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FDA to determine safety of BPA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will decide whether to ban bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical with estrogenic properties that has been used for more than four decades in various products, including dental sealants.
December 7, 2011
Short dental implants a good short-term option
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Short implants are a successful short-term treatment option for reconstructive procedures in clinical situations of limited vertical bone height, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Research.
December 5, 2011
La. Medicaid reimburses physicians for fluoride varnish
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Effective December 1, the Louisiana Medicaid program is now reimbursing physicians for applying fluoride varnish twice each year to the teeth of Medicaid recipients between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.
December 5, 2011
DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider
By Rob Goszkowski
December 5, 2011
Chloral hydrate 'unpredictable' for pediatric use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Florida has decided to discontinue the use of chloral hydrate following the 2010 death of a 5-year-old Florida boy who was sedated with the drug prior to dental work.
December 4, 2011
OCT firm raises $4.7M, targets dental implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MedLumics, a medical imaging diagnostics company specializing in advanced optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, has closed a 3.5 million euro ($4.7 million U.S.) round of Series A financing.
December 4, 2011
Antibiotics useful adjuncts in periodontitis treatment
By Rabia Mughal
Using a combination of amoxicillin and metronidazole as an adjunct to full-mouth scaling and root planing during the treatment of generalized, aggressive periodontitis is safe and effective, according to a meta-analysis in the Journal of Periodontology.
December 4, 2011
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3M, Ivoclar battle over restoratives patent
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ivoclar Vivadent has filed a lawsuit against 3M claiming the company is violating one of its U.S. patents covering polymer-based restorative materials. But 3M sued Ivoclar as well, claiming it is not infringing the Ivoclar patent and that the patent is, in fact, invalid.
December 1, 2011
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A-dec offers Cavitron integration option
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A-dec is now offering Cavitron ultrasonic scalers from Dentsply as a factory-installed option with the A-dec 300 or A-dec 500 delivery systems.
December 1, 2011
Impression guns pose contamination risk
By Rob Goszkowski
Impression guns may be more contaminated than you think, even when routine disinfection protocols are followed. Researchers from Indiana University found that bacterial contamination of impression guns occurred easily in the course of normal clinical usage, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
December 1, 2011
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Sigma Labs files patent for dental implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sigma Labs has filed a patent for a new manufacturing technology that appears to significantly improve integration between dental implants and bone.
November 30, 2011
Vident to certify restorative materials
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Vident has signed onto the IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council's program to certify the material content of its products.
November 30, 2011
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