Smile Design: Page 324

Patterson grants $7,500 to AACD charity
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) Charitable Foundation was awarded a $7,500 grant from Patterson Dental's Patterson Foundation, the AACD announced.
June 16, 2011
3M ESPE offers new Ketac shade
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE has introduced a new A4 shade for its Ketac nano light-curing glass ionomer restorative in the Quick Mix Capsule.
June 15, 2011
Consider resin composite color changes in shade selection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A study evaluating the A2 shades of various types and brands of resin composites determined that each one of them had perceptible color changes after polymerization and subsequent testing. Since those changes could cause aesthetic problems clinically, the researchers recommend taking this into account for shade selection.
June 14, 2011
Syringe modification could reduce injection pain
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A syringe modification, which promises reduced pain for dental injections, has won a major innovation award for its creators. The syringe cartridge works by reducing the acidity of the injection by mixing in a neutralizing liquid just before the injection is delivered.
June 14, 2011
Heraeus protects consumers from gray-market products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus Kulzer has entered into an exclusive importation agreement with its parent company, Heraeus Kulzer GmbH, through which it officially and legally acquired the sole rights as the exclusive importer of the Heraeus Kulzer-branded dental products into North America.
June 14, 2011
IADR publishes regeneration symposium proceedings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The International and American Associations for Dental Research have published the proceedings from the Tissue Injury and Pulp Regeneration symposium, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2010. The proceedings are published in current Advances in Dental Research.
June 14, 2011
SS-OCT yields high-res info on composite restorations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) has the potential to provide higher-resolution information on the structure of resin-based composite restorations than any other diagnostic or imaging method, according to a new study.
June 14, 2011
New method could cut healing time for implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
By studying the surface structure of dental implants at the micro level and the nano level, researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have come up with a method that could shorten the healing time for patients who receive titanium dental implants, the school announced.
June 13, 2011
Heraeus offers YouTube channel with how-to videos
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus Kulzer is offering free instructional videos on YouTube, including 30 clips covering a range of topics, such as impression techniques, posterior restorations, and live demonstrations of whitening procedures, as well as Heraeus products, the company announced.
June 13, 2011
OHA donates fluoride varnish
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral Health America will donate 5,000 units of fluoride varnish to 20 school-based health centers across the U.S. as part of a partnership with the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care and Preventech, the organization announced.
June 13, 2011
Univ. of Fla. to study preventive care for tots
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Florida has received a $293,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study whether decay prevention programs actually improve dental care in young children enrolled in Medicaid, the school announced.
June 13, 2011
Activated irrigation outperforms syringe irrigation
By Rob Goszkowski
Syringe irrigation is the most common technique used for clearing dentin debris during root canals. But when methods of clearing debris in root canals are compared, activated techniques have been found to outperform syringe irrigation. Is it time to consider a change?
June 13, 2011
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