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Partial Face Transplant Woman Tells of Amazement

Published in: Internet News Search: dentist December 11th, 2005

Partial Face Transplant Woman Tells of Amazement

LONDON - A French woman who had the world's first partial face transplant has spoken of her amazement at seeing her new appearance, the Daily Mail newspaper said on Saturday.The 38-year-old woman underwent the operation to give her a new nose, chin and mouth at a hospital in the northern French city of Amiens last month."When I looked at my new face, I knew straight away that it was me," the paper quoted the woman, who was disfigured after her dog mauled her, as saying."It was simply amazing to see a nose and mouth on my face."The woman, who is recovering in a hospital in Lyon, told the paper that the dog attack had left her so disfigured that she had been forced to wear a dental mask.People in the street would recoil from her in horror, she said, and even one of her own two daughters found her appearance unbearable."My eldest daughter Lucie just didn't want to see me -- I had to wear a mask.

Researchers want to improve oral health care of elderly

Published in: Internet News Search: dentist December 27th, 2006

Researchers want to improve oral health care of elderly

Portsmouth Herald - Cook, who lives at Rochester Manor nursing home, is one of half to three-quarters of nursing home residents who are keeping their own teeth into old age, said Elizabeth Brown, an Exeter researcher with a researcher with a master's degree in dental ...

Brushing Innovations, Built on Titanium

Published in: Internet News Search: dentist November 13th, 2007

Brushing Innovations, Built on Titanium

New York Times - Titanium, the multitalented metal used in everything from jet engines to eyeglass frames, has taken on yet another role as the crucial component of two toothbrushes that aim to shake up the staid world of dental hygiene. One of the brushes dispenses ...