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Dentsply acquires Astra Tech for $1.8B
By Kathy Kincade
Dentsply International is positioning itself to become a major player in the $3 billion worldwide dental implant market with the acquisition of Astra Tech from AstraZeneca. The company announced today that it will pay $1.8 billion for Astra Tech.
June 21, 2011
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MIS Implants debuts oral wound relief barrier
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MIS Implants Technologies has introduced PerioPatch, a topical patch created to absorb wound exudates and the first product in its new PeriZone oral care products brand.
June 20, 2011
Dentsply to buy Astra Tech for $1.8B?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply International is reportedly on the verge of paying $1.8 billion to acquire Astra Tech, the dental implant arm of AstraZeneca, according to a story in the Financial Times and other news reports.
June 20, 2011
Glidewell launches Inclusive certified labs program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Glidewell Laboratories has introduced an Inclusive certified laboratories program, which gives dentists using Inclusive custom implant abutments or CAD/CAM bars and frameworks for their restorative implant cases a nationwide selection of labs from which to choose.
June 16, 2011
3M ESPE offers new Ketac shade
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE has introduced a new A4 shade for its Ketac nano light-curing glass ionomer restorative in the Quick Mix Capsule.
June 15, 2011
Biolase settles litigation with Discus
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase Technology has reached a settlement agreement with Discus Dental and Philips Electronics regarding litigation that Discus brought against Biolase and its iLase personal laser in 2010.
June 15, 2011
Consider resin composite color changes in shade selection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A study evaluating the A2 shades of various types and brands of resin composites determined that each one of them had perceptible color changes after polymerization and subsequent testing. Since those changes could cause aesthetic problems clinically, the researchers recommend taking this into account for shade selection.
June 14, 2011
Syringe modification could reduce injection pain
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A syringe modification, which promises reduced pain for dental injections, has won a major innovation award for its creators. The syringe cartridge works by reducing the acidity of the injection by mixing in a neutralizing liquid just before the injection is delivered.
June 14, 2011
Heraeus protects consumers from gray-market products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus Kulzer has entered into an exclusive importation agreement with its parent company, Heraeus Kulzer GmbH, through which it officially and legally acquired the sole rights as the exclusive importer of the Heraeus Kulzer-branded dental products into North America.
June 14, 2011
IADR publishes regeneration symposium proceedings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The International and American Associations for Dental Research have published the proceedings from the Tissue Injury and Pulp Regeneration symposium, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2010. The proceedings are published in current Advances in Dental Research.
June 14, 2011
SS-OCT yields high-res info on composite restorations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) has the potential to provide higher-resolution information on the structure of resin-based composite restorations than any other diagnostic or imaging method, according to a new study.
June 14, 2011
New method could cut healing time for implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
By studying the surface structure of dental implants at the micro level and the nano level, researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have come up with a method that could shorten the healing time for patients who receive titanium dental implants, the school announced.
June 13, 2011
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