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Pulpdent touts BPA-free sealant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Following the publication last week of a study in Pediatrics that assessed the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) in dental materials, some vendors are reaching out to the dental community to assure them that their products are safe.

September 12, 2010

PeriOptix expands line of LED headlights

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

PeriOptix is launching its newest portable LED headlight, the Solaris, at the California Dental Association meeting in San Francisco, September 9-11.

September 9, 2010

Heraeus debuts flowable posterior composite

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Heraeus Kulzer has introduced its new Venus Bulk Fill flowable posterior composite that is designed to enable bulk filling of 4 mm.

September 9, 2010

RelyX Unicem cement recommended for Vitablocs crowns

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Vita Zahnfabrik recommends RelyX Unicem self-adhesive resin cement from 3M ESPE for adhesive cementation of its Vitablocs feldspar ceramic crowns, the company announced.

September 8, 2010

Osteogenics Biomedical offers new fixation system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Osteogenics Biomedical, manufacturer of Cytoplast barrier membranes and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sutures, has added a new fixation system, Pro-fix, to its regenerative portfolio.

September 8, 2010

Do resins and sealants expose kids to more BPA risks?

By Donna Domino

A new study in Pediatrics is stirring the bisphenol A (BPA) pot once again, most notably in the popular press. But the study authors conclude that pediatric patients' exposure to BPA from composite resins and sealants is short-lived and that school-based dental sealant programs should continue.

September 7, 2010

RTI signs exclusive distribution deal with Zimmer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

RTI Biologics has signed an exclusive, 10-year distribution agreement with Zimmer Dental whereby Zimmer will market and distribute RTI implants for the dental market worldwide.

September 6, 2010

Mont. dentists, hygienists split on school sealant program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists and hygienists in Montana are divided over who should be responsible for placing dental sealants in schoolchildren if a proposed bill passes, according to a story on KXLH.com.

September 6, 2010

Komet offers tungsten carbide cutters for PFM crowns

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA now offers DF Cutters, tungsten carbide instruments designed for creating a defined roughness of precious and nonprecious metal surfaces to be used in porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns.

September 6, 2010

Calif. town pressured to fluoridate water

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

California public health officials say they will fine the town of Watsonville $200 a day for failing to commit to add fluoride to the community's water, according to a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

September 2, 2010

Preop prophylactic antibiotics -- yes or no?

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Despite a recent meta-analysis indicating that giving patients antibiotics prior to implant surgery can prevent implant failures, some experts still question whether antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary in every case.

September 2, 2010

iDent partners with Objet for dental implant planning

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

iDent Imaging, a provider of 3D surgical planning software and surgical guides for dental implants, has teamed with Objet Geometries to "improve the quality of dental implant placement," the companies said in a press release.

September 1, 2010

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