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Millennium: ADA position on lasers 'inaccurate'

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Millennium Dental Technologies is questioning the ADA's position statement on the use of lasers in dentistry. The company considers the final document "inaccurate, misleading, and scientifically unsubstantiated," especially as it relates to laser-assisted new attachment procedure, or the LANAP protocol, pioneered by Millennium.

April 28, 2009

FDA clears Biolase's ezlase for oral/facial pain relief

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance to Biolase Technology's ezlaze diode laser system for therapeutic medical and dental applications, including temporary pain relief, the company announced.

April 16, 2009

AMD launches soft-tissue diode laser

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Having gained FDA clearance for soft-tissue applications last month, AMD Lasers has now launched the Picasso diode laser to the U.S. dental industry.

April 13, 2009

Komet bur kit works with small-particle composites

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New composite materials are changing the face of dentistry, and Komet USA is responding by developing new tools to accommodate them, the company announced.

April 6, 2009

Alternatives found to restoration replacement

By Laird Harrison

You know that old restoration on Mrs. Smith's No. 4? The one that's coming loose at the margins? Instead of tearing it out and putting a new one in, maybe you should just seal over it. That's the suggestion a team of researchers made last week at the International Association for Dental Research meeting.

April 6, 2009

Digital impressions competition booming

By Laird Harrison

Cerec has had command of the CAD/CAM impressions business for nearly 20 years, but the competition among intraoral scanner companies is beginning to heat up.

March 30, 2009