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3M ESPE supports National Children's Oral Health Foundation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M ESPE is helping children with dental disease live healthier by donating dental products to National Children's Oral Health Foundation: America's Toothfairy as part of its launch of RelyX Unicem 2 automix self-adhesive resin cement.

October 3, 2010

OCT shows practical side; stem cells replace root canals

By Kathy Kincade

October 3, 2010

Ontario to expand kids oral care program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Deb Matthews, minister of health and long-term care for Ontario, Canada, announced this week that Ontario's Healthy Smiles program will be expanded to include preventive care such as check-ups, cleanings, x-rays, and fillings, according to a Torstar News Service report.

September 30, 2010

Orthodontic radiographs can promote cell toxicity

By Kathy Kincade

Orthodontic radiographs appear to promote cytotoxicity in oral mucosa, according to a new study in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology -- calling into question once again whether multiple cephalograms are warranted in every orthodontic case.

September 30, 2010

CarieScan opens first U.S. office

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CarieScan has established a North American presence with a new office in Charlotte, NC. The office will be responsible for the sales and marketing of CarieScan Pro, sold exclusively through Patterson Dental.

September 29, 2010

BioMatRx set to enter market with root canal alternative

By Rob Goszkowski

A Minnesota endodontist and his brothers have developed a user-friendly alternative to endodontic therapy that uses existing stem cells in the root to spur tissue regeneration.

September 29, 2010

Sirona begins work on Innovation Center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Construction has begun on a "state-of-the-art" Innovation Center being built by Sirona in Bensheim, Germany.

September 29, 2010

Calif. town approves water fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Officials of Watsonville have approved a contract for a $1.6 million grant from the California Dental Association Foundation to design and build a fluoridation system and operate it for two years.

September 28, 2010

EPA eyes amalgam waste; FDA issues mouthwash warnings

By Kathy Kincade

September 28, 2010

Researchers reattach mouse teeth using stem cells

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new approach to reanchoring teeth in the mandible using stem cells has been developed and successfully tested in the laboratory for the first time by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

September 28, 2010

CBCT more effective for imaging kids' impacted teeth

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

While cone-beam CT (CBCT) provides more information than traditional radiography about impacted and supernumerary teeth in pediatric patients, practitioners should consider the radiation risks when choosing which diagnostic method to use, according to a study in Pediatric Dentistry.

September 28, 2010

iPhone helps mobile dentist deliver care to elderly, disabled

By Donna Domino

When Brazilian dentist Bia Kunze realized that many of those in need of dental care in her community couldn't get to her office, she decided to close it and "go mobile" with the help of an iPhone, a database app, and other readily available technologies.

September 28, 2010

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