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Another Calif. town considers banning dental amalgam
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Santa Ana, CA, appears to be following in the footsteps of a neighboring Southern California community that last year called for a ban on dental amalgam throughout the city.
August 10, 2011
U.K. student gets $453K for oral cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A research project studying the impact of oral cancer on cancer survivors has secured a prestigious fellowship and funding of roughly $453,000.
August 9, 2011
Unique Oral Health Rinse
Evelina Leece, Sr. Marketing Manager of Sunstar's Professional Division, discusses PerioShield's unique plaque-blocking technology. The new oral rinse will be available in stores soon! For more information, visit perioshield.gumbrand.com.
August 9, 2011
New Ill. law promotes dental homes for kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a new law designed to improve access to dental care for low-income children.
August 8, 2011
CODA to set standards for U.S. dental therapist programs
By Donna Domino
The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) has voted to set accreditation standards for dental therapy education programs in the U.S. The decision is in response to a request by the University of Minnesota, the first U.S. dental school to initiate such programs.
August 8, 2011
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Porcelain laminate veneers shine in 7-year study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Porcelain laminate veneers are a predictable and successful treatment approach that also maximizes the preservation of sound tooth structures, according to a new study in Clinical Oral Investigations.
August 8, 2011
Multimodality approach aids oral neoplasia detection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
When used together, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and polarimetry offer a power diagnostic tool for the dysplasia that typically precedes squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, according to a study in the Journal of Biomedical Optics.
August 8, 2011
Young Innovations sees higher Q2 sales, income
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Young Innovations reported sales of $27.3 million for the second quarter of 2011, a 6% increase over sales of $25.8 million for the second quarter of 2010.
August 8, 2011
Oolong tea polyphenols help prevent dental caries
By Nancy A. Melville
Researchers from the Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry previously demonstrated that oolong tea extract reduced plaque accumulation and inhibited the development of experimental dental caries in rats. A more recent study tested the theory in humans.
August 8, 2011
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Music reduces cancer patients' anxiety
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cancer patients may benefit from sessions with trained music therapists or from listening to music. A new Cochrane systematic review shows using music can reduce anxiety in cancer patients, and may also have positive effects on mood, pain, and quality of life.
August 8, 2011
Product review: Voco America's Futurabond DC
By Mark Latta, DMD, MS, Dr. Lou Graham
Self-etching has become a well-accepted technique among more than half the dentists in North America. Catapult was asked to evaluate Voco America's nano-reinforced, dual-cured, one-step self-etch adhesive in a newly patented single-dose delivery system called Futurabond DC.
August 8, 2011
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Researchers ID enamel biomineralization process
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine are piecing together the process of tooth enamel biomineralization, which could lead to novel nanoscale approaches to developing biomaterials.
August 7, 2011
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