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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Salivary retention after application of fluoride gel using toothbrush or tray: a crossover trial
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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
Walt Whitman
“Nothing endures but personal qualities.”
Quote of the Day
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– December 1, 2012
Gene expression profiles of mandible reveal features of both calvarial and ulnar bones in the adult rat
Conclusions There were relatively few differences in the expression of genes responsible for the bone formation process per se in different functional skeletal sites. Differential transcription factor expression suggests that it is the regulation of bone formation and not the mechanism of bone formation itself that differs between the skeletal sites. Clinical significance The mandible has areas both prone to, and resistant to, resorption whilst skull and limb bone differ in their susceptibilities to osteopenia. This report reveals that the mandible shares some genetic pathways in common with calvaria and others in common with ulna. Study of these pathways could identify novel treatment strategies for bone preservation. (Source: Journal of Dentistry)
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– December 1, 2012
Low Cost Dental Implants In Costa Rica Cut Into The Demand For Dentures
Dental Implants – Costa Rica has been facilitating trips for Americans and Canadians to Costa Rica, and successfully so.
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– December 1, 2012
