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and biased towards patients using floss. She was very surprised when patients including myself presented for recall with healthier gums than she had ever seen. I remember to this day when she said to me your gums are healthier than I have ever seen them When I told her I purposely did not floss for 6
April 26, 2021
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data exists for that pouches are way better than long cut you can remove it real quick and people won't know what you were up to whereas long cut always leave a trail in the mouth the hyperkaratosis from long cut is way more prominent than pouches. the evidence left behind on gum tissue is non existant
August 22, 2016
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radiographs of 107 diabetic patients (67 women, 40 men; age range 2564, mean 49.7) and compared them with radiographs from 300 healthy individuals (196 women, 104 men). Key findings: Carotid artery calcification appeared in41 per cent of diabetic patientscompared with14 per cent of healthy
September 04, 2025
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trip in the car. Never had enterproximal decay, nor bleeding gums... In the house/shower, I'll choose one of the freebie TPs I've got lying around. Currently that is Arm & Hammer's Whitening TP. Not sure about it's Whitening, but then I'm not giving up red wine, tea or coffee for white teeth
February 02, 2020
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Penn: Plant-made Antimicrobial Peptide Targets Dental Plaque and Gum Tissues.. Catalytic antimicrobial robots for biofilm eradication Science Robotics 24 Apr 2019 Vol. 4, Issue 29 An army of micro-robots can wipe out dental plaque An army of microrobots can wipe out dental plaque
August 03, 2019
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Wine polyphenols could fend off bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease. Inhibition of Oral Pathogens Adhesion to Human Gingival Fibroblasts by Wine Polyphenols Alone and in Combination with an Oral Probiotic. So, I'm supposed to gargle with how many glasses of wine a day? Red
November 14, 2019
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Genome-wide analysis of dental caries and periodontitis data show genes could play a role in tooth decay and gum disease. Researchers were able to identify 47 new genes with connections to tooth decay. Simon Haworth University of Bristol Dental School Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU
September 12, 2019
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with their fist and raked it across your patient's dentin like it was a six-pound spoke-shave. My what an awful sound it made; like fingernails on a chalkboard! Lucky for me, there was three millimeters of healthy dentin between that spoon and the pulp! Well I'll bet there was at least a half
March 08, 2016
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...when these receptors were stimulated with aspartame, a common artificial sweetener, the heart pumped harder and processed calcium fasterboth crucial for a healthy heartbeat. But heres where things get even more interesting: these receptors were found in higher numbers in patients with heart
February 22, 2025
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had the opposite but it might be relevant. Patient was referred to dentist by PCP for severe mouth pain. Pt has been edentulous for many years and has not even worn any dentures past couple years because her mouth hurts so bad. Been gumming it 100% for 2 yrs. Exam is non significant. Great bone
June 14, 2015
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not sure if this can be quantified anyone know what % of dental disease is a direct result of not flossing? thoughts? I would say it is a result of diet, salivary flow, oral flora, acid, lack of flouride. I would put lack of flossing at the bottom of the list. I floss when my gums start
December 15, 2014
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. This epithelium is not even infected yet. Just cracked and bleeding. But certainly super vulnarable to viral infections compared to the healthy epithelium covered with a thick healthy mucus.Laz
May 17, 2020
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their hardness. Even more astonishing, they found a familiar protein at work: amelotin, a key player in enamel formation. In healthy eyes, amelotin is silent. But when retinal cells were starved of nutrients in lab experiments, the gene switched on, triggering the same kind of mineralization seen
October 24, 2025
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. Broken tooth + genericpeptide = healthy tooth. HahaBiomimetic Tooth Repair: Amelogenin-Derived Peptide Enables in Vitro Remineralization of Human Enamel Peptide-based biogenic dental product may cure cavities.
April 17, 2018
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that one before????? Dave, I think what you are dealing with is common sense, and real life diagnosis, because that's what a doctor does! Like the caries pictures. Young, healthy, we want to stop a disease progression that will cause the patient harm. If that patient was 90, with no dietary change
March 15, 2014
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(21)00587-8/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email In 2021, WHO adopted a historic resolution, WHA745, on the urgent need for global oral health improvement. The seriousness of this need resides in the high prevalence of untreated oral conditions, most notably tooth decay and gum disease, which
January 19, 2022
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for caries arrest for elderly patients I buy 10% Carbamide peroxide from Henry Schein. I call the service healthy tooth whitening.The whitening kitsI bought from HS arecalled Natural Elegance
April 08, 2015
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that it contains essential oils. So there has to be some benefit to using the correct oils and their corresponding correct amounts that benefit the gums. Anyone know what that is?what the heck is oil...I know about trying to respond to patients with a straight face..............the two I got in ONE week who
March 10, 2014
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. That's a lot of value for many people. Even an adult prophy on a healthy patient has value for many people who just love to get their teeth cleaned. Here's one thing I have a problem with. Cone beam and the AAOMR. Their position is a cone beam for every implant. Then take a look
January 18, 2014
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prevention aims to avoid the development of a disease or disability in healthy individuals. Most population-based health promotion activities, such as encouraging less consumption of sugars to reduce caries risk, are primary preventive measures. Other examples of primary prevention in medicine
August 25, 2019
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? Where does the quantity come into play? Do you also tell your patients who use listerine (pH around 4) to rinse with twice as much water?The balance between acids and host protection in a healthy mouth disrupted by high acidity drinks. #DentalResearchers at the University of Adelaide are warning
August 01, 2015
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in medicine can have disastrous results when they failnot so in periodontics. Any procedure that fails in periodontics can usually be easily corrected with no harm to the patients. Our young periodontists are trained to accept what the profession teaches them without question. A healthy profession
August 28, 2023
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or will every 7mm pocket remain stable with only non surgical intervention? As Neil says it not just about disease risk, you have to communicate with the patient as well. Last week I had a very attractive 48 year old woman present after referral for 5mm of root exposure on #9. 3 to 4 mm of healthy
November 29, 2005
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:) Or if I ask a staff member to pick 30 of her friends, then my sample is not be independent, and if this staff member have friends who look like her, there my description of the population will be inaccurate. If I sample from people in a hospital to study population healthy, then I will think
June 26, 2019
Evidence Based Dentistry
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