Although child health experts recommend that children begin oral health care by age 1 or when their first teeth emerge, a new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health shows that most children ages 1-2 have not yet started seeing a dentist…
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Many Young Children Off To A Poor Start With Dental Health, According To Poll Results
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A national survey of UK final year studentsâ?? opinion of undergraduate oral surgery teaching
Conclusion:â?? This survey suggests that the majority of the students perceive that the oral surgery education has prepared them well for key areas of general practice. It also suggests that there is, however, a need to provide further improvement in the delivery of surgical skills and knowledge. (Source: European Journal of Dental Education)
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Global Dental Science bringing 150 new jobs to Scottsdale
Global Dental Science LLC is opening a manufacturing facility at the Scottsdale Airpark and expects to create 150 new jobs in the next year.
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Fixed Appliances Best And Cheapest To Correct Crossbite In Children
Society could save millions of crowns each year if more children were fitted with fixed appliances. This is shown in unique studies performed by Sofia Petrén, a dentist and orthodontic specialist at the Department of Orthodontics at Malmo University in Sweden. Calculations indicate that at least ten percent of all eight- and nine-year-olds in Sweden have so-called crossbite…
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Protease inhibitor levels in periodontal health and disease
Conclusion:â?? The reduced concentrations of SLPI and ELAFIN may contribute to the loss of host protective capacity and increase susceptibility to breakdown from chronic infection. The work of this investigation may aid in finding diagnostic and prognostic markers in periodontal health and disease and may also help in finding pharmacological targets directed against periodontal inflammation. (Source: Journal of Periodontal Research)
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GIRLS take a bite out of science
The GIRLS Science Club sunk their teeth into science during a morning of experiments about teeth at the Bruce Power Visitor Centre on Friday, Oct.
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IADR/AADR Publish Study On Dental Caries Vaccine
In a report on a preclinical investigation titled “Flagellin Enhances Saliva IgA Response and Protection of Anti-caries DNA Vaccine,” lead author Wei Shi, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his team of researchers demonstrate that anti-caries DNA vaccines, including pGJA-P/VAX, are promising for preventing dental caries…
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Temporomandibular disorders, otologic symptoms and depression levels in tinnitus patients
Summaryâ?? The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and otologic symptoms in patients with and without tinnitus. The influence of the level of depression was also addressed. The tinnitus group was comprised of 100 patients with tinnitus, and control group was comprised of 100 individuals without tinnitus. All subjects were evaluated using the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD) to determine the presence of TMD and depression level. Chiâ?square, Spearman Correlation and Mannâ?Whitney tests were used in statistical analysis, with a 5% significance level. TMD signs and symptoms were detected in 85% of patients with tinnitus and in 55% of controls (Pâ??â?¤â??0·001). The severity of pai…
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Doppler ultrasound to detect pulpal blood flow changes during local anaesthesia
Conclusionsâ?? Doppler ultrasound can detect changes in pulpal blood flow after infiltration anaesthesia. In the future, Doppler ultrasound can be used as a tool for measuring pulpal blood flow. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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Comparative evaluation of different calcium phosphateâ?based bone graft granules â?? an in vitro study with osteoblastâ?like cells
ConclusionsCeracell as well as Osseolive granules support proliferation and osteogenic differentiation in vitro and may be promising candidates for in vivo applications. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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