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2 Sirona board members step down

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Effective January 18, Nicholas Alexos and Timothy Sheehan are no longer on the Sirona Dental Systems Board of Directors.

January 22, 2012

Tactile imaging sensor can help ID tumors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from Temple University have developed a tactile imaging sensor that could help doctors identify cancerous tumors earlier.

January 22, 2012

U.K. project to build database of 3D facial images

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Visitors to the Science Museum in London can have their faces scanned in 3D and see what they might look like in another dimension as part of a new program designed to help oromaxillofacial researchers.

January 17, 2012

Study reaffirms safety of handheld x-ray system

By Kathy Kincade

The Nomad handheld intraoral x-ray device poses no radiation exposure risk to users or patients, according to a new study in Health Physics. Other handheld x-ray systems may not be as safe, however, according to the study authors.

January 15, 2012

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Carestream awarded 47 U.S. patents in 2011

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream and its subsidiaries were awarded 47 patents in 2011 for innovations in its radiology imaging and healthcare IT, dental imaging, and molecular imaging products from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

January 11, 2012

CBCT good for detecting root fractures

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cone-beam CT (CBCT) is an ideal alternative to periapical radiographs for diagnosing root fractures, according to a new study in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

January 10, 2012

Aribex qualifies for $350K in tax credits

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aribex, manufacturer of the Nomad handheld x-ray system, has qualified for up to $350,000 in financial incentives from the state of Utah to expand its manufacturing capacity.

January 9, 2012

Lava C.O.S. exceeds 100,000 digital impressions

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Lava Chairside Oral Scanner (C.O.S.) from 3M ESPE has exceeded 100,000 clinical cases worldwide.

January 8, 2012

Cone-beam CT effective in detecting occlusal caries?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cone-beam CT is not superior to intraoral radiographs in detecting occlusal caries, according to a study in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

January 8, 2012

Dentists miss some details in preimplant x-rays

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

General dentists can detect changes in radicular features in radiographs prior to root canal treatment when the changes are extensive, but they miss some more-specific feature changes, according to a study in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

January 5, 2012

Conventional cephalograms compare well to digital

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Conventional cephalometric measurements compare favorably with digital cephalograms, according to a study in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

January 3, 2012

Biomet 3i, Sirona target custom abutments

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biomet 3i is collaborating with Sirona Dental Systems to offer its BellaTek Encode impression system with Sirona's Cerec intraoral scanner to create intraoral impressions for custom abutments.

January 2, 2012

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