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Spectrometer enhances curing light effectiveness

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A spectroradiometrically calibrated spectrometer is helping dentists use curing lights more effectively when hardening resin composites.

July 27, 2010

Rapid growth forecast for U.S. implant market

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. market for dental implants will regain double-digit growth by 2013 and will help drive the dental prosthetic market to reach more than 82 million prosthetic placements by 2016, according to a new report from iData Research.

July 26, 2010

CT better for sinus diagnostics before implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Panoramic radiography is limited in its ability to diagnosis sinus disorders prior to implant surgery, and CT remains the most effective diagnostic tool in these cases, according to a new study.

July 26, 2010

Hu-Friedy debuts instrument sharpening products, service

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hu-Friedy is now offering the Total Sharpening Solution, a line of dental instrument sharpening options that includes an in-house professional sharpening service, a portable sharpening device, more than 20 types of natural quarried or hard synthetic stones, and support and educational sharpening resources.

July 26, 2010

CariScreen uses bioluminescence to identify caries risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CariFree has launched a system to test a patient's risk of caries. The CariScreen Caries Susceptibility Test uses adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence to identify bacteria implicated in caries.

July 26, 2010

New irrigants improve root canal therapy

By Dr. Monica "mOe" Anderson

While high-tech files have garnered much of the limelight, advances in irrigation compounds should not be ignored when it comes to making root canal therapy more reliable.

July 26, 2010