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Is dentistry ready for diagnostic ultrasound?
By Kathy Kincade
While ultrasound has long been a diagnostic standard in medicine, it has yet to play the same role in dentistry. Is this all about to change?
July 27, 2010
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Rapid growth forecast for U.S. implant market
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. market for dental implants will regain double-digit growth by 2013 and will help drive the dental prosthetic market to reach more than 82 million prosthetic placements by 2016, according to a new report from iData Research.
July 26, 2010
CT better for sinus diagnostics before implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Panoramic radiography is limited in its ability to diagnosis sinus disorders prior to implant surgery, and CT remains the most effective diagnostic tool in these cases, according to a new study.
July 26, 2010
ImageWorks names new VP of sales, marketing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
ImageWorks has promoted Marc Thacher to vice president of marketing and sales. Thacher will lead the company's marketing and sales efforts in all the Dent-X, EVA, and ImageVet product segments.
July 26, 2010
CariScreen uses bioluminescence to identify caries risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CariFree has launched a system to test a patient's risk of caries. The CariScreen Caries Susceptibility Test uses adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence to identify bacteria implicated in caries.
July 26, 2010
Suni debuts $75,000 CBCT system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Suni Medical Imaging has introduced the Suni3D HD cone-beam CT (CBCT) system at a price that is the lowest on the market for 3D dental systems, according to the company
July 25, 2010
World Health Organization honors VELscope
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized LED Dental's VELscope enhanced oral assessment system as an innovative device that addresses global health concerns, the company announced.
July 22, 2010
DrBicuspid.com Imaging & CAD/CAM Insider
By Kathy Kincade
July 22, 2010
Video game processors help lower CBCT radiation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new approach to processing x-ray data could lower by a factor of 10 or more the amount of radiation patients receive during cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans, researchers reported this week at the annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.
July 21, 2010
Does finite element analysis improve third-molar assessment?
By Kathy Kincade
Despite the availability of numerous diagnostic tools, dental practitioners continue to face challenges when it comes to determining whether to perform third-molar extractions. Can a software algorithm designed to enhance cone-beam CT imaging help?
July 21, 2010
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CBCT as good as dissection in mandibular canal exams
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cone-beam CT (CBCT) can measure distances from the apices of selected posterior teeth to the mandibular canal as accurately as direct anatomic dissection, according to a study in the Journal of Endodontics.
July 19, 2010
OCT shows promise for diagnosing occlusal caries
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) shows promise as a diagnostic tool for occlusal caries, according to researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
July 19, 2010
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