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Dentsply sales up 12% in Q4
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply International is crediting "positive internal growth, acquisitions, and the benefit of a weakening U.S. dollar" for a 12% increase in sales in its 2009 fiscal fourth quarter. The company reported net sales of $569 million for the quarter, compared to $508 million for the same quarter a year ago.
February 10, 2010
ProDrive releases ceramic bearing upgrades
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
ProDrive Systems has released its ProDrive StarDental Premium upgrade turbine with a no-lube feature for Star 430 and Solara high-speed handpieces, including the 430SW, 430SWL, 430K, and 430 Kaleidoscope. Unlike the existing ProDrive StarDental upgrade turbine, the Premium turbine features ceramic bearings and a no-lube option.
February 10, 2010
Economy dampens Nobel Biocare's Q4 sales
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Citing the first-ever dental implant market decline due to the global economic crisis, Nobel Biocare reported net sales of 156 million euros ($214 million U.S.) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, down 4.5% compared to the same quarter a year ago.
February 9, 2010
Needleless anesthetic injector planned
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Promising to "bring an end to traumatic dental visits," Medical International Technology plans to launch a version of its Med-Jet needleless injector for the dental market within 16 months, the company announced.
February 8, 2010
Study finds accelerated bone loss around implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patients with implants lose bone at an accelerating rate, according to a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. The findings show how important it is to detect and treat bone loss around implants at an early stage.
February 7, 2010
Komet launches bur block for lab techs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Komet USA has introduced a new bur block for laboratory technicians that enables them to more easily organize and arrange their rotary instruments, according to the company. The block comes with a nonslip base and can hold up to 50 rotary instruments with handpiece shank.
February 4, 2010
NovaBone relocates to meet growing demand
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
NovaBone Products has relocated its operations division to expanded and upgraded facilities to meet increasing demands for its bioengineered bone graft substitutes, the company announced.
February 3, 2010
Astra Tech makes Atlantis abutments for NobelActive
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Astra Tech is now making Atlantis abutments for the NobelActive NP 3.5 and RP 4.3, 5.0 implants for North American customers. Astra Tech provides patient-specific abutments in a choice of four material options: titanium, gold-shaded titanium, white zirconia, and shaded zirconia.
February 2, 2010
New coating improves implant bond with bone
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a "smart coating" that helps dental and other surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection. When patients have hip, knee, or dental replacement surgery, they run the risk of their bodies rejecting the implant. But the new coating mitigates that risk by fostering bone growth into the implant. T
February 2, 2010
Zimmer dental sales down in 2009
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zimmer Holdings, which makes dental implants and a variety of medical products, reported a year-over-year decline in net dental sales for 2009. For the fourth quarter (end-December 31), the company reported $57 million in net sales of dental products, the same as in the fourth quarter of 2008, but a 4% decline in constant currency.
February 1, 2010
Sargenti paste still widely used despite controversy
By Donna Domino
The FDA, ADA, and AAE do not condone it, nor do U.S. dental schools. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed by patients claiming permanent jaw damage and other debilitating side effects following its use. So why do dentists continue to use Sargenti paste for endodontic obturation?
February 1, 2010
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DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider
By Laird Harrison
February 1, 2010
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