Endodontics: Page 62

Nobel Biocare to settle multimillion dollar implant lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nobel Biocare will reportedly pay up to $1.3 million to settle a $450 million lawsuit brought against it three years ago by a California dentist who said the company had misrepresented the safety of its NobelDirect implants.
April 16, 2013
Biolase expands dental laser patent portfolio
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Biolase a new patent for its noncontact handpiece for cutting hard and soft tissue with the WaterLase all-tissue laser.
April 15, 2013
3M, Biomet 3i work to simplify digital implant process
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE is partnering with Biomet 3i to simplify the all-digital implant workflow process.
April 15, 2013
What caused Calif. man's death during third-molar surgery?
By Rob Goszkowski
After a 24-year-old San Diego man died last month during what was considered a routine third-molar extraction, early reports suggested that he was given too much propofol. But it has since been revealed that two pieces of gauze were found in his throat. The state dental board and the man's family are looking for answers.
April 14, 2013
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3M ESPE releases Sof-Lex spiral finishing, polishing wheels
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE has released its Sof-Lex spiral finishing and polishing wheels for dental restorations.
April 10, 2013
More dental hygienists administering local anesthesia
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
A handful of U.S. states -- primarily in the south -- still do not allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia. But the landscape is slowly shifting, according to Tricia Osuna, RDH, who gave a talk on the subject at the recent Pacific Dental Conference.
April 9, 2013
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All-on-four implants yield short-term success
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The all-on-four dental implant treatment concept appears to be successful in the short term, according to a new systematic review in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
April 8, 2013
Do IAN blocks prevent third-molar buds from maturing?
By Rob Goszkowski
Researchers at Tufts University are exploring an interesting possibility in the development of third molars: Could misplaced inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) blocks that strike third-molar buds prevent them from growing into teeth? Their retrospective study, in the current Journal of the American Dental Association, suggests that it happens.
April 7, 2013
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Japanese giant to acquire Heraeus Dental for $578M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus is getting out of the dental business, announcing today that it is selling its entire dental business group – which employs 1,400 people worldwide – to Mitsui Chemicals for 450 million euros ($578 million U.S.).
April 3, 2013
Academy of Osseointegration elects new president
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Stephen L. Wheeler, DDS, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon from Encinitas, CA, has been elected president of the Academy of Osseointegration.
April 2, 2013
Mystery surrounds Iraq war vets with severe tooth decay
By Rob Goszkowski
A number of U.S. military veterans have experienced inexplicable, rapid, and extremely painful tooth decay after serving in Iraq. An investigative journalist in Texas better known for his groundbreaking articles on Medicaid fraud is working to discover the cause.
April 2, 2013
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Straumann unveils new implant line
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Straumann has introduced a new implant line that has a combination of Roxolid material and the SLActive implant surface on all implant diameters with the Loxim transfer piece.
April 1, 2013
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