Implants: Page 125

Milestone to provide STA system to Fla. dental clinics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Milestone Scientific will provide Towncare Dental Partnership with its Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) system through a new distributor agreement that covers all of Towncare's dental offices in Florida.

January 24, 2011

$450K grant to aid NYU dental implant research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) received a gift from Dentsply International of more than $450,000 to promote research in implant dentistry.

January 24, 2011

Politics prompt permanent end to U.S. Pentothal production

By Rob Goszkowski

Concerns about liability for Pentothal being used in prison executions and production issues have compelled Hospira -- the only U.S. manufacturer of the anesthetic -- to permanently discontinue production of the drug.

January 24, 2011

UN meeting in Japan will focus on mercury

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Mercury, the main ingredient in amalgam dental material, will be the subject of a United Nations conference to be held in Chiba, Japan, January 24-28, 2011.

January 20, 2011

Biolase launches new all-tissue laser

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase has launched the Waterlase iPlus System dual-wavelength all-tissue laser.

January 19, 2011

FDA warns Dentsply about advertising violations

By Rob Goszkowski

In what is being characterized as "serious" violations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Dentsply for misbranding its localized anesthetic Oraqix in a journal ad and professional mailers.

January 18, 2011

Do oxalates ease dentin hypersensitivity?

By Rob Goszkowski

A systematic review of oxalate treatments for dentin hypersensitivity suggests that oxalates were no more effective than a placebo, and the review authors take much of the previous research to task for "lax methods" used in assessing efficacy.

January 18, 2011

Dental implant firm announces IPO terms

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

BioHorizons, a manufacturer of dental implants, said it expects to raise $90 million by offering 5.6 million shares at a price range of $15 to $17 in its initial public offering (IPO).

January 17, 2011

Deconstructing the arguments against BPA

By Rod Franklin

The case against bisphenol A (BPA) as an estrogen-mimetic toxin is weakening, according to a presentation last week at the Rocky Mountain Dental Convention in Denver.

January 16, 2011

AAPHD applauds new fluoride recommendations

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) supports the recent recommendation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency to set the optimal level for fluoride in drinking water at 0.7 parts per million.

January 13, 2011

U.S. marshals seize dental products from Fla. firm

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising healthcare professionals to discontinue using Rite-Dent products after U.S. marshals seized all dental products from the company's Florida facility in the wake of a series of manufacturing violations.

January 12, 2011

Argentine firm to store dental pulp stem cells

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biocordcell Argentina, a Cord Blood America company, has launched a program to store dental pulp stem cells, the first stem cell storage bank in Argentina to offer this service.

January 12, 2011

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