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Align Technology cautions against using social coupons
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Align Technology is encouraging dental practitioners who are considering offering Invisalign treatment specials through social coupon sites such as Groupon and Living Social to consult with an attorney first.
December 5, 2011
White Smile Global launches whitening pen
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
White Smile Global has introduced the White Smile Pro teeth-whitening pen, which features the company's all-natural Vitagen antisensitivity gel.
December 5, 2011
Chloral hydrate 'unpredictable' for pediatric use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Florida has decided to discontinue the use of chloral hydrate following the 2010 death of a 5-year-old Florida boy who was sedated with the drug prior to dental work.
December 4, 2011
Carbolite launches flame-free heater
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carbolite has introduced SafeAir Heatstream, a flame-free heat source that offers dentists improved safety for prosthodontics modeling and fitting work.
December 4, 2011
OCT firm raises $4.7M, targets dental implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MedLumics, a medical imaging diagnostics company specializing in advanced optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, has closed a 3.5 million euro ($4.7 million U.S.) round of Series A financing.
December 4, 2011
Law professor to oversee Fosamax/ONJ settlements
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A federal judge has appointed a law professor to oversee settlement talks in hundreds of lawsuits filed against Merck in the U.S. alleging that its bisphosphonate drug Fosamax caused osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ).
December 1, 2011
3M, Ivoclar battle over restoratives patent
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ivoclar Vivadent has filed a lawsuit against 3M claiming the company is violating one of its U.S. patents covering polymer-based restorative materials. But 3M sued Ivoclar as well, claiming it is not infringing the Ivoclar patent and that the patent is, in fact, invalid.
December 1, 2011
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A-dec offers Cavitron integration option
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A-dec is now offering Cavitron ultrasonic scalers from Dentsply as a factory-installed option with the A-dec 300 or A-dec 500 delivery systems.
December 1, 2011
Impression guns pose contamination risk
By Rob Goszkowski
Impression guns may be more contaminated than you think, even when routine disinfection protocols are followed. Researchers from Indiana University found that bacterial contamination of impression guns occurred easily in the course of normal clinical usage, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
December 1, 2011
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Align Technology marketing chief leaves
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sheila Tan, vice president of marketing and chief marketing officer of Align Technology, has left the company.
November 30, 2011
New website offers denture info for U.K. patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The British Association of Clinical Dental Technology has launched an online directory and information resource to help denture patients.
November 30, 2011
Sigma Labs files patent for dental implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sigma Labs has filed a patent for a new manufacturing technology that appears to significantly improve integration between dental implants and bone.
November 30, 2011
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