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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

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

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