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Dentsply confirms acquisition of AMD Lasers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In a July 28 conference call with analysts and reporters to discuss Dentsply International's latest earnings release, Bret Wise, Dentsply's chairman and CEO, confirmed what had been rumored for several weeks: The company has acquired AMD Lasers.
July 28, 2011
Study finds no link between fluoride and osteosarcoma
By Kathy Kincade
There is no significant association between bone fluoride levels and osteosarcoma risk, according to a new case-control study in the Journal of Dental Research. Fluoridation proponents say this should put to rest any fears of a correlation between fluoride and cancer.
July 27, 2011
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Biomet 3i implant aids primary stability
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biomet 3i has introduced a new implant designed to help achieve primary stability and improve clinical success rates: the Osseotite 2 parallel walled implant.
July 27, 2011
Heraeus launches rewards program for Cigna dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus Kulzer has launched a new Cigna Network Rewards Program for dentists contracted with Cigna. Through this program, participating dentists can receive select Heraeus products from the Venus Diamond and Venus White product lines free with the purchase of qualifying products.
July 27, 2011
Should dentists screen for diabetes?
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Dentists can accurately screen patients for diabetes and prediabetes using results from two measures they already routinely assess in clinical work, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research. But are they willing to do it?
July 27, 2011
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Grant brings fluoride varnish to Los Angeles kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cedars-Sinai Hospital's COACH for Kids and Their Families mobile medical program has been selected as one of 20 U.S. school-based programs to receive a $15,000 grant from the National Assembly on School-based Health Care to increase oral health services to students in underserved communities.
July 26, 2011
Military health plan adds oral mucositis product
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MuGard, a novel treatment for oral mucositis developed by Access Pharmaceuticals, is now being covered by Tricare, the U.S. military health plan.
July 26, 2011
U.K. researchers study novel esophageal cancer test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cancer Research U.K. has launched a large, multicenter trial to test a new device for detecting Barrett's esophagus, a condition that puts sufferers at increased risk of developing cancer of the esophagus.
July 26, 2011
LED Dental adds camera to VELscope Vx
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
LED Dental has released a camera system to complement VELscope Vx, designed to help detect and document abnormal mucosal tissue.
July 26, 2011
Are titanium implants safe?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In response to concerns over the degradation of titanium implants, researchers from the University of Oviedo in Spain have developed a highly sensitive method to determine the levels of titanium in human blood (Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, July 22, 2011).
July 25, 2011
Stem cells can relieve oral, orofacial pain
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells can suppress orofacial pain rapidly -- within one day of treatment -- by either IV injection of cells or direct injection of cells to the injured site, according to a study published online July 26 in Stem Cells.
July 25, 2011
Amalgam repairs as effective as replacements
By Rob Goszkowski
Too often, defective amalgam restorations are replaced instead of repaired, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Why aren't more dentists opting for a treatment that can be less expensive, preserves more tooth structure, and fares just as well in the long run?
July 25, 2011
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