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Komet launches introductory root-post system kits

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA has introduced its streamlined introductory kits for the DentinPost, DentinPost X, C-Post, T-Post X, and T-Post XP root-post systems.

April 16, 2013

Nobel Biocare to settle multimillion dollar implant lawsuit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nobel Biocare will reportedly pay up to $1.3 million to settle a $450 million lawsuit brought against it three years ago by a California dentist who said the company had misrepresented the safety of its NobelDirect implants.

April 16, 2013

Biolase expands dental laser patent portfolio

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Biolase a new patent for its noncontact handpiece for cutting hard and soft tissue with the WaterLase all-tissue laser.

April 15, 2013

3M, Biomet 3i work to simplify digital implant process

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M ESPE is partnering with Biomet 3i to simplify the all-digital implant workflow process.

April 15, 2013

What caused Calif. man's death during third-molar surgery?

By Rob Goszkowski

After a 24-year-old San Diego man died last month during what was considered a routine third-molar extraction, early reports suggested that he was given too much propofol. But it has since been revealed that two pieces of gauze were found in his throat. The state dental board and the man's family are looking for answers.

April 14, 2013

Aribex releases Nomad Pro 2 handheld imaging device

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aribex has introduced the next generation of its popular Nomad handheld x-ray device, the Nomad Pro 2.

April 11, 2013

3M ESPE releases Sof-Lex spiral finishing, polishing wheels

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M ESPE has released its Sof-Lex spiral finishing and polishing wheels for dental restorations.

April 10, 2013

Gendex launches scrapbook photo contest

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Gendex has launched the Gendex Family Scrapbook photo contest, which encourages practices to submit pictures of their staff using Gendex products and share them with their Facebook community for voting.

April 10, 2013

More dental hygienists administering local anesthesia

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

A handful of U.S. states -- primarily in the south -- still do not allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia. But the landscape is slowly shifting, according to Tricia Osuna, RDH, who gave a talk on the subject at the recent Pacific Dental Conference.

April 9, 2013

All-on-four implants yield short-term success

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The all-on-four dental implant treatment concept appears to be successful in the short term, according to a new systematic review in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.

April 8, 2013

Laser method yields 3D images of surface bacteria

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Laser Zentrum Hannover has filed a patent application for a scanning laser optical tomography process that has previously yielded high-resolution 3D images of bacteria on dental implant surfaces.

April 8, 2013

CT reveals Stone Age mummy's poor oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A team of international researchers has found evidence of periodontitis, tooth decay, and accident-related dental damage in a mummy from 3,300 B.C. known as Ötzi.

April 8, 2013

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