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DrBicuspid.com announces the 2015 Dental Excellence Award winners

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Dental Excellence Awards. Awards will be handed out at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting in February.

January 25, 2016

U.S. judge rules for AAID over Texas board on specialist ads

By Tony Edwards

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) won another legal battle on January 21, when a U.S. district judge ruled that certain regulations of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners restrict the academy's First Amendment right to free speech.

January 25, 2016

Hybrid composite filler may delay caries

By Theresa Pablos

Resin composite mixed with bioactive glass (BAG) fillers may be able to delay secondary caries, according to a recent study. Researchers discovered that BAG fillers reduced the amount of bacteria that penetrated a tooth's marginal gap.

January 25, 2016

AACD survey reports high revenue per cosmetic visit

By Donna Domino

More than a quarter of responding dentists reported making $2,500 or more each time a patient comes to the office for a cosmetic procedure in a new American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) survey.

January 21, 2016

Legal Cases: Mandibular implant placement with resulting paresthesia

By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS

In their latest column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present a case from a general dentist's office. This dentist, experienced in implant placement and restoration, saw a 49-year old patient for a single implant. What happened during and after treatment is a cautionary tale.

January 20, 2016

Study tests molar fracture load of adhesively luted inlays

By Tony Edwards

For tooth-colored CAD/CAM inlay restorations, practitioners are faced with the decision on what material to use. A new study from Dental Materials reports that unfilled polymer CAD/CAM inlays luted with self-adhesive resin cement may work as long-term restorations, with a provision that the cavities are narrow.

January 20, 2016

New app encourages orthodontic compliance

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An app for iPhones and iPads to help younger orthodontic patients with their braces treatment, Snap Smile Share, is now available from the iTunes App Store.

January 18, 2016

Restoratives Insider: Can resin composite mixed with BAG fillers delay secondary caries?

By Tony Edwards

January 18, 2016

Report: Dental implants fuel medical ceramics market

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The global medical ceramics market, which includes dental implants, may reach $16.3 billion by 2020, according to a report from research firm MarketsandMarkets.

January 17, 2016

Journal review supports SDF use as caries treatment

By Donna Domino

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) outperforms other anticaries treatments while preventing further dental infection without traditional drilling and filling, according to the authors of a new paper in the Journal of the California Dental Association.

January 17, 2016

Kerr launches Maxcem Elite Chroma cement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Kerr Restoratives has launched the Maxcem Elite Chroma resin cement.

January 14, 2016

3M, Zirkonzahn settle patent infringement case

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M and Zirkonzahn have settled a patent infringement lawsuit involving 3M's technology that enables precise sintering of dental ceramics.

January 12, 2016

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