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Delcam upgrades DentMILL software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delcam has launched a major upgrade to its DentMILL software for the milling of dental implant restorations.

September 11, 2012

'Flameless cremation' separates amalgam fillings

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A "flameless cremation" device could remove the hazard of vaporized mercury resulting from cremating the deceased, according to a report by the BBC.

September 11, 2012

Fluoridation advocates win in Phoenix

By Rob Goszkowski

The possibility of Phoenix becoming the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a nonfluoridated public water supply ended September 11 when the city council voted to continue the 20-year practice. Will two other major cities follow suit?

September 11, 2012

Water fluoridation grants available in Iowa

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Iowa communities can now apply for grants to help them start putting fluoride in their water supplies or upgrade their existing fluoridation systems.

September 9, 2012

Study: Handheld x-ray device safe for operators

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Certain portable handheld dental x-ray devices do not expose operators to higher doses of radiation than conventional x-ray imaging systems, according to a study in Health Physics.

September 9, 2012

Study examines patient satisfaction in restorative dentistry

By Rob Goszkowski

A large sample survey of dentists and their patients suggests that patients determine their satisfaction with restorative treatment based on interpersonal relations with their dentist and comfort during and after care.

September 9, 2012

Treacher Collins syndrome ups risk of dental complications

By Kathy Kincade

A 10-year-old Texas boy with a genetic disorder that affects the structure of the face died two days after being anesthetized for a routine dental procedure. Anesthesia experts recommend dental practitioners familiarize themselves with this condition, known as Treacher Collins syndrome.

September 6, 2012

Tokuyama introduces new desensitizing agent

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Tokuyama Dental America is now offering a one-component, single application, light-cured protective sealant designed for treating hypersensitive dentin.

September 5, 2012

Patterson/Dentaire to distribute Canary system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patterson Dental/Dentaire is the new Canadian distributor of the Canary xystem, a photothermal caries-detection device manufactured by Quantum Dental Technologies.

September 4, 2012

News of dental bitewings' death premature

By William Scarfe, DDS, and Allan Farman, BDS, MBA, PhD, DSc

Just as Mark Twain commented about his reported death when reading his own obituary, news of the demise of the dental bitewing radiograph for detecting proximal surface dental caries is a bit premature.

September 4, 2012

Ask Marty: What all-ceramic cement do you prefer?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: That is a great question, as the number of all-ceramic crowns is surpassing the number of porcelain fused to metal crowns being delivered in the U.S.

September 4, 2012

Cefla hires new sales director for NewTom

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dan Tharp has joined Cefla North America as director of sales for the NewTom brand of 3D cone-beam CT scanners.

August 30, 2012

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