Clinical: Page 206

Imaging Sciences launches i-CAT FLX

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Imaging Sciences International has launched the i-CAT FLX, a 3D imaging system that helps clinicians diagnose complex problems with less radiation and develop treatment plans easily and accurately, according to the company.

February 20, 2013

3Shape introduces LABcare

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape has launched the LABcare program, a customer-centric business model that backs labs with a support network, new technologies through annual upgrades, and access to training and learning channels.

February 20, 2013

CAO Group files patent lawsuit against DentLight

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The CAO Group, a high-tech dental and forensic detection company, has filed a patent infringement complaint against DentLight regarding its LED curing and detection light patent portfolio, which consists of more than 30 patents.

February 20, 2013

Gendex debuts artifact-reducing feature for CBCT

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Gendex has introduced Scatter Reduction Technology to its GXDP-700 cone-beam CT (CBCT) system. The feature allows clinicians to reduce artifacts caused by metal or radiopaque objects, such as restorations, endodontic filling materials, and implant posts.

February 19, 2013

Age plays a role in dental CBCT image artifacts

By Kathy Kincade

Dental cone-beam CT (CBCT) image artifacts stemming from patient movement are more common in pediatric and elderly patients, according to a short communication in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. The study authors offer some suggestions for correcting the problem.

February 19, 2013

Report: More than half of Minn. 3rd-graders have caries

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health reveals that 55% of third-graders surveyed in 2010 experienced tooth decay, slightly higher than the national rate of 53% for children 6 to 8 years old.

February 18, 2013