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New implant system uses exact copy of original dentition

By Rob Goszkowski

A new dental implant system from Natural Dental Implants has the technology to apply an intuitive concept: replacing a tooth with an implant that is an exact replica of the extracted one. The company is awaiting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.

March 19, 2013

Mannitol makes dental anesthesia more effective

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Combining mannitol with lidocaine significantly increases the effectiveness of an inferior alveolar nerve block, according to a new study in Anesthesia Progress.

March 18, 2013

How does silver diamine fluoride stop dental caries?

By Kathy Kincade

Previous clinical studies have demonstrated that the topical application of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a cost-effective method for managing dental caries. Now a new study reveals the science behind SDF and its ability to arrest caries and reduce demineralization.

March 18, 2013

Study: Water fluoridation good for adults as well as kids

By Rob Goszkowski

Using a nationally representative sample of Australian adults, an international team of researchers found that the caries-preventive effects of water fluoridation are at least as great in adults born before widespread implementation of fluoridation as after. Their findings, published in the Journal of Dental Research, may not put the debate to rest, however.

March 18, 2013

VirtualGrid releases updated VRMesh software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

VirtualGrid has launched VRMesh v7.6, the latest version of its 3D point cloud and mesh processing software designed to aid in creating dental implant drill guides.

March 17, 2013

Renishaw licenses dental additive manufacturing patents

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Renishaw has licensed several patents held by BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei Wilh. Herbst, which specializes in dental prosthodontics, related to additive manufacturing in dental applications.

March 17, 2013

Marty @ IDS 2013: The grand finale

By Dr. Marty Jablow

COLOGNE, Germany - With the IDS 2013 meeting finally over, Dr. Marty Jablow shares his final thoughts on some new products and what the future has in store for dentistry in terms of digital technologies.

March 17, 2013

Study questions costs of routine dental antibiotic prophylaxis

By Donna Domino

Routine antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients who may be at risk of infection from invasive dental procedures costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $150 million annually, according to a new study in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology. But there is little scientific basis for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures, the authors contend.

March 17, 2013

3M ESPE donates to America's ToothFairy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M ESPE has contributed Adper self-etch adhesive to the National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF): America's ToothFairy.

March 17, 2013

University of Colo. licenses dental polymer to 3M

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An advanced dental polymer technology developed at the University of Colorado Boulder has been licensed to 3M.

March 17, 2013

Marty @ IDS 2013: Wrapping things up

By Dr. Marty Jablow

COLOGNE, Germany - The last two days of the 2013 International Dental Show (IDS) were once again filled with several interesting new products developed by up and coming companies from all over the world.

March 15, 2013

Marty @ IDS 2013: A parade of new products

By Dr. Marty Jablow

COLOGNE, Germany - It may have been snowing yesterday, but Dr. Marty Jablow was undaunted in his pursuit of all things new at the International Dental Show (IDS). Here he covers an array of product introductions, from Airfloss updates to next-generation impression materials, polishing powders, combination milling and cone-beam CT systems, and orthodontic and temporomandibular joint imaging.

March 14, 2013

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