Dental Hygiene: Page 369

Study to assess lubricant that stops HPV transmission

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new study at McGill University will test the ability of a personal lubricant with a special form of carrageenan gel to prevent the transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV).

January 6, 2013

3Shape releases Dental System 2013

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape has released its next-generation Dental System.

January 6, 2013

Toothbrush shuts down world's busiest airport

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A passenger's electric toothbrush is being blamed for a security alert that wreaked havoc at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta -- considered the busiest airport in the world -- for nearly an hour today.

January 3, 2013

After settlement, parents of girl who died during extraction sue

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The parents of a 13-year-old Ohio girl who died in January of 2011 after receiving intravenous sedation for oral surgery have filed a lawsuit against other parties related to the practitioner who performed the procedure, according to an article in the Chronicle-Telegram.

January 3, 2013

What's the connection between redheads and IAN blocks?

By Rob Goszkowski

Previous research has suggested a link between anesthetic failure and redheaded women. While examining the anesthetic efficacy of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block, researchers in a new study turned up a different sort of challenge that these patients face.

January 3, 2013

A response to ADA's 'scientific study' of dental therapists

By David A. Nash, DMD, EdD

The results of the ADA study published in the current Journal of the American Dental Association do nothing to discredit the utilization of dental therapists in the workforce in their traditional role of providing care for children in school-based programs, according to David A. Nash, DMD, EdD.

January 2, 2013

Pew among top contributors to Kan. fluoridation campaign

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Pew Charitable Trust and the Kansas Taxpayers Network were the biggest financial backers in a November vote on whether the city of Wichita, KS, would adopt water fluoridation, according to a story in the Wichita Eagle.

January 2, 2013

Mild sleep apnea may help heart attack patients heal

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new study suggests that some heart attack patients may actually benefit from mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing such as sleep apnea.

January 2, 2013

Natural adhesive may help remineralize teeth

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A substance similar to the adhesive that mussels use to attach to rocks and other surfaces in water could help prevent tooth sensitivity and help remineralize teeth, according to a new study in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

January 2, 2013

Study: E4D restorations yield good marginal fits

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A recent study by faculty and students at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Dental Medicine found clinically acceptable marginal fits, regardless of the quality of the preparation, with restorations fabricated with the E4D System, D4D Technologies announced in a press release.

January 1, 2013

Long-term study supports periodontitis/diabetes link

By Kathy Kincade

The scientific evidence linking type 2 diabetes with a significantly greater risk of periodontitis continues to mount, according to a new study in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. In addition, individuals with diabetes may be at increased risk of tooth loss.

January 1, 2013

Reolysin may aid head/neck cancer chemo patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Reolysin, a drug developed by Oncolytics Biotech to boost the effects of standard chemotherapy drugs, has shown initial positive results in a clinical study of patients with head and neck cancer.

December 30, 2012

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