Dental Hygiene: Page 394

U.K. gears up for oral cancer awareness campaign

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The British Dental Health Foundation has announced details of the U.K.'s largest oral cancer action campaign.

July 31, 2012

Report: European implant market growth slows

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The European market for dental implants will contract in 2012, then slowly resume growth through 2016, according to a new report from Millennium Research Group.

July 31, 2012

Is NYU dental school going 'amalgam-free'?

By Rob Goszkowski

Dental students at New York University (NYU) were alarmed by a letter they received in July that appeared to indicate the school would be implementing an "amalgam-free" policy. In reality, the new policy only installs alternative restorative materials as the school's default.

July 30, 2012

High fluoride exposure may hurt kids' neurodevelopment

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

High fluoride exposure in drinking water may negatively affect children's neurodevelopment, according to a study by Harvard University researchers.

July 29, 2012

HydraBrush releases new power toothbrush

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

HydraBrush has released its second-generation power toothbrush, the 30 Second Smile Platinum.

July 29, 2012

Plackers introduces floss for 'tight teeth'

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Plackers has released GentleSlide flossers for cleaning between closely spaced teeth.

July 29, 2012

U.K. dentists warned about stem cell scheme

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists in the U.K. are being warned about accepting money for recommending stem cell harvesting to their patients.

July 29, 2012

Is ATP production more caries-relevant than MS?

By Rob Goszkowski

A recent study in the Journal of the American Dental Association comparing risk assessment techniques for early childhood caries found a mutans streptococci (MS) culture to be the most effective. But is a newer method more effective?

July 29, 2012

Aspirin reduces risk of Barrett's esophagus

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aspirin use appears to reduce the risk of Barrett's esophagus, the largest known risk factor for esophageal cancer, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

July 29, 2012

Nanocomposite shows promise for dental applications

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Iranian researchers have developed a type of porous silica nanomaterial that could serve as a filling agent for dental composites.

July 29, 2012

Robotic surgery promising for head/neck cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine presented the outcomes of robotic surgery in tobacco users with head and neck cancer at the American Head and Neck Society annual meeting, which was held July 21-25 in Toronto.

July 26, 2012

Do composite materials change color after polymerization?

By Rabia Mughal

A new study that examined the color stability of 10 resin-based restorative materials has found that clinically relevant color changes occurred immediately after polymerization, but after one month the color changes were negligible.

July 25, 2012

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