Implants: Page 128

Dental implant market to top $7B by 2016

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The global dental implants and biomaterials market, valued at $3 billion in 2009, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13% and exceed $7 billion by 2016, according to a new report from GlobalData.

January 2, 2011

Are AMSA nerve blocks more effective than IONBs?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Is an anterior middle superior alveolar (AMSA) nerve block more effective than an infraorbital nerve block (IONB) in achieving pulpal anesthesia in the anterior maxilla? Researchers from Newcastle University recently conducted a small clinical trial to investigate.

December 26, 2010

NM may require amalgam separators

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New Mexico lawmakers will consider a bill in the 2011 legislative session that would require all dental offices to install amalgam separators and to remove dental amalgam prior to discharge of their wastewater.

December 26, 2010

Chinese dental services provider adds Cerec AC

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

China SheSays Medical Cosmetology has introduced Cerec AC at its flagship hospital in Chengdu, becoming the first medical cosmetology company in China to utilize this instrument for cosmetic dentistry procedures.

December 26, 2010

Sirona offers inLab users customized zirconia abutments

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sirona Dental Systems is now offering its inLab CAD/CAM system users the ability to create in-house customized zirconia abutments.

December 20, 2010

General anesthesia increases risk of BDE

By Rob Goszkowski

The risk for bacteremia is greater following dental extractions (BDE) under general anesthesia than local anesthesia, a new study concludes. The causes are unclear but the risk factors should be reconsidered, according to the authors.

December 20, 2010

CAO Group launches sheer fluoride treatment film

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CAO Group has introduced the newest member of its Sheer Film family of products: Sheer FluorX fluoride treatment film.

December 19, 2010

Komet carbide a top seller

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet is the fastest-growing carbide brand in the U.S. dental rotary market, according to Strategic Data Marketing's Dental Products Trial, Awareness and Penetration Study for the first half of 2010.

December 16, 2010

Canadian dental lab joins SensAble program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Baluke Dental Studios of Toronto has joined the SensAble Authorized Production Center (SAPC) Program. SAPCs create fixed and removable dental restorations for their own dentists using the SensAble Dental Lab System.

December 16, 2010

FDA panel calls for more research of amalgam risks

By Mary Otto

Labeling for dental amalgam should more clearly inform dental practitioners and their patients of the potential risks posed by the mercury it contains, an expert panel advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the second day of a two-day public hearing this week.

December 15, 2010

Fluoride study yields unexpected findings

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a study that the authors describe as lending credence to the idiom, "by the skin of your teeth," scientists from Saarland University Hospital report that the protective shield fluoride forms on teeth is up to 100 times thinner than previously believed.

December 14, 2010

Study tests life span of a rotary file

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A single F2 file can be safely used to the working length of curved canals at least six times under reciprocating motion, according to a study in the Journal of Endodontics.

December 14, 2010

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