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Is this implant too close to canine tooth 23?

However, after I took a radiograph to check the position and angulation I noted that the implant was very close to the natural tooth root. Should I wait and see if any complications develop or should I remove it right now? (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)

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Oak Brook Dentist to Hold Dental Implant Open House and Free Consultations

Oak Brook dentist Dr. Mark A. Ligocki announces that he will be holding a dental implant open house at his dental practice on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, from 5:30 PM-7:30 PM.

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Champions of GKAS feted at 10th anniversary gala

San Francisco—Just as the ADA’s Give Kids A Smile program has become synonymous with a spirit of giving, so too have the names of several champions of the program over a decade of providing free dental treatment to children who need it.

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The effect of translucency of Y-TZP based all-ceramic crowns fabricated with different substructure designs

Conclusions Vertical reduction design of Y-TZP substructure could increase ?E * at the cervical area. Decreasing thickness of Y-TZP substructure may increase ?E * at the body area. Increasing the value of Y-TZP based-all ceramic crown shade could increase ?E * at the body area. Clinical significance The translucency of a Y-TZP based all-ceramic crowns may influence its esthetic outcome when it is used on a discoloured abutment tooth. Clinicians should be aware of the effect of substructure design on the translucency of Y-TZP based all-ceramic crowns. (Source: Journal of Dentistry)

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Bradenton FL Periodontist, Dr. Lindsay B. Eastman, Performs Permanent …

Dr. Lindsay B. Eastman is a Bradenton periodontist that now replaces missing teeth in just one day.

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Amalgam separator inquiry generates tripartite response

Grand Rapids, Mich.—Dr. Paul Rockwell received a “Dear Dentist(s)” letter from the City of Grand Rapids Environmental Services Department Sept. 11 “advising your office of this regulation and the responsibility to install amalgam separators.”

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Wallace Stevens

“One’s ignorance is one’s chief asset.”
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Nigeria: 53 Percent Foreign-Schooled Doctors Fail Induction Tests

[Daily Trust]Only 94 doctors and dentists who schooled abroad passed assessment tests to enable them practise in Nigeria, after 200 of them sat for the tests. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
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Snyder: Deciding not to decide

One rule to live by is to never go into a grocery store without a list, because inevitably you will come out with everything except the one item you went in for.

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CDHC pilot program examined in ADA statement

The ADA’s Community Dental Health Coordinator pilot project has resulted in the deployment of 18 newly trained dental personnel providing much-needed care in remote rural communities, inner cities and American Indian lands across the U.S.

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