Clinical: Page 368

Hypnoz teams with LMA to distribute jaw device

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hypnoz Therapeutic Devices has signed an agreement with LMA North America to distribute its Jaw Elevation Device, a noninvasive device designed to assist dentists in maintaining an open airway in patients who are sedated or anesthetized and whose breathing may be compromised.

March 8, 2010

Do x-rays enhance patient understanding of third-molar surgery?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

What effect does explaining a preoperative radiograph prior to third-molar surgery have on patient satisfaction with understanding potential complications and risks of the surgery? Not much, according to a new study in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

March 8, 2010

ProDrive offers turbine for Synea

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

ProDrive Systems has released an upgrade for the W&H Synea TA96 turbine. The upgrade, featuring a triangular bur and engaged drive system, is intended to provide an increase in cut speed, control, and precision, according to the company.

March 8, 2010

Watson still chomping on amalgam

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Just when supporters of dental amalgam thought they had seen the last of their most outspoken foe in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA) is once again calling on dentists to warn their patients about the material.

March 8, 2010

Mydent launches lightweight handpieces

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Mydent International has introduced two lightweight high-speed handpieces. The new Defend handpieces feature a four-hole quick-release connection with 360° swivel intended to reduce hand fatigue, and also a push-button cartridge intended to make bur changing easier, the company said.

March 7, 2010

Fla. battle over advertising of dental credentials isn't over

March 7, 2010

SensAble secures $8 million in venture funding

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SensAble Technologies received an $8 million investment to propel sales, marketing, and engineering efforts for its digital dentistry product line.

March 7, 2010

Dent-X offers extended warranty for EVA sensors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dent-X has launched the EVA-Guard program, a coverage plan for EVA sensors that is an extension of EVA's standard two-year warranty, the company announced.

March 7, 2010

CAD/CAM advances enable customized restorations

By Kathy Kincade

CAD/CAM software that enables dentists to design and fabricate inlays, onlays, crowns, veneers, bridges, and more by using a patient's intact tooth morphology rather than stock images is making its way into the dental office.

March 7, 2010

Patients, dentists like OraVerse, survey shows

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A majority of patients and dentists gave favorable assessments of the drug OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate), which reverses the effects of local anesthesia, according to a survey by distributor Novalar Pharmaceuticals.

March 4, 2010

3D Systems launches ProJet MP for smaller dental labs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3D Systems has introduced the ProJet MP 3000, a 3D production system that prints dental working models from a new durable, high-contrast material designed specifically for this application.

March 3, 2010

Researchers: Don't touch that carious dentin

By Laird Harrison

WASHINGTON, DC - Contrary to decades of tradition, dentists should leave carious dentin untouched in many lesions, researchers said Wednesday at the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting.

March 3, 2010

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