALP activities were quantified by zymography and colorimetric assay, respectively. The results showed that compared to Control group: intermittent PTH administration (1 and 24-h/cycle) decreased the mineral deposition an…
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– May 14, 2013
The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan appeals for dentist to fix his teeth so he can start film career
The Pogues ‘ Shane MacGowan is searching for a dentist who can fix his infamously bad teeth so he can start a Hollywood film career.
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– May 14, 2013
ADA News honored for excellence in yearly competition
The ADA News has earned three 2013 EXCEL Awards—two gold awards and a silver—for excellence in news and feature writing from Association Media & Publishing, a publishing trade group headquartered in Reston, Va.
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– May 13, 2013
Anais Nin
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
Quote of the Day
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– May 13, 2013
Dental caries and chemical analyses in reconstruction of diet, health and hygienic behaviour in the Middle Euphrates valley (Syria)
Discussion: These data suggest a similar socio-economic status during the Late Roman and Islamic periods. The diet of the population living in the Late Roman and Islamic periods contained a larger number of products containing strontium than calcium. In the modern population these proportions have been reversed. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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– May 13, 2013
They called her Ebbie
On a tragic night in Western Kentucky in 1955, Evelyn Gurley, an 11-year-old only child, was orphaned and taken overnight to live with family in rural north Mississippi.
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– May 13, 2013
Still time to save on FDI Congress registration
Istanbul—There’s still time to plan a trip to the 101st FDI World Dental Congress Aug. 28-31, 2013, at the Istanbul Congress Center. Early registration discounts are available through May 31.
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– May 12, 2013
