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Glidewell Laboratories to acquire IOS Technologies

By Rob Goszkowski

Glidewell Laboratories will complete its purchase of IOS Technologies in early September. The companies intend to bring more chairside solutions to restorative dentistry.

August 2, 2012

Biolase partners with Aachen Center for Laser Dentistry

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase has signed a long-term agreement with laser dentistry expert Norbert Gutknecht, DDS, PhD, and the Aachen Center for Laser Dentistry in Germany.

July 31, 2012

Report: European implant market growth slows

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The European market for dental implants will contract in 2012, then slowly resume growth through 2016, according to a new report from Millennium Research Group.

July 31, 2012

Is NYU dental school going 'amalgam-free'?

By Rob Goszkowski

Dental students at New York University (NYU) were alarmed by a letter they received in July that appeared to indicate the school would be implementing an "amalgam-free" policy. In reality, the new policy only installs alternative restorative materials as the school's default.

July 30, 2012

High fluoride exposure may hurt kids' neurodevelopment

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

High fluoride exposure in drinking water may negatively affect children's neurodevelopment, according to a study by Harvard University researchers.

July 29, 2012

U.K. dentists warned about stem cell scheme

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists in the U.K. are being warned about accepting money for recommending stem cell harvesting to their patients.

July 29, 2012

Is ATP production more caries-relevant than MS?

By Rob Goszkowski

A recent study in the Journal of the American Dental Association comparing risk assessment techniques for early childhood caries found a mutans streptococci (MS) culture to be the most effective. But is a newer method more effective?

July 29, 2012

Nanocomposite shows promise for dental applications

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Iranian researchers have developed a type of porous silica nanomaterial that could serve as a filling agent for dental composites.

July 29, 2012

Do composite materials change color after polymerization?

By Rabia Mughal

A new study that examined the color stability of 10 resin-based restorative materials has found that clinically relevant color changes occurred immediately after polymerization, but after one month the color changes were negligible.

July 25, 2012

Milwaukee to continue fluoridating water supply

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Milwaukee's Common Council on July 24 agreed to direct the Milwaukee Water Works to continue fluoridating the city's drinking water but with a lower concentration of fluoride.

July 24, 2012

New York City's proposed ban on big sugary sodas draws heated debate

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on large sodas is expected to pass in September, but that didn't deter hundreds who showed up on Tuesday either to praise the measure as a way to battle obesity or oppose it as pointless and unfair.

July 23, 2012

Will Europe ban dental mercury by 2018?

By Kathy Kincade

A new European Commission report recommends phasing out dental amalgam use in the next five years and improving enforcement of existing European Union (EU) waste legislation to reduce the environmental impact of mercury across the EU.

July 23, 2012

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