Dental student commits suicide in UP
A 22-year-old student of a dental college has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room here, police said.
Gamang Angu, a resident of Itanagar, was a third-year student of K D Dental College.Angu allegedly committed suicide on Thursday by hanging himself to the ceiling fan of his hostel room, Senior Superintendent of Police Bablu Kumar said….NEWSLINK
Sugar the new tobacco: AIIMS holds summit
Seeking to demystify the evidence on sugar consumption reaching levels of addiction akin to tobacco, the AIIMS is organising an international symposium here on — “Is Sugar the New Tobacco” — on November 11. People working in the field of IT, especially the call centre employees are at high risk of getting dental ailments, as they consume a lot of high-sugar drinks and beverages. “They take it in little sips, and are unmindful of the fact that they may have become addicted to the sugar in drinks. NEWS LINK
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Bacteria in Dentist water sends 30 kids to hospital
Anaheim, California (CNN)An outbreak that sent 30 children to Southern California hospitals and could have long-term effects on their health, is raising awareness about the risk of bacterial infection from water at the dentist’s office. All of the children had a pulpotomy, essentially a “child root canal” and were infected by water used during the procedure, said Dr. Matthew Zahn of the Orange County Health Care Agency.MORE HERE
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Dentists remove wood from Patna boy’s eye!
In a rare surgery, a team of dental surgeons at the PGIDS here have removed a piece of wood from the right eye of a 16-year-old boy....LINK
Young lady dentist run over by truck, dies
26-year-old Dr Neha Mirchandani was run over by a truck after she was thrown off a bike when it fell into a pothole. The fatal accident took place near Khemani Chowk around 9.15 am Thursday. Mirchandani was riding pillion with her father 54-year-old Mahesh Mirchandani and was on her way to Guardian Dental College in Ambernath…MORE HERE
Goa dental coll helps with bite marks to identify killer of lady
PANAJI: The Goa police on Wednesday said it was established that perfumer Monika Ghurde+ was murdered between 2 am and 2.30am on October 6, close to eight hours after accused Rajkumar Singh+ had forcefully entered her house in Sangolda. The accused was taken to Goa Dental College for examination to confirm if the bite marks on Ghurde’s body were matching with his teeth…NEWSLINK
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3D-printed synthetic bone to fix fractures
Scientists in the United States have successfully treated broken spines and skulls in animals using 3D-printed synthetic bone, opening the possibility of future personalised bone implants for humans to fix dental, spinal other bone injuries.
Unlike real bone grafts, the synthetic material – called hyper-elastic bone – is able to regenerate bone without the need for added growth factors, is flexible and strong, and can be easily and rapidly deployed in the operating room...MORE HERE
A bride’s smile is worth lakhs, for dentists
Permanent treatments such as modifying jawline to enhance smiles are also popular with brides-to-be and can cost up to 2 lakh, say dentists. Or treatments include gingivectomy, reducing gum’s length by a couple of millimetres, which costs up Rs 20,000 to 50,000, and orthodontic smile design, where entire tooth structure is modified, at times to mimic an actress’ smile, which costs up to 1 lakh...MORE HERE