Imaging & CAD/CAM: Page 199

Saliva test accurately detects oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB) at Keio University have developed a method for analyzing saliva that they say can more accurately detect oral and other cancers.

June 30, 2010

Consumer-grade camera detects oral cancer in real-time

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Using an off-the-shelf digital camera, Rice University biomedical engineers and researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have created an inexpensive device that is powerful enough to distinguish oral cancer cells from healthy cells simply by viewing the LCD monitor on the back of the camera.

June 28, 2010

Discus Dental acquires Zap Lasers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Discus Dental has acquired all the assets of Zap Lasers and plans to integrate Zap's research and development and manufacturing functions into its Southern California operations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

June 28, 2010

PDT helps improve chronic perio treatments

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Combining antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT) with conventional scaling and root planing (SRP) can improve clinical attachment level and probing depth in patients with chronic periodontitis, according to a study in Lasers in Medical Science.

June 27, 2010

Zila adds angled mirror to ViziLite

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Zila has added an angled exam mirror to its ViziLite Plus oral lesion identification and marking system to enhance dental professionals' ability to see oral lesions during a comprehensive oral cancer screening procedure.

June 27, 2010

Ultrasound finds early perio disease

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

High-frequency, high-resolution ultrasound shows "great potential" as a noninvasive, nonionizing imaging technique for the early diagnosis of severe periodontal disease, according to researchers from West Virginia University.

June 24, 2010