Implants: Page 138

Preop prophylactic antibiotics -- yes or no?

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Despite a recent meta-analysis indicating that giving patients antibiotics prior to implant surgery can prevent implant failures, some experts still question whether antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary in every case.

September 2, 2010

iDent partners with Objet for dental implant planning

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

iDent Imaging, a provider of 3D surgical planning software and surgical guides for dental implants, has teamed with Objet Geometries to "improve the quality of dental implant placement," the companies said in a press release.

September 1, 2010

Adhesive classifications: Science or marketing?

By Phillip L. Brown, DDS

Are you using a fifth-, sixth-, or seventh-generation bonding adhesive? Who decides what generation it is, and what constitutes a new generation -- the number of steps involved or something else? Here is one attempt to decipher what often seems to be little more than marketing speak.

September 1, 2010

DentalEZ debuts 2 LED handpiece components

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalEZ Group has expanded its StarDental line of high-speed handpiece components with the introduction of the StarBright LED handpiece swivel and StarBright LED replacement bulbs.

August 31, 2010

Are laryngeal mask airways preferable to tracheal tubes?

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Laryngeal mask airways lower laryngospasm more than threefold compared to endotracheal tubes used for general anesthesia, according to a systematic review in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

August 31, 2010

Did Univ. of Colo. dentists give patients too much midazolam?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine mistakenly injected as many as eight patients with potentially lethal doses of midazolam after the drug was erroneously added to the school's stock in 2008, according to a story by the Denver Post.

August 30, 2010

DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider

By Kathy Kincade

August 30, 2010

Remedy Dental launches new website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental laboratory Remedy Dental Studio in Los Angeles recently launched a new website to promote its line of fixed restorations, which include porcelain fused to metal restorations, veneers, bridges, and crowns.

August 30, 2010

CAD/CAM-produced titanium partials show longevity

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Fixed-partial titanium dentures fabricated using CAD/CAM technology demonstrated good reliability after three years, although there was some risk of porcelain fractures, according to a study in the Journal of Prosthodontics.

August 29, 2010

Sirona expands infiniDent services

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sirona Dental Systems announced that infiniDent will now include Ivoclar Vivadent's IPS e.max CAD material.

August 29, 2010

3M ESPE launches new self-adhesive resin cement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M ESPE has launched RelyX Unicem 2 automix self-adhesive resin cement, designed to provide improved color stability, bond strength, and moisture tolerance, the company announced.

August 29, 2010

Gender plays a role in risk for certain oral diseases

By Erin Archer, RN

For women, it's caries. For men, periodontal disease. Two recent studies attempt to explain the genetic differences that account for gender-specific predispositions to certain oral diseases.

August 29, 2010

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