Antibacterial Glass Inhibits Peri-Implant Disease
Three glass coatings developed by the Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN) in Spain can be used to control peri-implant infection and subsequent.
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Banned Chloroform Solution Effective Against Jaw Tumors
Keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KOTs) are benign. But these locally aggressive cyst-like tumors that usually occur in the mandible tend to invade adjacent tissues.
- November 2, 2015
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Barriers Remain in Smoking Cessation Treatment
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 30.4% of Medicaid enrollees smoke, compared to 14.7% of privately insured Americans, placing.
- October 30, 2015
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Happy Halloween—And National Brush Day!
Your little ghouls and goblins are bound to collect lots of sweet stuff trick-or-treating this Halloween. But all that candy can be bad.
- October 30, 2015
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Necessity of Antibiotics After Implants Questioned
Antibiotics are prescribed after implant procedures to prevent implant failure and postoperative complications. Yet there is growing concern that overprescription of antibiotics is.
- October 30, 2015
- 1 minute read
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Straumann and Sirona Partner on Prosthetics
Dental practices will be able to produce individualized implant prosthetics chairside using Straumann Variobases supported by Sirona’s CEREC system, thanks to a new.
- October 29, 2015
- 1 minute read
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Cardiovascular Disease Linked to Unfinished Root Canals
Root canal treatments (RCTs), though necessary, can be painful, complicated, and expensive. Whether it’s because of an insurance complication, dental anxiety, or other.
- October 29, 2015
- 1 minute read
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Restorations Don’t Always Reduce Caries Risk
When a caries lesion appears on one tooth, the risk for developing caries in sound surfaces on the adjacent teeth increases. The risk.
- October 29, 2015
- 2 minutes read
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Hybrid Ceramic Outperforms Feldspar in Implants
Many one-piece zirconia implants work with feldspar ceramic. But a new polymer infiltrated hybrid ceramic characterized by a low elastic modulus also may.
- October 28, 2015
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CDA Offers Advice on Virtual Dental Home Participation
To reach underserved populations, virtual dental homes (VDHs) connect dentists electronically to trained, remote personnel who provide care. Dentists then review the personnel’s.
- October 28, 2015
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