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Broken file? Don't worry, researchers say
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patients often do just fine with broken instruments in their teeth, according to a systematic review of the research reported in the Journal of Endodontics.
June 3, 2010
CNN warns of BPA in dental sealants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A CNN program about toxic chemicals may alarm patients about dental sealants, according to the ADA.
June 2, 2010
Hu-Friedy launches implant maintenance care kit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hu-Friedy has introduced an implant maintenance care starter kit featuring implant-safe probes and scalers, as well as protocol for best practices.
June 2, 2010
Millennium wins CE Mark for PerioLase MVP-7
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Millennium Dental Technologies has received the CE Mark for its PerioLase MVP-7 Nd:YAG laser system, enabling the company to begin marketing the device in Europe.
June 2, 2010
DenMat debuts device for implant temporaries
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DenMat Holdings has introduced Snap-It, a new device for implant temporaries that snaps onto adjacent teeth and is designed specifically for smaller coverage areas such as gaps or implants. The device is noninvasive and convenient to place, according to the company.
June 1, 2010
Chlorhexidine may prevent erosion
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Recent research has found that chlorhexidine can strengthen restoration bonds by protecting them from matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), enzymes that attack collagen in dentin. Now researchers are saying that chlorhexidine and another MMP inhibitor may protect against the acids in soft drinks.
May 31, 2010
Bisphenol A linked to sexual dysfunction
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a common ingredient in dental materials, increased the risk of sexual dysfunction in a study published in the Journal of Andrology.
May 27, 2010
Biolase gets $5M infusion
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase Technology has entered into a $5 million secured debt facility with MidCap Financial and Silicon Valley Bank. The financing will be used for ongoing working capital requirements.
May 27, 2010
ProDrive gets patent for locking drive handpiece
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued ProDrive Systems a patent for its nonround dental bur and locking turbine. When engaged, the patented system prevents rotation of the bur inside the turbine, according to the company.
May 25, 2010
AAP urges practitioners to save natural dentition
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As the field of dental implantology continues to have a significant effect on dental treatment planning, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) recently reaffirmed its position that, whenever reasonable, efforts should be made to save a patient's natural dentition.
May 25, 2010
Growth factors used to grow new teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Columbia University have claimed another advance in the quest to grow biological teeth that could eventually be used instead of implants.
May 24, 2010
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3D model may improve implant failure rates
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In an effort to find ways to reduce dental implant failure rates, a researcher from Griffith University has used computer modeling software to study the stress created in the mandible during and after the placement of titanium implants.
May 24, 2010
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