“I am still learning.”
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Michelangelo
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– March 1, 2013
Chewing efficiency and electromyographic activity of masseter muscle with three designs of implant?supported mandibular overdentures. A cross?over study
ConclusionFour?implant?supported overdentures seem to present a functional advantage vs. two?implant?supported overdentures, independent of the chosen attachment system. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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– March 1, 2013
My mom’s dentures.
I have a photo of my mom taken in 1985, and it’s a rare photo because my mother and her 4 sisters and 7 brothers got together for a family photo.
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– March 1, 2013
Dental materials producer pledges $500,000 to Oral Health America
Ivoclar Vivadent has made a three-year, $ 500,000 commitment to Oral Health America, a national nonprofit organization with a mission to educate Americans about the importance of mouth health to overall health and well-being.
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– February 28, 2013
Phyllis McGinley
“A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.”
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– February 28, 2013
Clinical, microbiological, and salivary biomarker profiles of dental implant patients with type 2 diabetes
ConclusionsThe study suggests that the clinical, microbiological, salivary biomarker, and psychosocial profiles of dental implant patients with type 2 diabetes who are under good metabolic control and regular maintenance care are very similar to those of non?diabetic individuals. Future studies are warranted to validate the findings in longer?term and larger clinical trials (ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT00933491). (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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– February 28, 2013
Former Prade jurors speak about evidence leading to 1998 conviction
Dental expert Dr. Peter Lee Baum demonstrates the looseness of the dentures of former Akron police captain Douglas Prade during his aggravated murder trial at the Summit County Common Pleas Court in Akron.
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– February 28, 2013
IOM workshop examines oral health literacy
Washington—Limited oral health literacy is associated with inaccurate knowledge about preventive measures such as water fluoridation, dental care visits and oral health-related quality of life, the policy advisory Institute of Medicine said in a report. “For example, nationally only ’44 percent of adults with less than basic health literacy skills had a dental visit in the preceding year compared with 77 percent of those with proficient health literacy skills’.”
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– February 27, 2013
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.”
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– February 27, 2013
Ricinus communis treatment of denture stomatitis in institutionalised elderly
This study compared the effectiveness of Ricinus communis (RC) with Nystatin (NYS) and Miconazole (MIC) in the treatment of institutionalised elderly with denture stomatitis (DS). They (n = 30) were randomly distributed into three groups: MIC, NYS or RC. Clinical and mycological evaluations were performed prior to the use of the antifungal (baseline) and repeated after 15 and 30 days of treatment. The sample was clinically examined for oral mucosal conditions. Standard photographs were taken of the palate, and the oral candidiasis was classified (Newton’s criteria). Mycological investigation was performed by swabbing the palatal mucosa, and Candida spp. were quantified by counting the number of colony?forming units (cfu mL?1). The clinical and mycological data were analysed, respec…
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– February 27, 2013
