“Lead, follow, or get out of the way.”
Quote of the Day
Laurence J. Peter
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– July 16, 2012
The role of coaggregation between Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum on the host response to mixed infection.
CONCLUSIONS: The ability of P. gingivalis and F. nucleatum to coaggregate may limit their ability to induce experimental periodontitis in a mixed infection model. Moreover, there is a shift in the phagocytosis pattern of the bacteria with the annulment of coaggregeaiton, with a reduction in F. nucleatum phagocytosis and amplification of P. gingivalis phagocytosis. The increased virulence of the mixed infection without coaggregation may surprisingly lay in the sustention of F. nucleatum in the infected sites.
PMID: 22607053 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– July 16, 2012
Dr. Lichorwic says implants can last a lifetime
Possessing a beautiful, winning smile can have a major impact on your level of confidence and the way you feel about yourself.
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– July 16, 2012
Disaster victims may apply for ADA Foundation grants
Dentists or organizations affected by a disaster may apply for the ADA Foundation Disaster Assistance Grant Program. The grants provide assistance to members of the dental profession who have lost property in a declared disaster and support provision of emergency care in areas affected by disasters.
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– July 15, 2012
Lord Byron
“Friendship is Love without his wings!”
Quote of the Day
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– July 15, 2012
Neutrophil superoxide production in the presence of cigarette smoke extract, nicotine and cotinine.
CONCLUSIONS: Stable water-soluble components of cigarette smoke directly induce superoxide generation by otherwise unstimulated neutrophils, but reduce superoxide responses of cells to pathologically relevant stimuli. These data suggest potential neutrophil-mediated mechanisms by which smoking may initiate and maintain oxidative stress at periodontally healthy sites and participate in disease progression, by reducing innate immune responses.
PMID: 22607095 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– July 15, 2012
Pennsylvania Cuts Medicaid Coverage For Dental Care
Marcia Esters needs crowns fused to six of her bottom teeth and new dentures. But because of changes made to Medicaid in Pennsylvania, she now has to pay for it all herself.
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– July 15, 2012
Dental profession responds to wildfires
The profession is coming together to help dentists affected by the devastating wildfires in the Western states.
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– July 14, 2012
Refining definitions of periodontal disease and caries for prediction models of incident tooth loss.
CONCLUSIONS: Caries parameters best predicted incident tooth loss in men aged 20-39� years; in the intermediate and oldest age group and in young women, mean AL was most informative. Therefore, prediction models need to be developed for different age and gender groups.
PMID: 22612722 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– July 14, 2012
Zoeller goes after closed Allcare Dental chain
A chain of dental offices that abruptly closed multiple Indiana locations in December 2010 left patients without care, refunds or records, according to a complaint filed by the Office of the Indiana Attorney General.
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– July 14, 2012
