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ADA 2015: Solea gets FDA clearance for new procedures

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

WASHINGTON, DC - Convergent Dental announced at the 2015 ADA meeting in Washington, DC, that its Solea dental laser has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform osseous tissue procedures.

November 4, 2015

Study questions periodontitis-osteoporosis link

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Postmenopausal women, particularly those with osteoporosis, are at greater risk for tooth loss compared with the general population, according to a new multinational study. However, the authors found that the prevalence of periodontitis was not influenced by osteoporosis in these women.

November 4, 2015

Study: 3D-printed teeth can kill bacteria on contact

By Donna Domino

3D-printed teeth made with antimicrobial composite resins can kill caries-causing bacteria on contact, according to a new study by researchers from the Netherlands. The antibacterial teeth killed almost all Streptococcus mutans while showing no signs of being harmful to human cells.

November 3, 2015

Biolase upgrades WaterLase iPlus

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase has upgraded its WaterLase iPlus 2.0 dental laser to treat peri-implantitis, the company announced.

November 2, 2015

Nanodiamonds may prevent infection after root canals

By Theresa Pablos

Researchers have mixed nanodiamonds with gutta-percha to create a new material that is stronger than the original and has antimicrobial capabilities. The nanodiamond gutta-percha may be able to prevent reinfection after root canal therapy, according to the authors of a new study.

November 2, 2015

Legal Cases: Orthodontics, severe root resorption, and tooth loss

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

In their latest column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present a case on a female patient who came to an orthodontist seeking to close some spacing. How this treatment plan changed over time and what kind of follow-up and monitoring are required make for interesting reading.

November 1, 2015

Many MLB stadiums becoming tobacco-free

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Several Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums will be tobacco-free by 2016 Opening Day as the campaign to end smokeless tobacco use in baseball gains momentum, according to the group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

October 29, 2015

Texas officials giving up on most Medicaid fraud cases

By Donna Domino

Texas officials are giving up on recovering most of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on questionable Medicaid dental and orthodontic procedures. After years of an ongoing scandal over fraudulent billing and courtroom losses, the commission that oversees Medicaid has offered settlements for a fraction of the claimed damages.

October 29, 2015

Pac-Dent launches PacFil thermal obturators

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pac-Dent International has launched the PacFil PC (plastic carrier) and PacFil GPC (gutta-percha carrier) thermal obturators.

October 28, 2015

2015 Shils award recipients named

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund has announced the recipients of the 2015 Shils Awards.

October 28, 2015

ADA survey: Debt, gender influence career choices

By Tony Edwards

Dentists who graduated with higher debt were less likely to specialize and more likely to enter private practice than other primary occupations, according to the findings of a new survey in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

October 27, 2015

Secondhand smoke linked to doubled caries risk in kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Children exposed to tobacco smoke at 4 months had an almost twofold increase in the risk of caries in their deciduous teeth in a new study from Japan. The findings support increasing public health and clinical interventions to limit exposure to secondhand smoke, according to the researchers.

October 25, 2015

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