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Insurers change exam schedule

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Swayed by the research, a growing number of dental insurance plans are rejecting the traditional semiannual cleaning. Instead, these plans are pushing dentists to see healthier patients less often and less healthy patients more often

November 18, 2007

Are the new power brushes better?

By Laird Harrison

Power toothbrush makers boast about innovation, but experts say they're not for everyone.

November 15, 2007

Lose a tooth, lose a month?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Every time you lose a tooth, your life gets shorter. That's the conclusion researchers at Göteborg University, in Göteborg, Sweden reached -- at least when it comes to people over 70 -- when they compared dental records to mortality rates.

November 13, 2007

Getting a handle on things

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Attention all hygienists with tired aching fingers! Premier Dental Products Company is now offering a choice of three ergonomic handles on their NV1 Anterior Scaler and NV2 Posterior Scaler instruments.

November 8, 2007

Studies find bleach damages dentin

By Laird Harrison

Even a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution weakens teeth, says researcher

November 8, 2007

Pinpoint implants via 3D software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

You think parallel parking your SUV in a Corolla-sized space is tough? Try putting a dental implant in just the right spot in someone's mouth. In many cases, you don't know what you're facing until you expose the patient's bone.

November 6, 2007

Dental 'therapists' fill holes: Part I

By Laird Harrison

The lawsuit is settled but the debate goes on: Will dental health aide therapists do more help or harm?

November 5, 2007

Good bacteria beat periodontal disease

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Can you fight bacteria with bacteria? Apparently so, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research.

October 31, 2007

Kids and candy: Don't be a Halloween Grinch

By Rabia Mughal

It's that time of year again. But you don't have to be the Grinch that stole Halloween.

October 29, 2007

Xylitol gum to the rescue!

By Rabia Mughal

SAN FRANCISCO -- Chomping away on gum has never been a charming habit, but now we have a legitimate medical excuse for it. That's according to John W. Shaner D.M.D., M.S., Associate Professor at the Creighton University Medical Center School of Dentistry. He argues that xylitol- and sorbitol-based gums are so effective at fighting caries that dentists should be handing them out like... well, candy.

October 28, 2007

Caries prevention: New legal standards?

By Laird Harrison

A new manifesto from dental schools across the nation could ultimately increase dentists' liability for preventing cavities.

October 25, 2007

The end of cavities? Part II

By Laird Harrison

A new preventive approach could mean patients get far fewer cavities--and dentists make less money from restorations. Can you make up the loss by attracting more patients?

October 25, 2007

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