SMS Fraud ? Are you a victim ?

According to Airtel, "an instance has come to notice in one of the circles wherein some subscribers have received SMS of the type - !Urgent! Your number has been selected for a $5,000 prize guaranteed! To claim your prize call +423697497456/ +447024054367. The above SMS is sent through bulk SMS product and is a type of Premium Rate Service Fraud (PRS) operated by organized gangs. The intent of the SMS is to induce the subscribers to call international numbers as listed above which have very high terminating rates. When the subscriber calls the number he is usually connected to a recorded message and the customer is billed a high amount. Replying to such SMS's could also result in viruses being downloaded on the subscriber's phone." more Here

Biomers: New Generation Clear Orthodontics Wires -Just out in Market

This is a pic of ceramic brackets with Biomer wires

Clear Wire is a translucent orthodontic wire made by BioMers Products. Like any other arch wire it applies force to effect tooth movement. However, unlike traditional arch wires that are made of metal alloys, the Clear Wire is made of materials that are translucent in appearance. Therefore, it naturally blends with your tooth enamel resulting in a complete aesthetic appearance when worn with aesthetic brackets made of either plastic or ceramic materials. The Clear Wire is available from select distributors and under a variety of names including OPTIS™ (TP Orthodontics), Illusion™ (DynaFlex), Bai Mo (Anderson), Translucent Arch Wire (BioMers Products), etc. Click here for a complete listing of the distributors and names assigned to the wire. Although the trade names may differ, all are the same wire.

Orthodontic tooth movement enhancing bony apposition in alveolar bony defect: a case report
Case presentation:This case report describes a 20-year-old gentleman who suffered from a complication from a bimaxillary orthognathic surgery. A bone grafting was carried out to repair the bony defect from the surgery but it was unsuccessful. A non-invasive technique employing the use of very light orthodontic force with a laceback stainless steel ligature is described and a successful space closure with an improvement in the periodontal condition and bone apposition has been shown.
Conclusion:This technique can be considered if orthodontic tooth movement is needed across a deficient alveolar ridge. Full Paper
See the intra oral pics and radiograph, notice how the alveolar crest hight is enhanced.


















UK Man with no insurance pulls own teeth

BEVERLY, England, Feb 4, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A British man says he used pliers to pull 13 teeth from his own mouth because he couldn't find a dentist willing to take government-insured patients.
Iraq War veteran Ian Boynton told the British tabloid The Daily Mail Wednesday that he asked more than two dozen dentists in East Yorkshire to look after his teeth, which he says were causing him severe pain. But since he couldn't provide private insurance, he was turned down, he said. More here

Regenerative Endodontic Treatment for Necrotic Immature Permanent Teeth
JOE Feb 2009

This retrospective study included 23 necrotic immature permanent teeth treated for either short-term (treatment period <3>3 months) using conservative endodontic procedures with 2.5% NaOCl irrigations without instrumentation but with Ca(OH)2 paste medication. For seven teeth treated short-term, the gutta-percha points were filled onto an artificial barrier of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). For 16 teeth treated long-term, the gutta-percha points, amalgam, or MTA were filled onto the Ca(OH)2-induced hard tissue barrier in the root canal. We found that all apical lesions showed complete regression in 3 to 21 (mean, 8) months after initial treatment. All necrotic immature permanent teeth achieved a nearly normal root development 10 to 29 (mean, 16) months after initial treatment. We conclude that immature permanent teeth with pulp necrosis and apical pathosis can still achieve continued root development after proper short-term or long-term regenerative endodontic treatment procedures.