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Komet endodontic carbide now available in larger sizes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet's H1SML.RASL.006 tungsten carbide instrument is now available in two larger sizes: 008 and 010. Its long, slim neck allows for unimpaired vision of the operative site, according to the company.

March 9, 2010

Drug in dental trials called 'better than morphine'

By Laird Harrison

Imagine a drug that has 30 times as much pain-relieving power as morphine but that doesn't addict patients. That's what researchers hope they've found in buprenorphine. And two recent studies have brought the drug closer to the dental office.

March 9, 2010

Star Spangled Smiles offers free restorations to some military

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Gannett, an international news and information company, is offering promotional support to ClearChoice Dental Implant Center's Star Spangled Smiles program, through which 18 members of the military and veterans across the U.S. will receive a complete set of dental implants and new teeth at no cost to them.

March 8, 2010

Dentists can play key role with meth users

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists can play a crucial role in the early detection of methamphetamine use and participate in the collaborative care of users, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

March 8, 2010

Hypnoz teams with LMA to distribute jaw device

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hypnoz Therapeutic Devices has signed an agreement with LMA North America to distribute its Jaw Elevation Device, a noninvasive device designed to assist dentists in maintaining an open airway in patients who are sedated or anesthetized and whose breathing may be compromised.

March 8, 2010

ProDrive offers turbine for Synea

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

ProDrive Systems has released an upgrade for the W&H Synea TA96 turbine. The upgrade, featuring a triangular bur and engaged drive system, is intended to provide an increase in cut speed, control, and precision, according to the company.

March 8, 2010

Watson still chomping on amalgam

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Just when supporters of dental amalgam thought they had seen the last of their most outspoken foe in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA) is once again calling on dentists to warn their patients about the material.

March 8, 2010

Mydent launches lightweight handpieces

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Mydent International has introduced two lightweight high-speed handpieces. The new Defend handpieces feature a four-hole quick-release connection with 360° swivel intended to reduce hand fatigue, and also a push-button cartridge intended to make bur changing easier, the company said.

March 7, 2010

Fla. battle over advertising of dental credentials isn't over

March 7, 2010

Patients, dentists like OraVerse, survey shows

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A majority of patients and dentists gave favorable assessments of the drug OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate), which reverses the effects of local anesthesia, according to a survey by distributor Novalar Pharmaceuticals.

March 4, 2010

Researchers: Don't touch that carious dentin

By Laird Harrison

WASHINGTON, DC - Contrary to decades of tradition, dentists should leave carious dentin untouched in many lesions, researchers said Wednesday at the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting.

March 3, 2010

New device aims to deliver pain-free dental injections

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalVibe, a new dental device that its developers claim takes the fear and pain out of dental injections, was introduced last week at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Dental Meeting.

March 2, 2010

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