Dental Hygiene: Page 351

Pew report outlines New Zealand dental therapist program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Pew Center on the States has released an issue brief that provides an overview of New Zealand's dental therapist program and outlines how midlevel providers in the U.S. could help expand children's access to dental care, prevent and treat dental caries, and improve public health.

March 19, 2013

Study: Propofol abuse by healthcare professionals rising

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Abuse of propofol is a "rapidly progressive form of substance dependence" that is being more commonly seen among healthcare professionals, according to a study to be published in the April 2013 Journal of Addiction Medicine.

March 19, 2013

Sunstar redesigns Proxabrush Go-Betweens

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sunstar GUM has introduced a new size of Proxabrush Go-Betweens cleaners called Ultra Tight.

March 19, 2013

New implant system uses exact copy of original dentition

By Rob Goszkowski

A new dental implant system from Natural Dental Implants has the technology to apply an intuitive concept: replacing a tooth with an implant that is an exact replica of the extracted one. The company is awaiting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.

March 19, 2013

Study links periodontitis with oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Periodontitis is associated with an increased risk of oral cancer, while dental caries is associated with a decreased risk, according to a study being presented this week at the International Association for Dental Research meeting in Seattle.

March 18, 2013

Mannitol makes dental anesthesia more effective

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Combining mannitol with lidocaine significantly increases the effectiveness of an inferior alveolar nerve block, according to a new study in Anesthesia Progress.

March 18, 2013

Novartis loses another bisphosphonate/ONJ trial

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Novartis Pharmaceuticals, makers of the osteoporosis bisphosphonate Zometa, has been ordered to pay a Florida man $250,000 for injuries he suffered after taking Zometa to help treat his multiple myeloma.

March 18, 2013

How does silver diamine fluoride stop dental caries?

By Kathy Kincade

Previous clinical studies have demonstrated that the topical application of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a cost-effective method for managing dental caries. Now a new study reveals the science behind SDF and its ability to arrest caries and reduce demineralization.

March 18, 2013

Study: Water fluoridation good for adults as well as kids

By Rob Goszkowski

Using a nationally representative sample of Australian adults, an international team of researchers found that the caries-preventive effects of water fluoridation are at least as great in adults born before widespread implementation of fluoridation as after. Their findings, published in the Journal of Dental Research, may not put the debate to rest, however.

March 18, 2013

Human microbe study yields periodontitis insights

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have found the genetic code of bacteria, which could lead to treatments for periodontitis, according to a new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

March 17, 2013

VirtualGrid releases updated VRMesh software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

VirtualGrid has launched VRMesh v7.6, the latest version of its 3D point cloud and mesh processing software designed to aid in creating dental implant drill guides.

March 17, 2013

$4.1M grant will fund new salivary diagnostics center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is giving the Forsyth Institute a $4.1 million capital grant to fund the new Forsyth Center for Salivary Diagnostics.

March 17, 2013

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