Dental Hygiene: Page 488

Salivary biomarkers can help ID tongue cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Salivary biomarkers could improve early detection of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, which has one of the poorest prognoses of head and neck cancers, according to a study in Oral Oncology.
March 24, 2011
Which composite resins have the lowest residual strain?
By Rob Goszkowski
Four different low-shrinkage composite resins were compared to see which produced the lowest residual strain in a study presented by researchers from the University of Alabama at the International Association for Dental Research meeting last week.
March 23, 2011
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AAE celebrates Root Canal Awareness week
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) will celebrate Root Canal Awareness Week (March 27 through April 2) with a focus on dispelling negative root canal myths and encouraging patients who need the procedure to see an endodontist.
March 23, 2011
NIH awards $2M grant for oral mucositis treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotech firm Synedgen has been awarded a $1.96 million phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate the development of Synedgen's proprietary oral disease treatments.
March 22, 2011
Novalar to cease operations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Following its announcement last week that it had sold its only commercial product to Septodont, Novalar is on the verge of shutting down completely, according to a story in the San Diego Tribune.
March 22, 2011
German firms partner to produce custom implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Natural Dental Implants, developer of the Replicate nonsurgical tooth replacement system, is partnering with Absolute Ceramics, a manufacturer of all-ceramic crowns, inlays, and onlays, to produce and sell Replicate components in Europe.
March 21, 2011
FDA panel urges end to menthol cigarettes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Finding that the availability of menthol cigarettes increases the number of children and African Americans who smoke, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee on March 18 concluded that "removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit public health in the United States."
March 21, 2011
Acteon adds ultrasonic device videos to website
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Acteon North America has added a new feature to its website designed to educate new, current, and potential owners on all aspects of Satelec piezoelectric P5 Newtron ultrasonic dental devices for periodontics and scaling.
March 21, 2011
AMD Lasers expands into Russia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
AMD Lasers has received official approval to market and sell the Picasso dental laser in Russia. AMD has already signed distributors in Russia to market, sell, and educate Russian dentists on the Picasso laser.
March 21, 2011
3D Systems offers digital print material for ProJet
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3D Systems will feature the VisiJet e-Stone, a new print material developed specifically to produce digital dental models on the ProJet MP 6000 Professional 3D printer, at the International Dental Show in Cologne, Germany, this week.
March 21, 2011
Specific protein linked to head and neck cancers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The discovery that a certain protein is overexpressed in patients with oral cancer may give new treatment hope to people suffering from forms of head and neck cancer, according to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
March 20, 2011
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Orthodontist cleared in oral cancer patient's death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A New York orthodontist who was sued following the death of a patient who developed tongue cancer has been found not guilty of negligence, according to a story in the Staten Island Advance.
March 20, 2011
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