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Reline, rebase, or remake: The denture dilemma
By Dr. Monica "mOe" Anderson
It's 4 p.m. on a Friday and Mr. Smith has just stormed in demanding another "adjustment" of his eight-year-old dentures. You've repeatedly recommended new, implant-retained overdentures, but he says he can't afford them. What's a doctor to do?
December 9, 2009
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Dental stem cells regrow jaw bone
By Kathy Kincade
In what is being hailed as a critical step forward in the development of clinical applications involving dental stem cells, an Italian team for the first time has successfully utilized dental pulp stem cells to regenerate mandible bone in human subjects.
December 8, 2009
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Biolase gains FDA clearance for calculi removal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase Technology has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Waterlase MD laser system for removal of subgingival calculi to prevent and treat periodontitis.
December 8, 2009
With implants, a little 'zap' will do you
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Lasers can reduce bacterial contamination and speed healing after implant surgery, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
November 30, 2009
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Columnist's implant claim stirs criticism
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Prominent health columnist Jane Brody's assertion that implants are always superior to bridges has stirred some controversy.
November 30, 2009
AMD Lasers launches academy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
AMD Lasers has created an academy for instruction in the use of dental lasers called the International Center for Laser Education (ICLE).
November 30, 2009
Renishaw introduces laboratory mill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Renishaw introduced its new Incise laboratory mill at the Dental Showcase exhibition held recently in Birmingham, UK.
November 29, 2009
Zirconia prostheses found as durable as metal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Fixed dental prostheses with zirconia frameworks survived as long as those with metal frameworks in a randomized controlled clinical trial published in the current International Journal of Prosthodontics.
November 29, 2009
WHO tackles pollution from amalgams
By Laird Harrison
Concerned about mercury pollution, the World Health Organization (WHO) last week convened a meeting of experts to discuss possible new guidelines for the global use of dental amalgams.
November 23, 2009
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AMD Lasers teams with Rosenthal on aesthetics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
AMD Lasers announced this week a partnership with Larry Rosenthal, D.D.S., director of Aesthetic Advantage, which offers courses in cosmetic dentistry.
November 22, 2009
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Small perio benefit found in iodine
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Povidone-iodine in combination with scaling and root planning (SRP) can reduce pocket depths of periodontitis patients more than SRP alone, according to a review article in the Journal of Periodontal Research (published online ahead of print, Nov. 9, 2009).
November 12, 2009
It's not amalgam's fault
By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA
Amalgam proponents should spend less time defending amalgam and more time demanding better composites and learning how to properly handle them.
November 11, 2009
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