Implants: Page 161

Study compares bone loss with 3 implant systems

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a recently published meta-analysis of marginal bone level maintenance following dental implant surgery, the Astra Tech implant system showed the best results, with only -0.24 mm of bone reduction after five years, the company announced.

October 1, 2009

Astra Tech teams with Dental Wings for implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Astra Tech has formed a strategic alliance with Dental Wings beginning in early 2010. Dental Wings users worldwide will be able to remotely transfer scans to Astra Tech's design and manufacturing centers for the production of Atlantis patient-specific abutments for all major implant systems.

September 30, 2009

3M ESPE's Filtek shows good wearability in 5-year study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A five-year clinical study performed by 3M ESPE on occlusal contact wear found no statistically significant difference between Filtek Supreme universal restorative and enamel, demonstrating the material's high strength, the company announced.

September 30, 2009

Selecting an implant platform in a tough economy

By Robert Margeas, DDS

With an increasing number of dental implant systems on the market and the growing pressures of today's economic climate, choosing a less expensive implant platform can be tempting. But not all platforms are created equal.

September 30, 2009

Komet offers new milling base

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA has introduced a new stainless steel milling base designed to be used in different types of laboratory implant adjustments.

September 29, 2009

Straumann calls for research prize submissions

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Straumann has issued a call for submissions for the André Schroeder Research Prize, an annual award worth 20,000 Swiss francs ($20,000 U.S.) in cash.

September 22, 2009

Endodontists continue debate with implant dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

"Arguments that root canal treatment is more costly are fatuous," American Association of Endodontists President Gerald Glickman, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., said Monday in an ongoing debate with the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

September 22, 2009

Paste-paste cements weaker than powder-liquid

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Powder-liquid crown and bridge cements are stronger than paste-paste cements, University of Washington researchers report.

September 16, 2009

Jackson hails cosmetic materials 'revolution'

By Laird Harrison

New cosmetic materials have completely changed the face of dentistry, Ronald Jackson, D.D.S., said last week at the California Dental Association fall meeting.

September 15, 2009

Straumann debuts Roxolid alloy at AAP meeting

By Rochelle Sharpe

BOSTON - Straumann launched a unique implant material for the North American market at the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) meeting on Monday, saying the substance could increase the public's acceptance of implant dentistry.

September 14, 2009

Ask Marty: What is the best device for shade selection for composites and crowns?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: Picking the correct shade of a restoration can be one of the more difficult things a dentist does. But a number of different techniques and tools are available to help you get the shade right.

September 9, 2009

Komet offers 6-instrument set of abutment cutters

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA's titanium abutments cutters are now available in a six-instrument starter kit, the company announced.

September 9, 2009

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