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Building a Better Appliance

With Chris Kesling, DDS, MS

NYU Dental Researchers Find Evidence That Periodontal Disease Leads to Gestational Diabetes

A study by a New York University dental research team has discovered evidence that pregnant women with periodontal disease are more likely to develop gestational diabetes mellitus than pregnant women with healthy gums.The study, led by Dr Ananda P.

Study Shows Nu Radiance Whitener Remineralizes and Recalcifies Incipient Lesions

A study published in The Journal of Clinical Dentistry has shown that Nu Radiance FortÉ Teeth Whitener promotes the remineralization and recalcification of teeth during the whitening process. The study demonstrated that FortÉ

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How to position cuspids in lingual cases and set up an orthodontic museum

Study Says That PF Whitens Better Than ACP

Ultradent Products Inc, South Jordan, Utah, has released results from a clinical study published in the Journal of Operative Dentistry on the effect of desensitizing agents in carbamide peroxide gels. Among reported findings, a whitening agent with

Study Suggests That Regular Intake of Dairy Products Helps Reduce Periodontal Disease

A study published in the Journal of Periodontology, the official publication of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), has demonstrated that routine intake of dairy products may help promote periodontal health. The study analyzed the

Tips on how to improve your conversion

Improving Communications and ConversionsHarold O. Enoch, DMD, MS, PC Marietta, GaI have been able to increase my conversions from 75% to 85% using the tools in my topsXtreme practice-management system. While patients are in the office, their records

Moving Into the Third Dimension with CBCT

With W. Ronald Redmond, DDS, MS, FACD

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment Appears to Lower Cardiovascular Risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obstructive sleep apnea treatment is associated with a marked cardiovascular risk reduction, according to findings published in the December 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care

Dental Evidence Shows That Neanderthal Children Grew Up Fast

According to an article on Science Daily, an international European research collaboration led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology reports evidence for a rapid developmental pattern in a 100,000-year-old Belgian

Pain-Sensing Robot Will Help Train Dental Students

Dental training may never be the same, thanks to a robot developed by Kokoro Co Ltd, a Tokyo-based company under the Sanrio Group. The Simroid, named for "simulator humanoid," features a mouth fitted with replica teeth and sensors that act

Study Says Fluoridated Tap Water Improves Dental Health in Older Adults

A study published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry reports that older adults benefit significantly from fluoridation in water-even more than children. In the study, Gerardo MaupomÉ, BDS, MSc, PhD, of the Indiana University

How Do Patients Rate Their Smiles?

According to an article published in this month's Journal of the American Dental Association, patients rate their smiles higher than dentists do. The study shows that teeth and eyes are rated as the most important features of an attractive

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Speeding workflow and soothing sores

Scottish Team Discovers Noninvasive Method of Detecting Cavities

According to an article on Innovations Report, dental x-rays could be a thing of the past thanks to a new knowledge transfer partnership between the University of Abertay Dundee and pioneering research firm IDMoS.A team of scientists from the

Study Suggests That Tooth Loss and Dementia May Be Linked

Tooth loss may predict the development of dementia late in life, according to the article "Tooth Loss, Dementia, and Neuropathology in the Nun Study," which was published in the October issue of The Journal of the American Dental

Mice Teeth Might Explain Crowding Caused by Human Wisdom Teeth

In an article published in Nature, researchers at the University of Helsinki's Institute of Biotechnology have shown how development affects the evolution of teeth, and have devised a simple developmental model to predict aspects of teeth across

Improve your school presentations

A Few Things to Keep in Mind for Your School PresentationsNancy Negus and Claudia MurraySyracuse, NYNegus and Murray have worked for Drs Callahan, Flanagan, and Smith for a combined total of more than 30 years. They have developed an entertaining

The Staff's Role in Practice Transition (Part 2)

With Elizabeth M. Barrett

Marked Rise in Suicide Rates Seen Among US Youth

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - From 2003 to 2004, suicide rates in US youth between 10 and 24 years of age rose by 8%, the largest single-year increase in 15 years, according to study findings published Thursday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly

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