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Norway bans amalgam

Is amalgam safe or not? While the debate continues to rage in the United States, Norway has made its decision: the country has announced a ban on all use of mercury in manufacturing, import and export.

January 9, 2008

Smaller implants meet skepticism

By Laird Harrison

They're cheaper. They're easier. They're government-approved. And manufacturers are promoting them heavily. But can mini-implants do everything standard ones can? Probably not, say top implant experts. See our slideshow on the implant process.

January 9, 2008

New evidence for immediate loading

By Laird Harrison

Researchers have reported good results with implants loaded immediately after placement. But immediate loading isn't for everyone.

January 6, 2008

Implants found effective despite periodontitis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Every dentist loves a good challenge. So why not try multiple implants on a patient with generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP)? According to a new study in the Journal of Periodontology, partially edentulous subjects treated for GAgP can be rehabilitated successfully with osseointegrated implants, even though they show more bone and attachment loss than periodontally healthy patients.

December 26, 2007

Study validates filling without drilling

By Laird Harrison

What if you could fill without having to drill? Scottish dentists have experimented with the approach on primary molars for years. Now a new study suggests the technique works.

December 25, 2007

AFP Imaging begins VG deliveries

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Digital x-ray developer AFP Imaging has begun shipping and installation of its new model VG (vertical generation) cone-beam CT scanner (CBCT) to dentists in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

December 13, 2007

Good oral photos in a snap

By Robert Luhn

A picture can be worth a thousand bucks--from an insurance company or a patient--if you know how to take it properly. Real-world advice from an oral auteur.

December 11, 2007

Composites questioned

By Laird Harrison

Resin-based composites kill human cells on contact. So why are dentists still using them?

December 9, 2007

CAD/CAM dentistry booming

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

America's craze for the perfect set of teeth will make CAD/CAM-produced all-ceramic restorations a $1 billion industry by 2012, according to Millennium Research Group's "U.S. Markets for Crown & Bridges 2008" report.

November 28, 2007

Computer-aided dental radiograph system quickly identifies victims of mass disasters

By Ed Susman

CHICAGO - In 1985, it took 2,800 forensic specialists more than three months to identify the remains of the 520 victims in Japan's worst commercial air disaster. If an experimental identification system had been available then, the identification could have been accomplished in about nine days.

November 26, 2007

High tech, high touch, Part II

By Brian Casey

How should a typical dental practice set up its network? Dr. Larry Emmott, D.D.S., a PC guru and principal at the Aesthetic Dental Institute in Phoenix, shared his hard-won insights at the recent American Dental Association meeting in San Francisco.

November 25, 2007

AFP Imaging gets nod for conebeam CT scanner

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Digital x-ray developer AFP Imaging has received approval to sell its conebeam CT scanner in Canada.

November 18, 2007

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