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Endodontists continue debate with implant dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

"Arguments that root canal treatment is more costly are fatuous," American Association of Endodontists President Gerald Glickman, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., said Monday in an ongoing debate with the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

September 22, 2009

Paste-paste cements weaker than powder-liquid

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Powder-liquid crown and bridge cements are stronger than paste-paste cements, University of Washington researchers report.

September 16, 2009

Jackson hails cosmetic materials 'revolution'

By Laird Harrison

New cosmetic materials have completely changed the face of dentistry, Ronald Jackson, D.D.S., said last week at the California Dental Association fall meeting.

September 15, 2009

Straumann debuts Roxolid alloy at AAP meeting

By Rochelle Sharpe

BOSTON - Straumann launched a unique implant material for the North American market at the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) meeting on Monday, saying the substance could increase the public's acceptance of implant dentistry.

September 14, 2009

Study: Photodynamic therapy no better than scaling, root planing

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) works no better than scaling and root planing for periodontitis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in the Journal of Periodontology (August 28, 2009).

September 13, 2009

Komet offers 6-instrument set of abutment cutters

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA's titanium abutments cutters are now available in a six-instrument starter kit, the company announced.

September 9, 2009

Laser-induced ultrasound: New caries detection tool?

By Rabia Mughal

Researchers from Australia and Taiwan have developed a new way to noninvasively analyze tooth enamel by measuring how the surface of a tooth responds to laser-generated acoustic waves.

September 2, 2009

Hoya Con Bio partners with LVI in Australia

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hoya ConBio is partnering with the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI) Global to feature premium dental lasers at LVI Global's first branch in Brisbane, Australia.

August 30, 2009

Lares enhances laser's coagulation capability

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Lares Research has enhanced its PowerLase AT dual wavelength laser system.

August 25, 2009

Inventors tout new endo laser tip

By Laird Harrison

A new laser technique can clean root canals better than conventional instruments and more safely than other laser techniques, the inventors claimed at the recent World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry.

August 20, 2009

WCMID panel: New periodontal disease approach needed

By Laird Harrison

SAN FRANCISCO - The 39-year-old patient's gums looked healthy when she came for her first appointment. No deep pockets, no bleeding. But instead of sending her on her way, Gregory Sawyer, D.D.S., took a look under a microscope and found spots in her mouth that were crawling with spirochetes.

August 17, 2009

Biolase gets Waterlase marketing approval in China

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase Technology has received approval to sell its Waterlase dental laser systems in China. The official medical device registration certificate granted by the Chinese State Food and Drug Agency comes after many years of hard work, rigorous testing, and analysis of the product, according to the company.

August 11, 2009

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