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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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The battle of the power toothbrushes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ultreo, Inc., makers of Ultreo, a power toothbrush based on ultrasound waveguide technology, filed a counter suit against Procter & Gamble in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York last week.
October 21, 2007
The end of cavities? Part I
By Laird Harrison
New treatments and diagnostic tools would make the classic dentist's business model -- drill, fill, and bill -- as outmoded as ivory dentures.
October 16, 2007
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Snake venom speeds healing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new fibrin adhesive made from an enzyme found in snake venom is more effective at closing surgical incisions than traditional sutures, according to a new study in the October issue of the Journal of Periodontology.
October 15, 2007
ADA Show Report: Gordon C on Perio D
By Robert Luhn
SAN FRANCISCO - In his recent freewheeling talk at the recent ADA convention held in San Francisco, Gordon Christensen paused to ponder periodontal disease and treatment of same.
October 11, 2007
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A better toothbrush? ADA unconvinced
By Laird Harrison
Every year millions of toothbrushes go out of commission, splayed, flattened, mildewed, rejected. And twice a year, the average dental patient hears yet another lecture from his dentist about brushing more thoroughly. The convergence of these two factors means a huge market for any company that can prove its toothbrush is better than the competition ... or even just better than the average.
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