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Genetics play key role in nicotine addiction, cessation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The same gene variations that make it difficult to stop smoking also increase the likelihood that heavy smokers will respond to nicotine-replacement therapy and drugs that thwart cravings, a new study shows.
May 30, 2012
C3 Jian moves forward with oral health drug
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted an investigational new drug application from C3 Jian for the company's synthetic peptide, designed to target Streptococcus mutans and other oral bacteria.
May 23, 2012
Painkillers prescribed by dentists, ER doctors often abused
By Donna Domino
Recent reports about the growing number of people who are resorting to emergency rooms (ERs) for relief from painful dental problems has put a spotlight on the issue of prescription painkiller abuse. Are dentists overprescribing them too?
May 15, 2012
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Drugmaker discontinues pediatric oral sedative
By Rob Goszkowski
Dentists who use chloral hydrate oral solution to sedate pediatric patients will have to find another means of getting them to cooperate. The only manufacturer of the palatable, oral solution version of the drug has ceased production.
May 15, 2012
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Demand for dentist anesthesiologists on the rise
By Rob Goszkowski
There is a growing demand for dentist anesthesiologists to treat pediatric patients but a lack of available practitioners able to meet it in every region of the U.S., according to a study in Anesthesiology Progress.
April 15, 2012
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C3 Jian gets $30M financing for caries drug
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
C3 Jian has raised $30 million in equity financing, which will be used to conduct clinical trials of its caries-fighting peptide drug.
February 26, 2012
Ouchless Needle reduces pain during cosmetic injections
By Rabia Mughal
A cosmetic physician from Miami has invented the Ouchless Needle, a disposable attachment for syringes that delivers a topical refrigerant to the skin just prior to needle insertion to minimize localized pain from Botox injections and dermal fillers.
February 21, 2012
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Henry Schein CEO talks antibiotics at World Economic Forum
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Stanley Bergman, chairman and CEO of Henry Schein, discussed the potential global impact of a world without effective antibiotics before an audience of business, political, academic, and other leaders at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Switzerland.
February 1, 2012
Ornidazole enhances chronic periodontitis treatment
By Rabia Mughal
Using ornidazole in conjunction with scaling and root planing achieves significantly better clinical results in treating moderate to advanced chronic periodontitis than periodontal treatment alone, according to a new study in the Journal of Periodontology.
January 29, 2012
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Study IDs gene that raises risk of ONJ
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients who take bisphosphonates, according to a new study in the Oncologist.
January 26, 2012
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FDA warns of pain med mix-up
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare professionals and patients about a potential mix-up between prescription pain drugs and over-the-counter medications.
January 15, 2012
Mont. dentist fined for writing prescriptions for colleague
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Billings, MT, dentist who has worked with the underserved was disciplined and fined $4,000 for writing prescriptions for a colleague's patients, according to a news story in the Billings Gazette.
January 11, 2012
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