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Can both implants and teeth be used as abutments in a single partial?

I would like to install an implant in #6 site [maxillary right canine; 13] and use it for an abutment for the maxillary removabe partial denture. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)

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If Grandma’s teeth are being cared for you know she is in a good nursing home.

Teeth seem to be the last thing care givers take care of with older residents in long term care facilities.

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FDA safety review: Blood thinner Pradaxa no more likely to cause bleeding than warfarin

The anticoagulant dabigatran (Pradaxa) does not appear to cause higher bleeding rates in patients than warfarin, another blood thinning medication, according to an assessment by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Colin Powell

“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
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Tunisia: International Congress On Development of Dentistry Opens in Tunis

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -“Developing Dentistry” is the theme of an international congress of the Tunisian Free Dentists’ Union (STMDLP), whose works started on Friday in Tunis with the participation of Tunisian and foreign lecturers and representatives of the Arab Dentists’ Union… (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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What’s behind that smile: dental care and insurance

As I follow the debates about Obamacare: about rising health care costs, about insurance, about coverage and denials and debt, I’ve often found myself drawn into the side questions and stories about dental care.

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Chase Paymentech offers tips on selecting a credit card processor

With more patients paying for dental services with credit and debit cards, it’s critical that dental practices offer payment flexibility.

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Hundreds Of People Line Up Early For Free Dental Clinic

Hundreds of people waited overnight to receive free dental services on Friday at the Greensboro Coliseum, some arriving as early as noon the day before.

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Obesity, Dental Health And Homeless Children

Obesity and dental cavities increase and become epidemic as children living below the poverty level age, according to nurse researchers from the Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron. “It’s the leading cause of chronic infections in children,” said Marguerite DiMarco, associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University…
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Dentists await IRS device tax rules

Washington—Dentists and the dental industry await IRS regulations implementing a 2.3 percent medical device excise tax that takes effect Jan. 1, 2013. The Internal Revenue Service, among other regulatory agencies, is expected to issue post-election rules implementing Affordable Care Act provisions, the excise tax among them.

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