News tagged with tooth extractions

Etoricoxib provides long lasting pain relief after surgery

Oral etoricoxib is at least as effective as other drugs commonly used for pain relief after surgery. A Cochrane Systematic Review has confirmed the effectiveness of the drug, which is sold under the brand name of Arcoxia.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Researcher cuts teeth in new method

University of Alberta researcher Nicole Burt took up an odd moonlighting job to further her research. She became a surrogate tooth fairy.

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Silver nanoparticles trap mercury

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who thinks amalgams are limited to tooth fillings is missing something: Amalgams, which are alloys of mercury and other metals, have been used for over 2500 years in the production ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Speed gene' in modern racehorses originated from British mare 300 years ago

Scientists have traced the origin of the 'speed gene' in Thoroughbred racehorses back to a single British mare that lived in the United Kingdom around 300 years ago, according to findings published in the scientific journal ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds evidence of sperm whale culture

Differences in the patterned clicks that sperm whales use to communicate with each other seem to be down to culture and not genetics, say researchers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Cell Transplantation study shows bone growth from implanted tooth and dental pulp stem cells

Researchers in Japan have completed a study showing that stem cells derived from deciduous canine teeth and dental pulp can be grafted and produce bone regeneration between parents and offspring. Their results are published ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colorful eco-textiles thanks to nano-sized enzymes

To address the problems encountered by the traditional European dyes industry, scientists have developed a new and environmentally friendly way to produce dyes.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sex with Neanderthals and Denisovans gave healthy boost to human genome: study

For a few years now, scientists have known that humans and their evolutionary cousins had some casual flings, but now it appears that these liaisons led to a more meaningful relationship.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Chemists figure out how to synthesize compounds from resveratrol

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers working at Columbia University in New York have succeeded in synthesizing several compounds from the stilbenoid, resveratrol, a chemical commonly found in the skin of grapes that ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

CT scans of Egyptian mummy help Vt. solve crimes

A childhood fascination with archaeology and a chance encounter with a 2,700-year-old Egyptian mummy are helping Vermont doctors and law enforcement officials find truth in some of the most challenging of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists dig for Ice Age fossils in Los Angeles

(AP) -- With a dental pick in hand, Karin Rice delicately scraped off a clump of asphalt from a pelvic bone belonging to a horse that roamed Los Angeles tens of thousands of years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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