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Zimmer Q2 dental sales up 6%

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Zimmer Holdings reported 6% growth in its net sales of dental implants in its second fiscal quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter last year.

July 21, 2010

U.K. man claims dental amalgam caused asthma

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A U.K. man says his asthma symptoms disappeared after his amalgam fillings were removed, according to a story in the Sun.

July 21, 2010

Video game processors help lower CBCT radiation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new approach to processing x-ray data could lower by a factor of 10 or more the amount of radiation patients receive during cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans, researchers reported this week at the annual American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Philadelphia.

July 21, 2010

Does finite element analysis improve third-molar assessment?

By Kathy Kincade

Despite the availability of numerous diagnostic tools, dental practitioners continue to face challenges when it comes to determining whether to perform third-molar extractions. Can a software algorithm designed to enhance cone-beam CT imaging help?

July 21, 2010

Special Olympics athletes get sealants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pulpdent contributed sealants to about 35 athletes at a Georgia Special Olympics event, the company announced.

July 20, 2010

Denture retention system shows promise

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new conical retention system was 100% successful in retaining dentures in a study reported in Quintessence International.

July 19, 2010

Visual caries assessment OK prior to applying sealants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Visual exams are appropriate and adequate when it comes to assessing caries prior to placing sealants, particularly in school-based sealant programs, according to a study in the current Journal of the American Dental Association.

July 19, 2010

CBCT as good as dissection in mandibular canal exams

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cone-beam CT (CBCT) can measure distances from the apices of selected posterior teeth to the mandibular canal as accurately as direct anatomic dissection, according to a study in the Journal of Endodontics.

July 19, 2010

OCT shows promise for diagnosing occlusal caries

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) shows promise as a diagnostic tool for occlusal caries, according to researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

July 19, 2010

Prolonged nCPAP use can prompt craniofacial changes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Using a nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) machine for more than two years may change craniofacial form by reducing maxillary and mandibular prominence, altering the relationship between the dental arches, researchers report.

July 19, 2010

DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider

By Laird Harrison

July 19, 2010

Is your office copier a HIPAA security risk?

By Cynthia Keen

The lowly office copy machine can be a treasure trove of data vulnerable to identity theft. Healthcare providers are scrambling to shut this security hole following reports of patient data found on copiers discarded by medical facilities.

July 19, 2010

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