Imaging & CAD/CAM: Page 197

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

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

Prolonged nCPAP use can prompt craniofacial changes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Using a nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) machine for more than two years may change craniofacial form by reducing maxillary and mandibular prominence, altering the relationship between the dental arches, researchers report.

July 19, 2010

Sirona launches Cerec Connect in U.K.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sirona Dental Systems is now marketing the Cerec Connect digital impression system in the U.K. and other international markets.

July 15, 2010

Start-up gets $3.5M to develop ultrasonography for dentistry

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

S-Ray closed a $3.5 million funding round that will help it gain FDA marketing clearance for its ultrasonography system for dentistry, the company said.

July 13, 2010

Ask Marty: What is the difference between open and closed CAD/CAM architectures?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: A closed architecture CAD/CAM system does not integrate with any components manufactured by another company. An open system integrates with components manufactured by many outside vendors.

July 13, 2010

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