Dental Hygiene: Page 361

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

Renishaw licenses dental additive manufacturing patents

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Renishaw has licensed several patents held by BEGO Bremer Goldschlägerei Wilh. Herbst, which specializes in dental prosthodontics, related to additive manufacturing in dental applications.

March 17, 2013

Marty @ IDS 2013: The grand finale

By Dr. Marty Jablow

COLOGNE, Germany - With the IDS 2013 meeting finally over, Dr. Marty Jablow shares his final thoughts on some new products and what the future has in store for dentistry in terms of digital technologies.

March 17, 2013

Parents balk at vaccinating daughters against HPV

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A rising number of parents say they won't have their teenage daughters vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations, according to a new study in Pediatrics.

March 17, 2013

OCF sponsors oral cancer awareness month

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) is sponsoring the 14th Annual Oral Cancer Awareness Month this April.

March 17, 2013

Study questions costs of routine dental antibiotic prophylaxis

By Donna Domino

Routine antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients who may be at risk of infection from invasive dental procedures costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $150 million annually, according to a new study in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology. But there is little scientific basis for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures, the authors contend.

March 17, 2013

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