Clinical: Page 242

C3 Jian moves forward with oral health drug

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted an investigational new drug application from C3 Jian for the company's synthetic peptide, designed to target Streptococcus mutans and other oral bacteria.

May 23, 2012

Debate flares up about Milwaukee's fluoridated water

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Milwaukee alderman has started a heated debate after revealing earlier this week that he intends to introduce legislation to end the city's water fluoridation program.

May 23, 2012

Glidewell debuts Web series

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Glidewell Laboratories has launched a new Web series designed to accompany its quarterly publication on general dentistry, Chairside magazine.

May 23, 2012

Novel resins could reduce shrinkage, toughen composites

By Rob Goszkowski

A biomedical materials company has created a line of resins that could boost the toughness of composites while reducing volumetric shrinkage and increasing conversion. Researchers presented details about their unique material at the recent American Academy for Dental Research meeting.

May 23, 2012

Milestone Scientifc sees drop in Q1 sales, profit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Milestone Scientific saw its sales for its first quarter of 2012 (end-March 31) decline 21% compared with the same period in 2011.

May 22, 2012

Pacific Dental to purchase 400 VELscopes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pacific Dental Services has agreed to purchase 400 LED Medical Diagnostics' VELscope Vx systems over three years.

May 22, 2012

DentiMax offers free software with digital sensor purchase

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentiMax is offering a complimentary edition of the Practice Management Software through June 30, 2012, to customers who purchased a digital sensor.

May 22, 2012

Do dental hygienists know enough about implants?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental hygienists are interested in learning more about dental implants whether or not their dental hygiene education included content on implants, according to a study published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene by researchers from the department of dental hygiene at Georgia Health Sciences University.

May 21, 2012

Should OPTs be used for miniscrew implant planning?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Orthopantomograms (OPTs) are not as effective as cone-beam CT images in evaluating miniscrew implant position prior to surgical intervention, according to a study in the Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics.

May 21, 2012

Penn. offers x-ray registration-fee amnesty

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin a three-month amnesty program on June 1 to help identify unregistered x-ray machines and bring operators into compliance.

May 16, 2012

Blood-platelet fibrin enhances healing after implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Blood platelet concentrates can improve the outcomes of dental implants, according to a case study in the Journal of Oral Implantology.

May 16, 2012

Ask Marty: Can the Nomad help me do more outreach dentistry?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: Using the Nomad, along with a sensor and laptop computer, makes community-based dental care easier and safer.

May 16, 2012

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