The day a new “biotooth” can be grown in the gap left by a missing tooth as an alternative to having a false one implanted came a step closer recently when UK researchers revealed how they have developed a way to bioengineer new teeth from a person’s own gum cells…
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Scientists Grow Teeth From Gum Cells
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– March 12, 2013
GKAS events create one less worry for Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey
Toms River, N.J.—Children and parents on the Jersey Shore had more on their minds at Give Kids A Smile events this year.
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– March 11, 2013
Where is Dentistry Heading?
(Source: Australian Dental Journal)
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– March 11, 2013
Process of Dental Implants Explained
Who does not desire a set of perfect, shinning teeth to flaunt their smile? Now this perfect smile is within the reach of every man and woman.
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– March 11, 2013
Student volunteers pitch in for Creighton GKAS
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– March 10, 2013
Assessment of mastication in healthy children and children with cerebral palsy: a validity and consistency study
This study describes the process of item definition and item selection and reports the content validity, reproducibility and consistency of the instrument. In the developmental phase, 15 experienced speech therapists assessed item relevance and descriptions over three Delphi rounds. Potential items were selected based on the results from a literature review. At the initial Delphi round, 17 potential items were included. After three Delphi rounds, 14 items that regarded as providing distinctive value in assessment of mastication (consensus >75%) were included in the Mastication Observation and Evaluation instrument. To test item reproducibility and consistency, two experts and five students evaluated video recordings of 20 children (10 children with cerebral palsy aged 29–65 months an…
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– March 10, 2013
Tooth Grown From Human And Mouse Cells
Researchers found cells from human gums responded to signals from cells taken from a mouse embryo to produce a real tooth.
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– March 10, 2013
Endo clinic named for Penn faculty member
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– March 9, 2013
First Impressions: How to “Wow” Students into Special Care Dentists
(Source: Special Care in Dentistry)
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– March 9, 2013
