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Resin infiltration effective in clinical trials
By Laird Harrison
You know how to handle a frank cavity and what to do with a healthy tooth. But what about the many lesions that fall in between? New studies on resin infiltration suggest it can successfully treat lesions that are too small to restore but too big to ignore.
June 20, 2010
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Pulpdent website now features case studies
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Pulpdent website now includes case studies from Save That Tooth, a book by Pulpdent founder Harold Berk, D.D.S.
June 17, 2010
Dental pulp cells show promise for stem cell banking
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Defined sets of factors can reprogram human cells to induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. However, many types of human cells are not easily accessible to minimally invasive procedures. But a new study found that dental pulp cells may be a source of cell banks for use in regenerative medicine, since they are easily obtained from extracted teeth and can be expanded under simple culture conditions.
June 17, 2010
Komet releases diamonds for zirconia restorations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Komet USA has introduced four diamonds designed to recontour and mill zirconia restorations, the company announced.
June 14, 2010
Synthetic sinus augmentation material fares well
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A synthetic biphasic calcium phosphate material proved as reliable after a year as deproteinized cow bone for sinus augmentation in a clinical implant trial reported online May 11 in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
June 13, 2010
WHO envisions 'phasedown' of dental amalgam
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A global ban on amalgam would be "problematic" in the near term, but the United Nations should pursue measures to "phasedown" the material, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said at a conference on mercury reduction.
June 13, 2010
Aurum offers all-zirconia crowns, bridges
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aurum Ceramic Dental Laboratories is now offering Opalite all-zirconia crowns and bridges as an aesthetic alternative to metal occlusion or full-cast posterior, the company announced.
June 13, 2010
3M to consolidate dental implant operations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M announced that it will phase out operations at its Ardmore, OK, dental implant manufacturing facility by the end of the year. The facility, formerly Imtec, was acquired by 3M in July 2008.
June 10, 2010
FDA advisory panel to review dental amalgam
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
After receiving several petitions raising concerns about the safety of dental amalgam and the adequacy of the clinical studies used to determine how it should be regulated, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will hold an advisory panel meeting December 14-15, 2010, to discuss scientific issues that may affect the regulation of amalgam.
June 9, 2010
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3D Diagnostix offers surgical guide service
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3D Diagnostix is now offering a surgical guide service for implant treatment planning designed to make using such guides more affordable.
June 8, 2010
Kerr launches impression materials mixer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Kerr Dental has launched an automix device for impression materials, the Volume Machine by Renfert delivery system.
June 8, 2010
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FDA clears ReDent's irrigation device
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for the Vatea endodontic irrigation device by ReDent Nova to accompany its self-adjusting file (SAF).
June 7, 2010
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