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How platelet-rich plasma can enhance your implant cases

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Dentists can easily harness the power of platelets to speed healing after dental implants are placed, according to James Rutkowski, D.M.D., Ph.D., at the annual American Academy of Implant Dentistry meeting this week.

November 11, 2009

Where did the mercury go?

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

A team of Canadian researchers used a synchrotron to analyze mercury levels in fresh amalgam fillings versus those in a 20-year-old filling. Their findings should appeal to dental amalgam proponents and foes alike.

November 10, 2009

Endodontics: Another use for the Diagnodent?

By Kathy Kincade

Think the Diagnodent is only good for helping to confirm the presence of caries or calculus? Think again. A new study in the Journal of Endodontics has found that laser fluorescence can also enhance the assessment of endodontic infection.

November 4, 2009

AMD Lasers: Picasso sales better than expected

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sales of the Picasso soft tissue dental lasers have more than tripled expectations in the first year, AMD Lasers announced.

November 1, 2009

Straumann sales down 4.6% in Q3

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Straumann reported a 4.6% drop in third-quarter sales worldwide but is confident it will still outperform the market in 2009, the implant maker said in a press release.

October 28, 2009

Biolase delves into deep pocket therapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase Technology is now promoting deep pocket therapy (DPT) with new attachment using the Waterlase MD and patented radial firing perio tips (RFPT) as a non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease.

October 28, 2009

Lares launches minimally invasive periodontitis treatment

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Lares Research has introduced wavelength-optimized periodontal therapy (WPT), a minimally invasive laser periodontal disease treatment that uses two laser wavelengths:  Nd:YAG and Er:YAG. The method is only available with the Lares Powerlase AT all-tissue, dual wavelength laser, the company said in a press release.

October 14, 2009

Lasers continue to make waves in periodontology

By Rochelle Sharpe

The American Academy of Periodontology's recent adoption of the ADA's cautionary policy on laser treatment of periodontitis has added new fuel to the long-standing debate over the effectiveness of laser-assisted new attachment procedure.

October 11, 2009

Study compares bone loss with 3 implant systems

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a recently published meta-analysis of marginal bone level maintenance following dental implant surgery, the Astra Tech implant system showed the best results, with only -0.24 mm of bone reduction after five years, the company announced.

October 1, 2009

Astra Tech teams with Dental Wings for implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Astra Tech has formed a strategic alliance with Dental Wings beginning in early 2010. Dental Wings users worldwide will be able to remotely transfer scans to Astra Tech's design and manufacturing centers for the production of Atlantis patient-specific abutments for all major implant systems.

September 30, 2009

3M ESPE's Filtek shows good wearability in 5-year study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A five-year clinical study performed by 3M ESPE on occlusal contact wear found no statistically significant difference between Filtek Supreme universal restorative and enamel, demonstrating the material's high strength, the company announced.

September 30, 2009

Selecting an implant platform in a tough economy

By Robert Margeas, DDS

With an increasing number of dental implant systems on the market and the growing pressures of today's economic climate, choosing a less expensive implant platform can be tempting. But not all platforms are created equal.

September 30, 2009

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