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Loupes magnification alters caries treatment decisions
By Rob Goszkowski
Does magnification strength affect treatment decision-making when evaluating caries lesions? A study presented at the recent International Association for Dental Research conference yielded some surprising results.
May 5, 2011
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Study IDs root cause of local anesthetic-related NSDs
By Rob Goszkowski
Dentists should consider not using 4% concentration anesthetics in the trigeminal area after a data analysis found that high-concentration formulations are the root cause of most neurosensory disturbances (NSDs), Danish researchers report in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
May 4, 2011
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Top VA official blasts Dayton clinic's leadership
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A top U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official has acknowledged the "failure of leadership" that took place at the Dayton VA Medical Center's dental clinic in Ohio, where a dentist's lack of adherence to basic infection-control practices put hundreds of veterans at risk for nearly 20 years, the Daytona Daily News has reported.
May 3, 2011
Research supports population-based smoking cessation campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Population-based approaches to smoking cessation -- including mass media campaigns and smoking quit lines -- can positively impact quitting behaviors among racial/ethnic minority and low socioeconomic status smokers, with varying effects across these groups, according to new research.
May 3, 2011
Corticosteroids during pregnancy not linked to orofacial clefts
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Pregnant women who take potent topical corticosteroids just before and during pregnancy risk fetal growth restriction in their infants, but there is no risk of fetal orofacial clefts with any form of corticosteroid taken by pregnant women, a pair of studies has found.
May 3, 2011
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3Shape debuts interface for Sirona scanners
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3Shape has released a new interface that enables scans from Sirona Dental Systems Cerec intraoral scanners and InLab scanners to be modeled with its Dental System design software.
May 2, 2011
3M ESPE expands RelyX Unicem line
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE is now offering RelyX Unicem 2 self-adhesive resin cement in the company's Clicker dispenser, combining convenience and easier mixing with reliability and bond strength.
May 2, 2011
Komet launches sonic tip for fissure opening
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Komet has launched its new SF849 sonic tip for opening fissures, designed exclusively for use with the Komet SonicLine sonic handpiece.
May 1, 2011
Robotic surgery effective on larynx cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of head and neck surgeons from Mayo Clinic has found that robotic surgery can treat cancer of the larynx, according to research presented April 29 at the Combined Otolaryngological Spring Meetings in Chicago.
May 1, 2011
Does azithromycin enhance perio treatment outcomes?
By Rabia Mughal
The adjunctive use of antibiotics such as metronidazole or amoxicillin during periodontal treatment has been shown to offer short-term benefits. But a new study has found that another antibiotic -- azithromycin -- does not appear to offer the same benefits when treating advanced periodontal disease.
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Combined CT, FDG-PET improves head/neck cancer treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Combining CT with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging results in significantly more defined tumor outlines and potentially different treatment options in head and neck cancer patients compared with using CT alone, according to research presented at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta.
April 28, 2011
New Saliva Test Helps Screen for Oral HPV, a Risk Factor for Oral Cancer
The OraRisk? HPV test can help your dentist determine if oral HPV, which has been linked to oral Cancer, is present in your mouth. To learn more go to www.oraldna.com.
April 28, 2011
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