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Increasing Width of Attached Gingiva Using Modified Apically Repositioned Flap Technique Combined With Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A Case Report
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (158+ words) Adequate attached gingiva is cardinal for periodontal health maintenance. It helps to prevent apical migration of the gingival margin and serves as a stable barrier against plaque accumulation and plaque-induced inflammation of the gingiva. To increase attached gingiva, many techniques…...
Lake Land College Recognizes New Dental Hygienists At Pinning Ceremony
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (163+ words) Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)-Lake Land College recognized its latest class of dental hygiene graduates at an annual pinning ceremony. During the ceremony, all graduates were recognized for completing the program, and several students received awards for outstanding academic performance. Carlei…...
Science & Medicine: Tooth pain with a purpose
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (286+ words) This program originally aired on March 16, 2024 Anibal Diogenes, D. D. S. , Ph. D. , is an endodontist, which is the branch of dentistry that deals with the innermost part of the tooth called pulp. "It's actually a connective tissue inside of the tooth that has…...
Tooth from Siberian cave reveals Neanderthal dental surgery
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (667+ words) About 59, 000 years ago, a Neanderthal suffered from an awful toothache caused by a deep cavity in one of the molars on the lower jaw. That "tooth has now been discovered inside a Siberian cave, bearing signs of dental surgery apparently…...
Hypoplasia of the Atlas Does Not Correlate With Subaxial Canal Stenosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (558+ words) Background and objective It remains unclear whether atlas hypoplasia is causative of symptomatic cervical canal stenosis or represents an independent and unrelated finding. There have been few dedicated studies describing atlas hypoplasia, and the existing literature has focused almost entirely…...
Chae Jeong-an shares tooth care routine to tackle bad breath
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (160+ words) CHOSUNBIZ Chosunbiz Chae Jeong-an shares tooth care routine to tackle bad breath This is a review article written after watching the broadcast. Chae Jeong-an revealed her tooth care secrets. Chae Jeong-an said she used to notice bad breath herself when…...
Head and neck cancers are on the rise. Here's how to reduce your risk.
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (706+ words) What causes head and neck cancers and why are they increasing? Is there anything I can do to lower my chances of getting one? Cancers of the head and neck include malignancies affecting the mouth and throat (called the oral…...
Japanese scientists are testing a drug to grow new teeth in humans
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (199+ words) Researchers from Kyoto University (Japan) are conducting clinical trials of a drug capable of stimulating new tooth growth in adults. The drug is designed to block a protein produced by the USAG-1 gene, which suppresses natural tooth growth, fontanka. ru…...
Guided Implant Placement for Precise and Efficient Dental Implant Positioning: A Case Report
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (185+ words) Guided implant surgery has become an important approach to improve the accuracy and predictability of dental implant placement by providing control over angulation, depth, and positioning. This case report describes the use of a laboratory-fabricated surgical guide for implant placement…...
'My smile transformed' after taking a free online consultation
16+ hour, 12+ min ago (549+ words) Smile White is offering more than "1, 000 off aligner packages to straighten teeth and help close gaps A dentist-founded care brand is offering up to "1, 300 off aligner packages that customers say "transformed" their smile. Smile White claims to be the UK…...