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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
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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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ProDrive adds push-button turbine system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
ProDrive Systems has expanded its line of upgrade turbines with a new push-button turbine system for Midwest Quiet-Air high-speed handpieces.
July 15, 2010
Sirona launches Cerec Connect in U.K.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sirona Dental Systems is now marketing the Cerec Connect digital impression system in the U.K. and other international markets.
July 15, 2010
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