Endodontics: Page 79

Milestone STA system computer gets regulatory OK in China

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Milestone Scientific has announced that China's State Food and Drug Administration has approved its Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) system computer.

October 1, 2012

Home visits, phone calls reduce kids' caries rates

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral health education and support for mothers, including home visits and telephone calls, were found to reduce the caries rate in children to 2%, according to research by the University of Queensland and Queensland Health in Australia.

October 1, 2012

DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider

By Rob Goszkowski

September 30, 2012

Ultradent supports FDA ban of products with BPA

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ultradent supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent ban of products that contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical known to cause harmful physical and psychological effects in children.

September 27, 2012

3M, Ivoclar settle zirconia coloring patent suit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M and Ivoclar Vivadent have settled a patent lawsuit in Germany involving a processed zirconia coloring technology.

September 26, 2012

Study: Risk of post-op bleeding minimal in warfarin users

By Rob Goszkowski

A retrospective study in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology found few examples of postoperative bleeding after invasive dental procedures performed on warfarin users. However, the risk was significantly greater in patients taking other anticoagulants in addition to warfarin.

September 26, 2012

Univ. of Maryland gets $16M grant for head/neck pain study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry has been awarded $16 million by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to fund the next five years of an ongoing study examining the root causes of chronic head and neck pain conditions.

September 25, 2012

Henry Schein's Blu-Bite now in berry flavor

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein is introducing a new berry flavor for Blu-Bite HP, a mousse-like, vinyl polysiloxane material for bite registration, copying transfers, and primary impression with bite trays.

September 24, 2012

ADA calls on dentists to fight Rx abuse

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA is voicing its support for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on September 29 by urging dentists to counsel their patients on how to safely secure and dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired pharmaceuticals.

September 24, 2012

Calif. dentist faces trial in disabled son's death

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Coalinga, CA, dentist whose developmentally disabled son died after the dentist gave him Valium and morphine before treating an abscessed tooth has been ordered to stand trial by a Fresno County Superior Court judge.

September 20, 2012

Ultrathin 'artificial enamel' may have myriad dental uses

By Rob Goszkowski

Japanese researchers have created an ultrathin, flexible hydroxyapatite sheet that could have several applications in restorative and cosmetic dentistry, from preventing decay and restoring enamel to giving teeth a whiter appearance.

September 20, 2012

FDA OKs Zimmer's implant description 'osseoincorporation'

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Zimmer Dental has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the term "osseoincorporation" in describing the bone-healing process made possible with its Zimmer Trabecular Metal dental implant.

September 19, 2012

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