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Intra-oral scanning with fluorescence technology shows promise in paediatric caries detection

MELBOURNE, Australia: Intra-oral scanners are emerging as efficient, scalable tools for detecting dental caries in children, offering a promising ...

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The use of 3D-printing technology for the prosthetic rehabilitation of a 3.5-year-old child with ectodermal dysplasia

3D printing has emerged as a disruptive innovation in restorative dentistry, offering a high degree of precision, efficiency and customisation.1, 2 Recent ...

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Researchers publish largest open dataset of primary teeth in Spain

BURGOS, Spain: The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana in Burgos in Spain has released a new open access dataset comprising 712 ...

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Prenatal stress linked to earlier tooth eruption

ROCHESTER, N.Y., US: In what is thought to be the first study to directly link prenatal stress hormones with primary tooth eruption, researchers in the US ...

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Young children face greatest risk of sequelae from primary tooth luxation

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Traumatic dental injuries to the primary dentition, particularly luxation events such as intrusion, avulsion, lateral luxation and ...

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Interview: “Have we been ignoring teeth?”

Dr. Erin C. Dunn, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, U.S., is a scientist working to identify strategies to prevent mental...

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Fluoride varnish in primary dentition positively affects caries prevention

COLOGNE, Germany: Whereas caries in adults and adolescents in Germany is declining, research has found that about 14 per cent of 3-year-olds in the country ...

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