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Favoritism is common in many dental offices and can cause a serious rift in your practice.

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The recently passed US stimulus package in includes $5o billion for US health care, of which $19 billion will go toward implementing electronic health information systems. What does this part of the stimulus package mean for dentists?

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Some interesting facts… Most people trust their hygienist completely.

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Professor Tjaderhane of Finland has found that MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases), which naturally occur in teeth, break down the extracellular matrix of composite fillings.

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Class One Orthodontics has launched SeLECT Defense in Texas and will launch it nationally in April.

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Scientists from the University of Leeds have found a link between eye and teeth formation in the protein CNNM4.

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Please note, the Springstone interview posted 2.11.09 has been revised as of 2.12.09. DentalBlogs apologizes for the errors and encourages subscribers and visitors to review the revised interview as follows. You want case acceptance. You don’t want finances to stand in the way. In the current economy, people want to hold on to their cash, so […]

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Today, at www.PhysOrg.com, an article was released regarding a Japanese study that says the (stinky) buyrtic acid produced by gum disease accellerates proliferation of the HIV virus in two types of ummune system cells.

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Dentists, oral surgeons, periodontists, and medical surgeons use oral tissue grafts for a number of procedures. Biocompatibility of the grafts is an important factor for successful transplantation. Using skin for an oral tissue graft poses problems such as bulkiness, hair growth, and sweating. To this point, human engineered oral tissue grafts have not been availalble. But not […]

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In addition to the mounting list of diseases and health problems linked to gum disease, recent studies show that gum disease may play a role in gender-specific health conditions.

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