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3Shape's Dental System offers Dentsply CAD design
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3Shape's Dental System is now able to design two-piece customized abutments using Dentsply Friadent premanufactured titanium bases.
July 4, 2012
Canadian city diverts $750K from fluoridation to kids' care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The city of Calgary, Alberta, has earmarked $750,000 saved from discontinuing its water fluoridation program for oral health programs targeting children from poor families, according to a story in the Calgary Herald.
July 4, 2012
Anti-inflammatory drug reduces esophageal tumors
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study by researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando finds that tolfenamic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, can reduce esophageal tumors.
July 4, 2012
Sleep apnea gets worse in the winter
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The breathing problems caused by sleep apnea appear to worsen during the colder months of the year, according to a new study by researchers in Brazil. They report their findings in the journal Chest.
July 4, 2012
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More kids, black and white, seeing the dentist
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American kids are now as likely as their white peers to visit the dentist -- erasing a once-large racial divide, a new study finds. That's good news, researchers say. But they also stress that a key gap remains: Black children are still more likely to have cavities and tooth decay.
July 2, 2012
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First 5 LA funds new dental program for kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new $1 million, three-year grant from First 5 LA will enable the Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California to provide underprivileged children with oral health care and help them see a dentist regularly.
July 2, 2012
Protein could be new head/neck cancer target
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A protein that is overactive in oral and head and neck cancers and encourages tumors to grow could be a target for new treatments for the disease, according to a new study out of the U.K.
July 2, 2012
Behind the scenes at Kool Smiles; more IADR coverage
By Kathy Kincade
July 2, 2012
IADR studies address antibiotic use for perio treatment
By Rabia Mughal
What are the effects of different dosages and duration of adjunctive antibiotic therapy in the treatment of periodontal disease, and how does this therapy impact final outcomes? These questions were the focus of multiple oral sessions at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in Brazil.
July 2, 2012
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Nanosensors power oral cancer detection system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Using a sensor made of densely packed carbon nanotubes coated with gold nanoparticles, a researcher team at the University of Connecticut has developed a low-cost microfluidic device for detecting oral cancer.
July 2, 2012
Do whitening toothpastes really work?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Australians are paying extra for so-called whitening toothpastes that contain no bleaching agents, according to Choice, a consumer watchdog group.
July 2, 2012
UCLA gets $5M for dental research program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a research training program for oral health.
July 1, 2012
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