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3M ESPE supports National Children's Oral Health Foundation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE is helping children with dental disease live healthier by donating dental products to National Children's Oral Health Foundation: America's Toothfairy as part of its launch of RelyX Unicem 2 automix self-adhesive resin cement.
October 3, 2010
BioMatRx set to enter market with root canal alternative
By Rob Goszkowski
A Minnesota endodontist and his brothers have developed a user-friendly alternative to endodontic therapy that uses existing stem cells in the root to spur tissue regeneration.
September 29, 2010
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Calif. town approves water fluoridation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Officials of Watsonville have approved a contract for a $1.6 million grant from the California Dental Association Foundation to design and build a fluoridation system and operate it for two years.
September 28, 2010
Researchers reattach mouse teeth using stem cells
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new approach to reanchoring teeth in the mandible using stem cells has been developed and successfully tested in the laboratory for the first time by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
September 28, 2010
Glass ionomers aid in proximal caries management
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Applying a fluoride-releasing glass-ionomer cement (GIC) to proximal lesions can help reduce the progression of initial proximal caries in posterior teeth, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Research.
September 27, 2010
Sheri Suggests -- Tuff Temp provisional resin
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
Rubberized urethane chemistry yields strong, tight-fitting temporary restorations.
September 27, 2010
EPA takes new aim at dental amalgam waste
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it intends to propose a rule that will require dental offices to separate all mercury from dental amalgam waste in order to reduce the amount of mercury that goes into waste treatment plants.
September 26, 2010
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Adverse life events influence amalgam-related complaints
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Stressful events in a patient's life -- such as serious illness or a death in the family -- may play a key role in explaining amalgam-related complaints, according to a study by researchers from Umeå University, University of Tromsö, and Stockholm University.
September 23, 2010
FDA renews warnings of patient burns from handpieces
By Kathy Kincade
The U.S. FDA has issued a safety alert to dental practitioners and dental handpiece manufacturers following new reports of patients being burned by handpieces that overheat during treatment.
September 23, 2010
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Saving natural teeth should be a priority
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Despite the increasing popularity of dental implants, every effort should be made to save a patient's natural teeth, according to the principals of PerioHealth Professionals, a dental practice in Houston.
September 22, 2010
BruxZir solid zirconia fares well in wear test
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A comparative wear study conducted in Germany found that BruxZir solid zirconia from Glidewell Laboratories compared favorably to Dentsply's Ceramco3 after more than 1 million wear cycles on a chewing simulator, Glidewell announced.
September 22, 2010
More research points to dangers of BPA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers have discovered that women, female monkeys, and female mice have major similarities when it comes to how bisphenol A (BPA) is metabolized, and they have renewed their call for governmental regulation when it comes to the estrogenlike chemical found in many everyday products.
September 20, 2010
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