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Healing Times for Dental Implants Could Be Cut
June 14, 2011 The technology used to replace lost teeth with titanium dental implants could be improved. By studying the surface structure of dental implants not only at micro level but also at nano level, ... > full story -
Oral Appliance Therapy Improves Craniofacial Growth Direction and Snoring, Research Finds
June 13, 2011 Children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids who wore an oral appliance for six months experienced more favorable craniofacial growth, enlargement of pharyngeal dimensions, and improved breathing and ... > full story -
Ancient Hominid Males Stayed Home While Females Roamed, Study Finds
June 1, 2011 The males of two bipedal hominid species that roamed the South African savanna more than a million years ago were stay-at-home kind of guys when compared to the gadabout gals, according to a new ... > full story -
Cosmetics Can Cause Serious Adverse Effects, Study Suggests
May 31, 2011 Permanent hair dye gives the most serious adverse effects, yet there are also many reactions to facial and body moisturizers, according to new ... > full story -
Unique Canine Tooth from 'Peking Man' Found in Swedish Museum Collection
May 25, 2011 Fossils from so-called Peking man are extremely rare, as most of the finds disappeared during World War II. A unique discovery has been made at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University -- a ... > full story -
Peculiar Feeding Mechanism of the First Vertebrates
May 19, 2011 A fang-like tooth on double upper lips, spiny teeth on the tongue and a pulley-like mechanism to move the tongue backwards and forwards -- this bizarre bite belongs to a conodont and, thanks to a ... > full story -
Researchers Identify New Dental Cavity-Causing Species
May 16, 2011 A team of scientists from Boston has confirmed that the bacterium Streptococcus mutans is a primary culprit in early childhood caries (EEC) cavities on the first set of teeth, and has identified a ... > full story -
Oklahoma Graduate Student Developing Solutions for Water Problems in Ethiopia
May 16, 2011 A University of Oklahoma environmental science graduate student will travel to Ethiopia in June to test materials she has been investigating as possible solutions to fluorosis -- a widespread problem ... > full story -
Battle Scars Found on an Ancient Sea Monster
May 4, 2011 Scars on the jaw of a 120-million-year-old marine reptile suggest that life might not have been easy in the ancient polar oceans. The healed bite wounds were probably made by a member of the same ... > full story -
No Nuts for 'Nutcracker Man': Early Human Relative Apparently Chewed Grass Instead
May 2, 2011 For decades, a 2.3-million- to 1.2-million-year-old human relative named Paranthropus boisei has been nicknamed Nutcracker Man because of his big, flat molar teeth and thick, powerful jaw. But a ... > full story
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