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Dental surgeon adds music to drill to appease patients - 0 views

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  • a dental surgeon in the Indonesian city of Purworejo has
  • connected an MP3 player to a dental drill that plays music loud enough to drown out the distinctive whine of the instrument
  • he discovered that many patients, especially children were not afraid of the dentist; instead, they were afraid of the drill
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  • connecting the drill with the music player
  • , patients are able to control its volume by opening and closing their mouths
  • e wider they open, the louder the music grows which means the dentist doesn't have to continually urge patients to open wider for better access to back teeth
  • he invested 6 million rupiah (approximately $595)
  • mainly for the benefit of frightened children
  • using it in his practice since 2006 and has noted that many adults also prefer the musical drill to the standard model.
  • Patients can make requests he says, though he does try to limit the choices to songs that calm the nerves
  • t it took a year of research and effort to configure the drill
  • Doctor Gustiana presented his modified drill to attendees at the International Dental Congress held in Greece earlier this year.
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Redefining dentistry through 'salivaomics' - 0 views

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  • research findings show that saliva is made up of complex sets of molecules—including genes, proteins, DNA and RNA—that help paint a picture of an individual's biology
  • The study of the biological molecules in saliva is known as "salivaomics."
  • researchers have developed several informatics and statistical tools to help interpret biomarkers in saliva
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  • can then be used for early detection of disease, treatment monitoring, recurrence prediction and other translational assessments.
  • Research
  • has shown that saliva, as a medium for health screening is just as useful as blood and other bodily fluids
  • it has been shown that 20 percent more Americans visit their dentists more regularly than their physicians, there will be substantial opportunities for dentists to engage in primary health care by taking saliva samples from their patients and, based on the medical findings of those samples
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