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5-year study to evaluate Keystone Dental implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Keystone Dental is gearing up to begin a five-year study to evaluate the long-term success of its Genesis Biomimetic Implant System.
August 21, 2011
Calif. changes infection-control rules; should endodontists place implants?
By Kathy Kincade
August 21, 2011
OCT aids in identifying oral lesion biopsy sites
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers a noninvasive approach for localizing the most representative site to biopsy in a suspicious oral lesion, according to a study in Lasers in Medical Science.
August 21, 2011
New infection-control rules take effect in Calif.
By Kathy Kincade
Dental professionals in California, take note: New infection-control regulations announced by the Dental Board of California took effect August 20. And some dental team members may not be too happy with the changes.
August 21, 2011
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DentalEZ offers free Identafi training seminars
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentalEZ will conduct free training seminars for customers who have purchased the Identafi oral screening device or are interested in finding out more about the Identafi.
August 18, 2011
Dentsply/Astra Tech deal to close Aug. 31
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply International has received regulatory approval from the relevant national competition authorities to proceed with the acquisition of Astra Tech, a provider of dental implant and urology products, from AstraZeneca.
August 18, 2011
Dentists balk at referring implant patients to endodonists
By Nancy A. Melville
When it comes to referring patients for dental implants, the majority of general dentists say they would not choose an endodontist, according to a new survey published in the Journal of Endodontics. What is prompting their reluctance?
August 18, 2011
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Study: NiTi systems more effective than hand files
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A recent study comparing the effectiveness of two NiTi systems versus hand files when removing sealer and gutta-percha from root canals has concluded that, while all techniques tested left remnants, the NiTi systems performed better.
August 16, 2011
Tobacco firms sue FDA over cigarette labeling
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Four major U.S. tobacco companies have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging the agency's new graphic cigarette warnings as an unconstitutional way of forcing tobacco manufacturers to disseminate the government's antismoking message.
August 16, 2011
Ore. law supports dental therapist pilot projects
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed into law a bill that will allow the Oregon Health Authority to establish pilot projects for dental therapists and community dental health educators.
August 15, 2011
New drug targets head and neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Curis, a drug company developing next-generation targeted small-molecule drug candidates for cancer treatment, announced that the first patient has been treated in a phase I combination trial of its CUDC-101 head and neck cancer drug.
August 15, 2011
Milestone Scientific Q2 revenues down 22%
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A decline in international revenue had a negative impact on Milestone Scientific's second-quarter financials. The company reported revenues of $2.5 million for the second quarter of 2011 (end-June 30), down from revenues of $3.2 million for the second quarter of 2010.
August 15, 2011
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