Dental Specialties: Page 567

PET imaging aids in follow-up of HNSCC patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with F-18 fluorothymidine during treatment and early follow-up could predict therapeutic response and identify patients who need close follow-up to detect persistent or recurring head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), according to a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

October 4, 2012

Danish firm takes dental care into the workplace

By Rob Goszkowski

Joshua Perry, founder of Onsite Dental, made his first foray into dentistry at a Silicon Valley mobile dentistry start-up. Now he is finding success in Europe, where in-office care already had a foothold, by helping dentists treat patients where they work.

October 4, 2012

P&G sues distributor over whitening strips

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Procter & Gamble has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Canada against Brushpoint Innovations, a private-label manufacturer and distributor of teeth-whitening products.

October 3, 2012

3M ESPE Filtek Supreme celebrates 10 years

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M ESPE is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its Filtek Supreme Universal line of dental composites.

October 3, 2012

NYU researcher gets $1.9M for glass-zirconia crown study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Yu Zhang, PhD, an associate professor of biomaterials and biomimetics at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to develop and test a prototype glass-zirconia composite dental crown.

October 3, 2012

New gene test detects early cancer risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have developed a new gene test that may detect precancerous cells in patients with oral lesions that appear to be benign.

October 3, 2012

New StarDental handpiece has plug-and-play feature

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalEZ Group has announced two new enhancements for its StarDental 430 handpiece line.

October 3, 2012

Photodynamic therapy targets oral dysplasia, oral bacteria

By Kathy Kincade

Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) -- which combines a photosensitizing agent with a visible light source to disrupt certain cellular processes -- has a bright future in dentistry, providing more selectivity and flexibility when treating patients with oral lesions and microbial diseases of the oral cavity.

October 3, 2012

Colgate partnership to yield electric toothbrushes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Colgate-Palmolive and Omron Healthcare, a provider of medical home healthcare and wellness products, have signed an agreement to market and develop oral care products, including electric toothbrushes.

October 2, 2012

Whitening booth busted at Okla. fair; periodontitis ups leukoplakia risk

By Kathy Kincade

October 2, 2012

Teeth-whitening booth shut down at Okla. state fair

By Rabia Mughal

A temporary restraining order filed by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry against a nondentist vendor providing teeth-whitening services at the Tulsa State Fair was granted by the state yesterday after investigators discovered that those providing the whitening services were not licensed to practice dentistry.

October 2, 2012

At-home whitening system features LED technology

By Rabia Mughal

A patented, hands-free system that combines a blue light-emitting diode (LED) device with a proprietary mouthpiece and a specially formulated gel is one of the latest additions to the booming at-home teeth-whitening market.

October 2, 2012

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