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It's not amalgam's fault

By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA

Amalgam proponents should spend less time defending amalgam and more time demanding better composites and learning how to properly handle them.

November 11, 2009

How platelet-rich plasma can enhance your implant cases

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Dentists can easily harness the power of platelets to speed healing after dental implants are placed, according to James Rutkowski, D.M.D., Ph.D., at the annual American Academy of Implant Dentistry meeting this week.

November 11, 2009

Where did the mercury go?

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

A team of Canadian researchers used a synchrotron to analyze mercury levels in fresh amalgam fillings versus those in a 20-year-old filling. Their findings should appeal to dental amalgam proponents and foes alike.

November 10, 2009

California dentists give crowns for charity

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Star Refining London and the California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation have joined forces to launch a scrap crown recycling program called Crowns for Kids that provides dental services to children in need throughout California.

November 5, 2009

Komet launches zirconia-cutting disk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA this week launched a diamond disk that cuts zirconia at high speeds.

November 4, 2009

Straumann sales down 4.6% in Q3

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Straumann reported a 4.6% drop in third-quarter sales worldwide but is confident it will still outperform the market in 2009, the implant maker said in a press release.

October 28, 2009

FDA clears collagen dental membrane

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Collagen Matrix announced today that it has received FDA's 510(k) clearance of its new Collagen Dental Membrane indicated for use in oral surgical procedures involving guided tissue and bone regeneration.

October 21, 2009

Study compares bone loss with 3 implant systems

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a recently published meta-analysis of marginal bone level maintenance following dental implant surgery, the Astra Tech implant system showed the best results, with only -0.24 mm of bone reduction after five years, the company announced.

October 1, 2009

Astra Tech teams with Dental Wings for implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Astra Tech has formed a strategic alliance with Dental Wings beginning in early 2010. Dental Wings users worldwide will be able to remotely transfer scans to Astra Tech's design and manufacturing centers for the production of Atlantis patient-specific abutments for all major implant systems.

September 30, 2009

3M ESPE's Filtek shows good wearability in 5-year study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A five-year clinical study performed by 3M ESPE on occlusal contact wear found no statistically significant difference between Filtek Supreme universal restorative and enamel, demonstrating the material's high strength, the company announced.

September 30, 2009

Selecting an implant platform in a tough economy

By Robert Margeas, DDS

With an increasing number of dental implant systems on the market and the growing pressures of today's economic climate, choosing a less expensive implant platform can be tempting. But not all platforms are created equal.

September 30, 2009

Komet offers new milling base

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA has introduced a new stainless steel milling base designed to be used in different types of laboratory implant adjustments.

September 29, 2009

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