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Low-dose Dex shows promise for general dentistry
By Kathy Kincade
Dexmedetomidine, an intravenous sedative that induces a natural, sleeplike experience, could begin showing up in some dental offices in the near future. But anesthesia experts warn there are important limitations to consider first.
October 5, 2008
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Milestone acquires patent rights, resolves litigation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific has acquired additional patent rights for painless anesthetic injections, including rights related to controlling pressures used in providing these injections.
October 1, 2008
Lack of antibiotics costs dentist $2.6 million
By Kathy Kincade
UPDATE: An Oklahoma jury has sided against Robert Morford, D.D.S., whose diabetic patient died after he extracted her tooth without prescribing antibiotics. But the jury found the patient's husband partially liable as well.
September 28, 2008
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Cardio issues are changing dentistry, expert says
By Laird Harrison
Blood pressure cuffs? Yes. Amoxicillin? Not so much. Dentists must change the way they attend to their patients' cardiovascular health, according to oral medicine specialist Michael Siegel, D.D.S., M.S. The good news is that you can bill for your medical advice.
September 21, 2008
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Maine dental board challenges oral sedation safety
By Kathy Kincade
If proposed changes to the dental board's guidelines for sedation are approved, Maine would become the only state in the U.S. to require patients to wear heart monitors during moderate oral sedation.
September 11, 2008
Tylenol and pain management: Know when to say when
By Kathy Kincade
Acetaminophen -- the main ingredient in over-the-counter analgesics such as Tylenol -- is considered safer than aspirin and ibuprofen for alleviating general and postoperative dental pain. But it is also too often the source of accidental overdoses.
September 2, 2008
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Critics fault research on calcium phosphate products
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
You can get it as a prophy paste or a toothpaste, a gum or a rinse. Nearly a score of calcium phosphate products are jostling for position on store shelves and the hearts of dentists across the U.S. But a growing chorus of researchers says the evidence so far doesn't support the claims.
August 27, 2008
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Chicago dentists settle out of court in sedation death
By Kathy Kincade
A judge has ruled that Joseph and Laurence Feldman must pay $3.9 million to the family of a patient who died in their care. Their future as dentists now lies in the hands of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
August 13, 2008
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Crosstex Pink program supports cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Crosstex International has developed several new dental products designed to help dentists support the fight against women's cancers.
August 10, 2008
Dentists' licenses suspended in sedation death
By Laird Harrison
The state of Illinois last week suspended the licenses of two Chicago dentists after a patient died during sedation in their office. The case may offer lessons for any dentist who practices conscious sedation, says the president of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.
August 3, 2008
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New palatal injection system eases discomfort
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Accupal recently announced that its Accupal Comfortable Palatal Injection System has received FDA clearance and is ready to ship in the U.S.
July 31, 2008
Low-power lasers reduce pain, promote healing
By Kathy Kincade
It may sound like science fiction, but hundreds of clinical studies have shown that small doses of laser energy can do amazing things to the healing properties of dental tissue.
July 31, 2008
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