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SS-OCT yields high-res info on composite restorations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) has the potential to provide higher-resolution information on the structure of resin-based composite restorations than any other diagnostic or imaging method, according to a new study.
June 14, 2011
New method could cut healing time for implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
By studying the surface structure of dental implants at the micro level and the nano level, researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have come up with a method that could shorten the healing time for patients who receive titanium dental implants, the school announced.
June 13, 2011
Heraeus offers YouTube channel with how-to videos
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus Kulzer is offering free instructional videos on YouTube, including 30 clips covering a range of topics, such as impression techniques, posterior restorations, and live demonstrations of whitening procedures, as well as Heraeus products, the company announced.
June 13, 2011
OHA donates fluoride varnish
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral Health America will donate 5,000 units of fluoride varnish to 20 school-based health centers across the U.S. as part of a partnership with the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care and Preventech, the organization announced.
June 13, 2011
Univ. of Fla. to study preventive care for tots
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Florida has received a $293,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study whether decay prevention programs actually improve dental care in young children enrolled in Medicaid, the school announced.
June 13, 2011
OralDNA Labs names new general manager
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OralDNA Labs has appointed Ken Clarke as general manager, the company announced.
June 13, 2011
New criteria help predict head/neck cancer treatment success
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from the Duke Cancer Institute and the University of Chicago have found a way to identify patients with recurring head and neck cancer who are most likely to benefit from a second round of chemotherapy and radiation, according to new study in the journal Cancer.
June 13, 2011
Palifermin decreases severe oral mucositis after radiotherapy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Palifermin (Kepivance) helps reduce the rate, severity, and duration of severe oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy, two new studies show.
June 13, 2011
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Activated irrigation outperforms syringe irrigation
By Rob Goszkowski
Syringe irrigation is the most common technique used for clearing dentin debris during root canals. But when methods of clearing debris in root canals are compared, activated techniques have been found to outperform syringe irrigation. Is it time to consider a change?
June 13, 2011
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Key Group releases dental lab trends report
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Key Group has released its 2011 U. S. Dental Laboratory Market Assessment and Trends report.
June 12, 2011
Scientists meet to discuss oral microbes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists from around the world are gathering this week at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York to analyze the hundreds of species of microbes that live and thrive in the oral cavity, the school announced.
June 12, 2011
Dentists can help ID patients with undiagnosed diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists can help identify patients with diabetes or prediabetes who are unaware of their condition, according to researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.
June 12, 2011
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