Restorations: Page 123

Amalgam tops composite or glass ionomer restorations in new study

By Rabia Mughal

Restorations placed with amalgam had the lowest failure rate in a new study on the success of primary molar restorations. Glass ionomer restorations had the highest failure rates, while composites fell in the middle.

March 30, 2015

Primotec joins materials certification program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Primotec has joined the IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council's certification program, which provides labs and dentists with free certification of the content of dental materials.

March 29, 2015

Obtura Spartan adds file to endodontic product line

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Obtura Spartan Endodontics has expanded its endodontic product line with the addition of the new One Endo file.

March 29, 2015

Convergent unveils new handpiece and waveguide

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Convergent Dental unveiled its new Ultraguide handpiece and a 15/400 hollow waveguide and automatic alignment system for its Solea laser at the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting in Atlanta.

March 25, 2015

Digital x-ray is most common new technology in dental schools

By Theresa Pablos

Digital radiography is the most common new technology in U.S. dental schools, while CAD/CAM denture fabrication and hard-tissue lasers were the technologies least likely to be taught in the schools, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Education.

March 25, 2015

Homebound elderly have poor oral health, want home-based care

By Rabia Mughal

Homebound elderly adults have poor oral health and are interested in home-based dental care, according to a new study. The authors recommended that medical professionals should partner with the dental community to develop programs for these adults.

March 23, 2015

Delta Dental Foundation donates $100K for mobile clinic in Ind.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Delta Dental Foundation has donated $100,000 to St. Mary's Health Foundation of Evansville, IN, for a new mobile dental clinic that will help increase access to care for underserved children in southern Indiana.

March 22, 2015

Bisco introduces new tooth etchants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Bisco Dental Products has released two new etchants designed for use in etching tooth structure prior to bonding.

March 12, 2015

American Academy of Pediatrics calls fluoride study into question

By American Academy of Pediatrics

In this column, which originally ran on the website Ilikemyteeth.org, writers from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Campaign for Dental Health collected responses about a newly released study that linked fluoride in drinking water with hypothyroidism.

March 12, 2015

IADR 2015: Surface sealing doesn't affect staining, discoloration

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

BOSTON - A poster presentation at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session showed how surface sealing had no noticeable effect on surface staining and discoloration of composites.

March 11, 2015

IADR 2015: UV light may improve bond strength in restorations

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

BOSTON - In a poster presented on Thursday at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco described their work on improving bond strength in composite restorations.

March 11, 2015

Septodont donates sealant kits to America's ToothFairy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Septodont has made a donation of sealant kits worth nearly $240,000 to America's ToothFairy: National Children's Oral Health Foundation.

March 10, 2015

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