Smile Design: Page 260

Ormco redesigns Loyalty Rewards online platform

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ormco has redesigned its Ormco Loyalty Rewards online platform to improve shopping functionality and help users better manage account purchases, rewards points, and program compliance.

August 21, 2012

FTC bars Brain-Pad from making mouthguard claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a settlement reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Brain-Pad and its president, Joseph Manzo, have been barred from making unsupported claims that the company's mouthguards reduce the risk of concussions from lower jaw impacts, reduce the risk of concussions generally, or have been clinically proven to do either.

August 20, 2012

More parents, kids getting orthodontic treatment together

By Rabia Mughal

While orthodontics has typically been linked to adolescence, more and more adults are seeking corrective treatment. In fact, the British Lingual Orthodontic Society recently reported a trend of parents and their children undergoing orthodontic treatment together. Does the same hold true for the U.S.?

August 20, 2012

3Shape adds implant scanning to Trios

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists can now use 3Shape's Trios digital impression system for implant abutment cases.

August 19, 2012

Oral health issues gain political momentum in U.S.

By Mary Otto

Public health experts who gathered in Washington, DC, on August 17 for a forum on the U.S. oral healthcare crisis clearly agreed on one thing: There is no single solution that will fix the system, which currently leaves tens of millions of Americans without dental care.

August 19, 2012

Calif. start-up developing 'better' titanium implant

By Rob Goszkowski

Nasseo, launched in April, is looking to make dental implants accessible to prospective patients whose medical conditions undermine their ability to support dental implants. After winning a recent entrepreneur challenge, the company is using the prize to embark on the complex regulatory process necessary to bring its innovation to market.

August 19, 2012

Mydent introduces Defend dental needles

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Mydent International has added dental needles to its line of Defend procedural products.

August 15, 2012

Texas orthodontist charged with $1.5M Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Michael David Goodwin, DDS, an orthodontist who practices in Amarillo, TX, and Crown Point, IN, has been indicted on 11 counts of healthcare fraud for allegedly defrauding the Texas Medicaid program of approximately $1.5 million.

August 15, 2012

Study outlines challenges of cleft palate over time

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The July issue of Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal reviews findings about individuals with cleft in three age groups: infancy/early development, school age, and adolescence/young adulthood. The study examines behavioral, neuropsychosocial, and learning/achievement outcomes.

August 14, 2012

FDA: Codeine dangerous for some kids after apnea surgery

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a drug safety communication concerning three children who died and one child who experienced a life-threatening case of respiratory depression after taking codeine.

August 14, 2012

Ormco gains FDA nod for new orthodontic system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ormco has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Insignia, a combination of 3D treatment software and customized orthodontic appliances.

August 14, 2012

How effective is splint therapy in treating TMD?

By Rabia Mughal

Splint therapy can be an effective treatment option for patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in the current Journal of the American Dental Association. But the study also highlighted the need for larger trials.

August 14, 2012

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