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An exciting treatment gaining acceptance in orthopedics and sports medicine, called platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP), is showing strong potential for accelerated healing of dental implant procedures, according to a prominent dental researcher and editor of the Journal of Oral Implantology.
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A tooth that was immersed in a sports drink shows signs of erosion caused by acid. A tooth that was immersed only in water shows no signs of erosion. (Credit: Dr. Mark Wolff, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cariology & Comprehensive Care at New York University College of Dentistry)
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Periodontal disease is one of the most common diseases of man and is responsible for most of the tooth loss in adults. Periodontal disease has received considerable attention in the past several decades and a new understanding of the disease is emerging.
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Periodontal disease is one of the most common diseases of man and is responsible for most of the tooth loss in adults. Periodontal disease has received considerable attention in the past several decades and a new understanding of the disease is emerging.
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Atherosclerosis, the thickening and hardening of arteries produced by a build-up of plaque, is the underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is essentially an inflammatory disease, whereby an initial lesion, in response to injury to the endothelium of elastic and muscular arterial tissue, leads to a complex chronic inflammatory process.
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