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DenMat acquires Discus Dental restoratives products

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DenMat Holdings has acquired Discus Dental's restoratives and impressions portfolios from Royal Philips Electronics.

January 5, 2012

Nanocrystals make dentures stronger

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from the Otto-Schott-Institute for Glass Chemistry have developed a novel glass ceramic for dentistry that they believe is suitable for dentures and other restorative applications.

January 5, 2012

GEM 21S gains CE Mark for perio, regenerative use

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

BioMimetic Therapeutics has received CE Mark approval from the European Union for its GEM (growth factor enhanced matrix) 21S product, with broader periodontal and alveolar bone regeneration indications than in the U.S. and Canada.

January 3, 2012

Biomet 3i, Sirona target custom abutments

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biomet 3i is collaborating with Sirona Dental Systems to offer its BellaTek Encode impression system with Sirona's Cerec intraoral scanner to create intraoral impressions for custom abutments.

January 2, 2012

Vident adds high-speed sintering furnace

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Vident is expanding its series of New Generation firing units with the addition of the Vita Zyrcomat 6000 MS, a low-noise, high-speed sintering unit.

January 2, 2012

IMRT, laser surgery improves survival in head/neck cancer

By Cynthia Keen

The combination of functional resection laser surgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment is more effective at extending the lives of patients with advanced head and neck cancers than having only radiotherapy treatment, according to a study by German researchers.

December 28, 2011