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An Innovative One-Step Approach to Full Dentures

Figure 1. Preoperative upper and lower edentulous arches. Figures 2 and 3. Upper template...

Best Practices

In my capacity as an executive board member of the William F. Ryan Community...

Specialty Recognition of Oral Medicine

I have attended numerous ADA and dental society meetings, and I have been surprised...

Novel Bioactive Peptides Promote Wound Healing

Researchers have combined bioactive peptides to successfully stimulate wound healing. The in vitro and...

Effect of Mouthrinses on Oral Malodor

In a recent study, Dr. T. Blom and colleagues systematically reviewed the literature regarding...

Xylitol and Magnolia Bark for High Caries-Risk Patients

Salivary flow is a major host defense against caries, and chewing gum has been...

Effect of Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride Gel Application Time

A blind, crossover, in situ study by Dr. A. F. B. Calvo et al...

Dental Pulp Stem Cells Transformed by Halitosis Chemical

Japanese scientists have found that the odorous compound responsible for halitosis (bad breath) is...

Azithromycin in Periodontal Treatment

The macrolide antibiotic azithromycin is widely used extensively in medicine for the treatment of...

Antiretroviral Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drugs and Birth Defects: Is There a Link?

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive mothers have been able to guard against transmitting the disease...