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Financial concerns stall NJ water fluoridation efforts

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A bill to mandate fluoride in community drinking water recently cleared the New Jersey Senate health committee but may not be implemented because of economic concerns.

December 17, 2009

Researchers try customized implant technique

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers at Mid Sweden University, Uppsala University, and Mälarsjukhuset Hospital in Eskilstuna have developed a technique for customizing implants to each patient, according to a report in the Medical News.

December 14, 2009

California dental assistants take on restorations

By Laird Harrison

To the new classes of dental professional cropping up around the U.S., add one more: California's registered dental assistants in extended function 2. Starting January 1, they may have the widest scope of duties of any dental assistants in the country.

December 13, 2009

Canadian Supreme Court rejects appeal on mercury fillings

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously rejected a legal appeal from a mother who claims that she and her children were harmed by mercury-based amalgam fillings according to news reports.

December 10, 2009

Reline, rebase, or remake: The denture dilemma

By Dr. Monica "mOe" Anderson

It's 4 p.m. on a Friday and Mr. Smith has just stormed in demanding another "adjustment" of his eight-year-old dentures. You've repeatedly recommended new, implant-retained overdentures, but he says he can't afford them. What's a doctor to do?

December 9, 2009

Dental stem cells regrow jaw bone

By Kathy Kincade

In what is being hailed as a critical step forward in the development of clinical applications involving dental stem cells, an Italian team for the first time has successfully utilized dental pulp stem cells to regenerate mandible bone in human subjects.

December 8, 2009

With implants, a little 'zap' will do you

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Lasers can reduce bacterial contamination and speed healing after implant surgery, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.

November 30, 2009

Columnist's implant claim stirs criticism

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Prominent health columnist Jane Brody's assertion that implants are always superior to bridges has stirred some controversy.

November 30, 2009

Renishaw introduces laboratory mill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Renishaw introduced its new Incise laboratory mill at the Dental Showcase exhibition held recently in Birmingham, UK.

November 29, 2009

Zirconia prostheses found as durable as metal

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Fixed dental prostheses with zirconia frameworks survived as long as those with metal frameworks in a randomized controlled clinical trial published in the current International Journal of Prosthodontics.

November 29, 2009

WHO tackles pollution from amalgams

By Laird Harrison

Concerned about mercury pollution, the World Health Organization (WHO) last week convened a meeting of experts to discuss possible new guidelines for the global use of dental amalgams.

November 23, 2009

Komet offers new tungsten cutter

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA now offers a new tungsten carbide cutter designed especially to be used on acrylic material.

November 18, 2009

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