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– December 4, 2012
Effect of whitening toothpaste on titanium and titanium alloy surfaces
Dental implants have increased the use of titanium and titanium alloys in prosthetic applications. Whitening toothpastes with peroxides are available for patients with high aesthetic requirements, but the effect of whitening toothpastes on titanium surfaces is not yet known, although titanium is prone to fluoride ion attack. Thus, the aim of the present study was to compare Ti-5Ta alloy to cp Ti after toothbrushing with whitening and conventional toothpastes. Ti-5Ta (%wt) alloy was melted in an arc melting furnace and compared with cp Ti. Disks and toothbrush heads were embedded in PVC rings to be mounted onto a toothbrushing test apparatus. A total of 260,000 cycles were carried out at 250 cycles/minute under a load of 5 N on samples immersed in toothpaste slurries. Surface roughness and …
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– December 4, 2012
Donations can help ease woman’s dental problems
Fifty-six-year-old K.K. was born with a defect in her palate and has undergone countless attempts to fix numerous dental issues.
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– December 4, 2012
Salivary retention after application of fluoride gel using toothbrush or tray: a crossover trial
Currently, there are no studies in the literature evaluating salivary fluoride retention after small amounts of fluoride gel are applied to children’s teeth. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to compare salivary retention after gel application using a toothbrush or by traditional application with trays. In this crossover study, children with active caries (n = 10) were randomized into one of the following treatment groups: a) application of fluoride gel using a tray (control), or b) application of fluoride gel with a toothbrush (treatment). After a 7-day washout period, the treatments were inverted. Unstimulated saliva samples were collected at baseline and 0.5, 5, 15, 30, 60 and 120 minutes after acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel application in order to analyze fluor…
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– December 3, 2012
NEWSMAKERS: Dec. 2, 2012
At the end of the day on Nov. 24, after 23 years of dedicated service with the Indiana Department of Correction, Correctional Officer Kenny Hall retired from the Rockville Correctional Facility.
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– December 3, 2012
New Orleans in 2013
New Orleans—Dentists can jazz up their continuing education, shopping and networking plans for 2013 by saving the date for the 154th Annual Session of the American Dental Association. Next year’s meeting will convene Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2013, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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– December 2, 2012
A social movement to reduce caries prevalence in the world
(Source: Brazilian Oral Research)
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– December 2, 2012
Senior Fund: Help make bath accessible
Operation Noel, a holiday fundraising campaign of the El Paso Times, Hub International Mattress Firm and Channel 7-KVIA, provides 18,000 winter coats to some of the neediest children in the region.
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– December 2, 2012
Wichita rejects fluoride
Wichita, Kan.—Wichita remains one of the largest cities in the U.S. that has not fluoridated its water, as voters rejected a bid to fluoridate Nov. 6.
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– December 1, 2012
