Periodontics: Page 168

Study to assess genetic test's predictive value for perio disease

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Interleukin Genetics has signed an agreement with the University of Michigan to conduct a clinical study on the risk factors predictive of periodontal disease progression to tooth loss using a new version of the company's PST genetic test.

August 11, 2010

Water Pik website adds new online community

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Water Pik has launched a new online community on WaterPik.com in an effort to educate and inform consumers.

August 9, 2010

Overall fitness reduces risk of perio disease

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

People who maintain a healthy weight and good physical fitness have less periodontitis, according to a new study in the Journal of Periodontology

August 9, 2010

ADHA president talks healthcare reform, midlevel providers

By Kathy Kincade

Under the leadership of its newest president, Caryn Loftis-Solie, R.D.H., the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) is working to help its members navigate one of the most challenging chapters in U.S. healthcare history.

August 9, 2010

Lawsuit challenges Trident calcium phosphate claims

By Laird Harrison

For years some of the world's top dental researchers have been debating the merits of calcium phosphate products without reaching a consensus. Now a lawsuit questioning Trident Xtra Care gum's restorative claims is putting the scientific evidence on trial.

August 5, 2010

MediNiche offers Dentaplex incentives

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

MediNiche is offering free Dentaplex product displays and patient coupons for free bottles of the vitamin supplement.

August 4, 2010

Better Business Bureau challenges ACT ad claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Chattem discontinue or modify advertising claims for ACT Total Care.

August 4, 2010

Plackers redesigns website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Plackers, a maker of dental flossers and other oral hygiene products, has launched a new website that features a special section for dental professionals.

August 2, 2010

Study finds new link between perio disease and Alzheimer's

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from New York University College of Dentistry have found the first long-term evidence that periodontal disease may increase the risk of cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease in healthy individuals and those who already are cognitively impaired.

August 2, 2010

LANAP in the NEWS

LANAP is an FDA cleared laser procedure that reverses gum disease.

August 2, 2010

LANAP in the NEWS

LANAP is an FDA cleared laser procedure that reverses gum disease.

August 2, 2010

Moms with more kids have worse oral health

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Women who have four or more children have more than three times as many untreated dental caries as women with fewer children, further evidence that childbearing is related to oral disease, according to a new study.

August 1, 2010

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