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Sage Dental Partners with Forward Science to Launch Revolutionary Non-Drug Periodontal Therapy
Sage Dental, a driver in the dental industry, has announced an exciting new partnership with Forward Science to introduce PerioStōm®, an advanced, non-drug periodontal therapy aimed at improving patient recovery and outcomes following scaling and root planing (SRP) procedures.
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