Smile Design: Page 215

Cosmedent launches temporary crown & bridge product line

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cosmedent has launched five new products for temporary crowns and bridges.

July 21, 2013

3D imaging improves orofacial pain diagnoses

By Kathy Kincade

Cone-beam CT and magnetic resonance imaging offer a number of advantages over 2D imaging tools for diagnosing temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain, according to a paper in the current Dental Clinics of North America.

July 21, 2013

Align Technology Q2 revenues up 12.5%

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology credits strong Invisalign sales with pushing its second-quarter revenues up 12.5% year over year.

July 18, 2013

Gingival stem cells aid tissue regeneration

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Gingivae are an attractive source for stem cells can be used in tissue regeneration, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research.

July 17, 2013

Wash. dentist to pay $35M for unnecessary root canals

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A retired Washington state dentist must pay $35 million to 29 former patients after a court determined that he had performed thousands of unnecessary root canals over the course of three decades.

July 17, 2013

Self-adhesive composites not always ideal sealants

By Rob Goszkowski

Self-adhesive flowable composites have seen the list of indication they're used for expand since their introduction. But how do they perform as a pit-and-fissure sealant when compared with conventional sealants? Greek and Swiss researchers compared the performance of both types of materials to find out.

July 16, 2013