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Part III: Children typically become caregivers  -  25 Mar 2008
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil,Like the time Callone searched for her father's dentures and later learned that another Alzheimer's patient had taken them. "It almost became a 'Can you top

Couple deliver hope to Afghan people  -  25 Mar 2008
Billings Gazette,So the couple splurged on a $400 set of dentures for Rakhmat, who had trouble chewing carrots, a common vegetable in Afghan cuisine. "He had this big,

Pawns of economics  -  25 Mar 2008
Fresno Bee (subscription),..."Yesterday a lady called, wanting to know if she could pawn her dentures," says Benson. There are three things customers can do at a pawn shop: buy,

Hair-raising acting role for del Toro  -  25 Mar 2008
Irish Independent,A latex partial face mask is moulded on to del Toro's brow, a wig and dentures are applied, and the facial hair is pasted on a few strands at a time.

Local man gets his Purple Heart 34 years later  -  25 Mar 2008
Prescott Daily Courier,..."I'd been working as a dental assistant before, making dentures, that sort of thing. They gave me a 10-week training, and then I served in the Army as a

The 'Cashman' finds the Midas touch  -  Mar 23, 2008
Toronto Star,Then a cheerful elderly man and his wife dump a box full of stuff on to the tray, including his old dentures that have some gold fillings.

Painful dentistry wait  -  Mar 22, 2008
NEWS.com.au,The $4500 funding meant his bottom teeth could be saved and his top teeth, which are beyond repair, could be replaced with dentures.

Poor road damaged dentures  -  Feb 28, 2008
Aftenposten,A big hump in a road near his home broke his dentures. Eindride Edvang was driving on County Road 271 near Sølen in Engerdal in Hedmark County when a hump

Taking care of your teeth as you get older  -  Mar 22, 2008
Belleville Intelligencer,For those of you with dentures, bridges and partial plates, oral hygiene is just as important. Clean your dentures or partials daily.

Danger in the 'dentist's chair'  -  Mar 24, 2008
Canada.com,..."I used to pull teeth, extractions, fillings, root canals, bridges, dentures. When you work like this, you gain the experience and you gain the ability.

One small step for CDTs  -  Mar 13, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),There, CDTs or 'denturists' as they are also known, had been able to construct and fit dentures directly for patients for some time.

First Look: Benicio Del Toro as the Wolfman  -  Mar 19, 2008
Entertainment WeeklyThen we have a wig and dentures that change his teeth into the giant Wolfman teeth. Most of the hair on his face is what we call ''laid.

Low-income dental patients have reason to smile; Hope new ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
The North Bay Nugget,Arif Majeed, program manager of People for Equal Partnership in Mental Health, said dentures are a major concern for those receiving disability because they

Left behind: The story of Austin's lost and found departments  -  Mar 21, 2008
Austin American-Statesman,Your dentures? Your beer? Because somebody lost all these things, all over Austin. Lost-and-found departments for restaurants, hotels, the airport and city

House panel approves measure to license people making dentures  -  Feb 29, 2008
Louisville Courier-Journal,A plan to license people who make dentures cleared the House Health and Welfare Committee yesterday and is on its way to the House.

Lab sinks teeth into dental field  -  Mar 21, 2008
In-Forum,The 80-year-old company at 617 4th St. N. produces full and partial artificial tooth dentures; gold, porcelain and metal crowns, and implants for dentists

For Teeth and for CountryJohn Adams' misplaced celebration of ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
SlateRather, the first dentures were made of "hippopotamus and elephant ivory, held together with gold springs. The hippo ivory was used for the plate,

Local dental lab has been making smiles brighter for more than 60 ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Herald & Review,Williams, whose specialty lies in dentures, said the work of a dental lab is both an art and a science. "Usually in a denture, you try to get the warmth of

Lab goes ‘Wii’ to create perfect-fitting dentures!  -  Feb 25, 2008
Dentistry.co.uk,A new invention is using the concept of a virtual reality game console to create perfect dentures. The Wii – the video game from Nintendo that allows

Caring for your teeth now helps you keep them later  -  Mar 19, 2008
Reno Gazette Journal,Dentures may not yet be on the museum shelf, but fewer false choppers are in the mouths of seniors. Karwoski explained that because of dental care advances,

Dental clinic coming to Catawba reservation  -  Mar 18, 2008
Indian Country Today,There, dentures are provided only for Cherokee members. ''Depending on the dentist we get and the level that they can provide care, we hope to provide a

When you get a root canal, you generally know it.  -  Mar 19, 2008
Lansing State Journal,Mildred Hoag of Haslett was pretty sure she didn't get one when she bought her dentures. Yet, there it was on the bill she received from Allcare Dental

Dentist makes door-to-door effort for backroads poor  -  Feb 24, 2008
Boston Globe,His dental instruments and a grinding tool he uses to repair dentures are stowed behind the seat. Most of his 1800 patients are too fragile to go out for

Man almost chokes to death after skiing collision  -  Mar 12, 2008
Wiener Zeitung,A 63-year-old man from Wels in Upper Austria almost choked to death on his dentures after colliding with another skier Tuesday at the Hinterstoder ski area

Millions of Canadians using tax software and becoming their own ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
The Canadian Press,..."So if you're wondering whether you can claim your dentures, for example, as a medical expense you don't necessarily know that those are called medical

Body shock: Elle MacPherson turns ugly as she gets an extreme makeover  -  Mar 20, 2008
Daily Mail,AS well as showing off her crooked new dentures and portly false stomach, viewers will see her lounging around in a pink dressing gown with hosts Alan Carr

His customers leave with a grin  -  Mar 11, 2008
Manawatu Standard,By GRANT MILLER - Manawatu Standard | Wednesday, 12 March 2008 Others lose their dentures over the side of a boat or when they get hit by a wave.

