Hygiene Tools: Page 91

UNEP, IADR, WHO hash out dental amalgam's future

By Rob Goszkowski

International health and research groups are hard at work trying to craft solutions to the need for better dental restorative materials as global efforts to phase down or outright ban the use of mercury -- and with it dental amalgam -- move forward.

January 27, 2013

IAOMT offers dental amalgam phasedown information

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) has launched an educational program to assist countries worldwide with efforts to phase down the use of dental amalgam.

January 23, 2013

Treacher Collins blamed for Texas boy's death

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The death of a 10-year-old Texas boy following a routine dental procedure last September has been ruled accidental, caused by a genetic disorder that affects the structure of the face.

January 23, 2013

Beta-catenin molecule essential for tooth root formation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Beta-catenin is required in odontoblasts for tooth root formation, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research.

January 23, 2013

3M ESPE's Changing Lives campaign a success

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

For 10 years, dentists have been using the 3M ESPE Filtek Supreme Universal line of dental composite, adding up to more than 400 million restorations placed using the material.

January 22, 2013

Penn Dental unveils new endodontic clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine has opened the Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic, a new facility for education, research, and clinical care.

January 22, 2013