Clinical: Page 374

FDA issues recall of SoftLase Pro lasers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. FDA has issued a Class 2 recall of Zap Lasers' SoftLase Pro family of lasers, saying that the lasers are in need of compliance upgrades due to "lack of a remote interlock connector, an emission delay, user guide labels and locations, and calibration procedures."
January 26, 2010
Woman sues over dental bur left in sinus 'for months'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Florida woman is suing an oral surgeon after a bur that went missing during an extraction was left lodged in her right maxillary sinus for nearly a year, according to a story in the St. Petersburg Times.
January 25, 2010
Oragenics offers probiotic chew for kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oragenics has launched EvoraKids, the first probiotic-based, all-natural oral care chewable created to promote oral health for children 3-10 years old. EvoraKids includes Oragenics' patent-pending ProBiora3 technology, specifically formulated for children to help maintain healthy teeth.
January 24, 2010
Will plasma jets 'replace' the handpiece?
By Laird Harrison
Physicists have been playing around with low-temperature plasma jets, a technology akin to a welder's arc, for over a decade. A recent study in which the jets were used in dentistry has spurred some publications to report that the technology will soon "replace the dentist's drill."
January 24, 2010
2010 01 25 10 15 10 259 Man Work 70
Cone-beam CT best for preop evaluation of lower third molars
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cone-beam CT is better for preoperative radiographic evaluation of complicated impacted lower third molars than other imaging modalities, according to new research from the University of Helsinki.
January 21, 2010
Patterson named sole U.S. distributor for ProDrive
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Effective January 20, Patterson Dental became the sole national distributor of the ProDrive System, a handpiece upgrade, ProDrive Systems announced. Patterson already has an exclusive agreement to distribute ProDrive products in Canada.
January 20, 2010
Oxidized implants found better for immediate load
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Immediate loading of implant-supported mandibular overdentures was more successful when the implants had oxidized surfaces than when they had machined surfaces in a study reported in the International Journal of Prosthodontics.
January 20, 2010
Komet supports breast cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Komet USA is supporting breast cancer research in the U.S. by selling new pink aluminum bur blocks with a ribbon laser-etched on the lid in 2010. For each sale, Komet will donate 10% of the retail price to fund breast cancer research.
January 13, 2010
Nobel Biocare partners with Ivoclar on CAD/CAM materials
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nobel Biocare is partnering with Ivoclar Vivadent to expand its line of restorative and prosthetic products. Ivoclar Vivadent will supply Nobel Biocare with ceramic and acrylic materials that the company will use to launch "better veneering solutions, cost-effective treatment options, and complete solutions for edentulous indications."
January 13, 2010
Water fluoridation debate heats up in Louisiana town
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Opponents of water fluoridation in Walker, LA, are calling on the Board of Aldermen to reconsider a decision to inject fluoride into the town water supply.
January 12, 2010
Dental business helps SensAble hit record sales
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
SensAble Technologies announced that it had record sales in 2009, led by the growth and international expansion of its dental business unit.
January 11, 2010
Delcam updates CAD/CAM software
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delcam has released Delcam Dental 2010 SP2, which enhances previous versions of the program used by laboratories for CAD/CAM production of restorations.
January 11, 2010
Previous Page
Page 374 of 409
Next Page