Posted -36 sec ago  -  Mar 20, 2008
Standard Freeholder,A broken set of dentures, new hearing aids, mobility devices are out of the financial reach of some of our neighbours. Cornwall has proven to be a community

Getting the lead out of your mouth; Dental applicances on safety radar  -  Mar 13, 2008
USA TodayOutsourced dental crowns, bridges and dentures are drawing attention after the metal was found in the dental bridge of an Ohio woman who had an adverse

Dorothy Anderton's killer still at large  -  Mar 20, 2008
Northwich Guardian,Mrs Anderton's attacker snatched her handbag containing £400 in cash - money she had been saving to buy new dentures. But yesterday, Wednesday, on the sixth

Enter stage left - watching Tartuffe watchers  -  Mar 5, 2008
The Age,J caught sight of Marcus Graham wearing nothing but clingy wet undies, and her upper dentures dropped onto her lower dentures with a little CLUNKKKK.

Are denturists helping or hurting Kentucky?  -  Feb 25, 2008
Louisville Courier-Journal,By Laura Ungar But such accusations against denturists -- non-dentists who make and fit dentures -- didn't stop Ralph Thurmond of Louisville from visiting

Taking teeth to another level  -  Mar 17, 2008
Sun Publications Chicago,..."Those types of cases involving dentures and implants are more intriguing, but regardless of a patient's needs, we offer services at a much higher level.

Further education fees included in personal reliefs, rebates  -  Mar 23, 2008
Malaysia Star,...and cleaning but not including cosmetic dental treatment expenses such as teeth restoration and replacement involving crowning, root canal and dentures.

Mini Economy class teaches big lesson  -  Mar 11, 2008
Utica Observer Dispatch,The seniors were pretending they were in that situation and Klein outlined the insurance cost rundown for the accident — $700 for new dentures and $1200 for

Cheap dental crowns from China may contain dangerous levels of LEAD  -  Mar 7, 2008
Daily Mail,Dentists who use cut-price and potentially deadly crowns and dentures from China are putting their patients at risk, it was claimed today.

Industry Leader Opens First Dental Practice in Bangor, Maine  -  Mar 10, 2008
PR Web (press release),Aspen, a leader in denture services, offers eight models of its leading comfidents® brand, custom-crafted full and partial dentures.

Makeover for a smile and attractive new look  -  Mar 9, 2008
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),Full custom dentures are a removable replacement for all of the teeth. Partial dentures can fill spaces, when several teeth are missing and there are not

Christening outfit can be preserved for life  -  Feb 27, 2008
Sacramento Bee,I own a dental lab – the Denture Works – that specializes in dentures and partials. Not all dentures are made of the same quality material.

Industry Leader Opens First Dental Practice In Bangor, Maine  -  Mar 12, 2008
E-Dental.com,Aspen, a leader in denture services, offers eight models of its leading comfidents brand, custom-crafted full and partial dentures.

New dental service opens in Portage  -  Feb 26, 2008
MLive.com,...by Gazette Staff Reports PORTAGE -- Aspen Dental, a provider of dentures and dental services, opened for business Thursday at 6714 S. Westnedge Ave. in

A Pound of Cure: Solutions for Lost Teeth  -  Feb 28, 2008
Best Syndication,Dentures are prosthetics that sit on your gums in the place of your teeth, and can be either full dentures or partials, depending on how many teeth you have

FDA Warns of Allergy to Denture Cleansers  -  Feb 26, 2008
WebMDThe FDA is asking makers of denture cleansers to change their products' labels to make it clear that the products are designed to clean dentures in a

Saving money and gaining smiles  -  Mar 4, 2008
Ocean Pines Independent,The Carrolls' dentist recommended extraction of teeth and dentures for Rosemary. However, dentures were not an option for her due to a history of oral

• Dangers of Denture Cleansers  -  Mar 10, 2008
Consumer AffairsLabeling revisions are needed to make it clear that these products are meant to clean dentures in a container, not while still in the mouth.

Kingsbury Hall employee allegedly assaulted  -  Mar 3, 2008
The Daily Utah Chronicle,A patient at the U hospital reported that someone had stolen his dentures. He reported the incident Feb. 19 although he told police his dentures had been

Denturist fined for ignoring complaint from senior patient  -  Feb 29, 2008
Calgary Herald,But Davison says all she wanted was a refund for what she says were ill-fitting dentures. "It's been two years of such strain, you can't imagine," she said

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News  -  Feb 28, 2008
United Press International28 (UPI) -- Roads is Norway are at an all-time maintenance low, says a 76-year-old man who says his dentures broke as he drove over a big bump.

Expo a field day for seniors  -  Feb 27, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,Lloyd Patterson's booth for Economy Dentures, which the dentist is opening early next month in South Daytona, was a crowd favorite with several sets of

Denture Cleaner Warning Issued by FDA  -  Feb 26, 2008
Newsinferno.com,Denture wearers need to clearly understand the products are meant to clean dentures in a container, not in the mouth. Those at risk include people who are

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