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Pain, complain, the brain, disdain – may all be easily explained

Some of us are born to be a pessimistic, says study. The chemical NPY in the brain affects the way in which we see the world. Image via Wikipedia Researchers at University of Michigan discovered that levels of a molecule called neuropeptide Y (NPY) directly relates to whether we have a “glass half empty” or … Read more

New Heart Failure Therapy Proves Most Effective in Women – CRT-D device led to 72% reduction in death among female patients, study found

MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — A therapy to prevent heart failure is twice as effective in women as in men, a new study finds. It’s the first time that a heart treatment has been shown to offer greater benefit to women, the researchers added. The finding was “unexpected, but extremely important,” study author Dr. Arthur J. Moss, a professor … Read more

I want a dental website and I also want to end world hunger

There no simple answers to most things, but as social networking takes unrelenting hold and as the competition on the street between dental offices sitting kitty corner to each other at every intersection of N. America starts looking like Starbucks and Timmies…..tis time to reduce the search for the ideal webdesigner to an elemental quest……like … Read more

Crown-to-Implant Ratios of Short-Length Implants

Hardeep Birdi, DMD, MS John Schulte, DDS, MSD Alejandro Kovacs, DDS, MS Meghan Weed, RDH Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD,MD Journal of Oral Implantology Vol. XXXVI/No. Six/2010 Excessive crown-implant ratios have been cited in the literature as being detrimental to long term implant survival. However, unfavorable crown-implant ratios have not yet been established. The primary aim of this study was to … Read more

The link between breast cancer and periodontal disease

First click on link…  http://scottsdalelasergumtreatment.blogspot.com/2010/11/breast-cancer-and-gum-disease-link.html It is a well-known fact that oral hygiene relates directly to one’s overall health. Of the bacteria that thrives in the mouth, certain strains that cause periodontal disease have also been linked with pneumonia, prostate cancer, stroke and diabetes as well as breast cancer. In a study published in the … Read more

In lieu of joy buzzers, techniques for motivation

by Angie Stone,RDH,B – from Dental Tribune Patient after patient, hour after hour, day after day hygienists can be heard delivering oral hygiene instruction (OHI) to their patients. This task has the ability to become mundane. So mundane that other team members can repeat this conversation verbatim. Hygienists go into autopilot during the time allowed … Read more

iPads are soooooooo passe…….

  B G Boumya, Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra From a new dental website – www.dentalhypotheses.com Haptics in Dentistry: is the time Poised Yet? Abstract The essence of dental education is not only to impart knowledge but also to equip an aspiring clinician with all the paraphernalia to face most clinical situations if not all. What becomes … Read more

Know your cuts of meat and your teeth

You must check out this website…….   Welcome to KnowYourTeeth The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is proud to welcome you to KnowYourTeeth.com. It’s the newest go-to resource that’s been designed, first and foremost, to meet the needs of consumers who have questions and concerns about their dental care and oral health. One of the kewlest … Read more

More news on the power of the white powder

Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetes State of the Evidence William C. Gong, PharmD Previous guidelines recommended low-dose aspirin therapy for the primary prevention of stroke in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus who were at increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Risk factors included patient age older than 40 years, a family history … Read more

You can huff and puff and blooooooow away periodontal disease

From EMS Electro Medical Systems – Dental Tribune International Subgingival application of the Air-Flow Method is said to allow for smooth and efficient removal of bacteria in the periodontal pocket. Biofilm is a dirty word. Thousands of bacteria strains deep down in the periodontal pocket are responsible for the development of various diseases. The magnitude … Read more

The Magic White Powder

Calcium hydroxide goes in and out of vogue in endodontics more often than Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan are in and out of rehab….speaking of rehab, whatever happened to Amy Winehouse? The ROOTS forum had an extended string this week about calcium hydroxide which prompted me to go to the archives and see if there … Read more

Of tulips and horizontal root fractures

Marga Ree is one of the most stellar endodontists in the world.  She works in the Netherlands and shares cases like these online and a courses throughout the globe.  She will be in Toronto at the George Hare Endodontic Study Club in March. I have posted this case earlier and wanted to show the CBCT of the … Read more

Keep an eye on S-Ray Incorporated – cbCT may only be the beginning

One of Dr. Ken Johnson’s patients at his dental office in Corvallis, Oregon was a timber products engineer who had a painful tooth. The patient did not want an x-ray due to radiation. An x-ray would have been little benefit, since the problem tooth had a metal crown and x-ray would not penetrate the metal. … Read more

Dental Divas – Sisters are doing it for themselves…….

CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Dental Divas, a professional organization designed to support the needs of women dentists, has announced the official launch of Dental Divas Online, an interactive website enabling members to connect with other dentists in their city and nationwide. The goal of Dental Divas is to form an online destination for women dentists to share, … Read more

That Sputnik moment? …. not likely with folks like this…..

Washington (CNN) –Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is the U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 10th congressional district, serving since 1997, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 elections. He is no fan of pit-filled olives – and now he’s doing something about it: Taking one of Congress‘ cafeterias to court Image via Wikipedia In 2008, the Ohio … Read more