Word: losses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Soviet combat brigade in Cuba. In a straightforward speech to the nation, he largely defused the diplomatic issue, but by no means satisfied all his critics. Nor did he add any much needed decisiveness to his image as a leader. The net result may, in fact, be the loss of some Senate votes for the SALT II treaty...
Researchers at the Dental School believe they have discovered a new means of treating periodontal disease, the major cause of tooth loss in adults and an ailment that strikes 75 per cent of all people over...
...Williams, assistant professor of periodontology and director of the research, said yesterday the antibiotic treatment should be administered with other forms of dental care because the treatment alone may not be sufficient, but the research "is beginning to show that antibiotics truly have a role in stopping bone loss...
...anti-biotics, however, may help to "slow down the rate of bone loss" that often necessitates surgery, Jeffcoat said...
Cavities are not the primary cause of tooth loss as most people believe, Jeffcoat said, adding that although more dangerous, is far more difficult to diagnose in its early stages...