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OrVance launches orthodontic wax

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Orthodontics product developer OrVance has launched an orthodontic wax to address the irritation caused by orthodontic treatment.

January 9, 2019

Want to improve teens' oral hygiene? Text them

By Theresa Pablos

If you want your teenage patients to brush and floss regularly, you may want to text them. In a new study, teenage orthodontics patients who received daily text reminders showed remarkably improved oral hygiene within a few weeks.

December 18, 2018

'Hope for the future' drives orthodontic decision-making

By Lori Roniger

How do potential patients and their families make decisions about undergoing orthodontic treatment? The process can be complicated, in part because of the treatment's expense and largely cosmetic status, as well as the involvement of mental health factors. Researchers interviewed orthodontic patients to learn more.

December 16, 2018

3Shape integrates with 3M ortho software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape and 3M have announced a partnership that allows practitioners to use 3Shape's scanner to digitally integrate with 3M's Oral Care portal.

December 12, 2018

Does CBCT top panoramic images for accuracy?

By Tony Edwards

Researchers asked residents in oral surgery and orthodontics to make a diagnosis for nine different conditions by first looking at a panoramic radiograph and then at a cone-beam CT (CBCT) image. They reported on which modality was more accurate and the factors that might influence imaging decisions in a new study.

December 11, 2018

Carestream Dental, 3M partner on aligner scans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental and 3M have announced a partnership that allows Carestream's CS 3500 and CS 3600 intraoral scanners to digitally integrate with 3M's Oral Care Portal.

December 10, 2018