Is a Third Set of Permanent Teeth the Future of Dentistry?
from Munster Times
Juliann Kus jokes that when all is said and done, she will have a "million dollar smile," or at least maybe a six-figure one. The 52-year-old Chicago woman is on her way to having a complete second set of permanent adult teeth thanks to dental implants. More

AAID's Central District Presents: Tissue Engineering: The Next Generation
from AAID
Don't forget to register for American Academy of Implant Dentistry's Central District Meeting and Scientific Program to be held September 11 - 13, 2008. In order to receive the special hotel room rate $269 per night plus tax for the AAID Central District Meeting at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, you must reserve your room by Aug.11, 2008. Contact the hotel directly by phone at (416) 361-1000 or visit the hotel's Web site at www.sheraton.com/centretoronto. More

Insightful Light
from Science News
From CT, PET and MRI to the original X, a vast alphabetical arsenal of tools tells doctors what is going on inside the body. But despite their successes, these tools often fail to detect the subtle changes that signal the imminent onset of illness. More

New Dental Technology Comes to Alabama
from NBC13
Gone are the days where you have to wait several weeks to receive your new permanent crowns. Now you can be in and out of the dentist office in less than two hours, wearing your new teeth. The technology called the E4D Dentist System is now available in Alabama. The machine uses laser technology to create porcelain crowns. More

Rare Cancer Took Ruth, Dentist Says
from Lower Hudson Journal News
Yankee Baseball famed Babe Ruth reportedly died of throat cancer, brought on in part by a fondness for tobacco and liquor. But that's all wrong, says an Ossining dentist who spent a year researching the circumstances of Ruth's death. More

Straumann Says U.S. Lifts Ban on Biora Products
from Reuters
U.S. health authorities recently lifted the ban on Swiss dental implant maker Straumann's Biora products. "As a result Straumann can now supply its range of oral tissue regeneration products to dental professionals and their patients in the U.S. again," the world's second largest maker of dental implants said. More

Baby Boomer Gum Disease is Nothing to Smile About
from The Detroit Free Press
Poor dental health in baby boomers can mean more than an unattractive smile. It can cause periodontal disease, a serious oral infection that in turn can lead to cardiovascular disease, stroke, respiratory illness, diabetes and a host of other serious illnesses. Nearly 80 percent of adults have some form of periodontitis, a chronic bacterial infection of the gums and bone surrounding the teeth, according to the National Institutes of Health. More

Dental Teams Serve Special-Needs Patients
from Lower Hudson Journal
Sometimes, dentists have to bring the smiles to their patients. That's what the dentists and hygienists of the Westchester Institute of Human Development in Valhalla, NY, must do when they travel to group homes throughout the county treating mentally and physically disabled patients - some of whom have the poorest oral health because they are unable to brush and floss on their own. More

Man's Quest: The Tooth, and Nothing But The Tooth
from News & Observer
Jasper Tharrington of Raleigh, N.C. has some of his own baby teeth, the lens of his father's eye and his grandmother's gall bladder. So when he went to the Zebulon dentist office of Dr. William Batchelor Jr. in June 2005, he wanted to ensure that his extracted choppers- a back tooth and three wisdom teeth - were returned so they could join the rest of his mementos. More