Dental Specialties: Page 617

Whiter Image debuts mini teeth-whitening pen
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Whiter Image Dental has released a mini teeth-whitening pen that uses a hybrid gel blend of hydrogen peroxide and carbamide peroxide.
April 18, 2012
DMG wins injunction against gray-market distributors
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DMG America has been awarded a federal court injunction against gray-market distributors after successfully suing Omni Dental Supply and Rosemond Dental Supply for patent infringement of its Luxatemp products.
April 18, 2012
New implant coating could prevent early failures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a coating for hip implants that could help them better adhere to the patient's bone, preventing premature failure Advanced Materials.
April 18, 2012
Dental students underreport occupational injuries
By Rabia Mughal
When it comes to occupational exposure to infectious biological material, the type of injury that dental students judge as important to report are those that involve the presence of perforation associated with saliva or blood contact.
April 18, 2012
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Swallowing exercises help head/neck cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Among patients undergoing chemoradiation for head and neck cancer, performing targeted swallowing exercises following chemoradiation is associated with short-term improvement in swallowing function, according to a report in the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.
April 17, 2012
Oral bacteria may influence joint failures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacement may exist in the oral cavity, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.
April 17, 2012
AHA: No proof that periodontitis causes heart disease
By Kathy Kincade
For more than a century, doctors have proposed that periodontal disease leads to systemic problems such as heart disease. But statements that imply a cause-and-effect link between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease are "unwarranted," according to a statement published today by the American Heart Association (AHA).
April 17, 2012
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Study predicts risk of oral mucositis in chemo patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Inform Genomics has completed the first phase of product development to predict a patient's risk of developing oral mucositis after receiving high-dose chemotherapy prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
April 17, 2012
Dental student invents single-use toothbrush
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Deborah Luis, a Nova Southeastern University (NSU) forth-year dental student, has created and patented FreshTips, a single-use, on-the-go miniature toothbrush and breath-freshener duo.
April 16, 2012
Heraeus is the new GBAS fundraising partner
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus Kulzer's Venus White Teeth Whitening Systems brand has been named the new official whitening fundraising partner of the Give Back A Smile (GBAS) program.
April 16, 2012
Should orthodontists read CBCT scans?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Orthodontists should defer to radiologists in the reading and interpretation of cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans to protect themselves from malpractice litigation due to missed nonorthodontic lesions, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
April 16, 2012
Saliva test could improve oral cancer detection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Michigan State University surgeon is teaming up with Delta Dental of Michigan's Research and Data Institute on a clinical trial to create a simple, cost-effective saliva test to detect oral cancer.
April 16, 2012
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