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Separating oral bacteria could help prevent perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Stripping some oral bacteria of their access to other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent periodontal disease and tooth loss, according to a new study in Microbiology.
February 9, 2012
Feb. CDA journal focuses on sleep medicine
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The February issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on sleep disorders and their oral health connections, the California Dental Association (CDA) announced.
February 9, 2012
Crest expands 3D White product line
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Crest has expanded its 3D White product line with Crest 3D White Glamorous White Toothpaste and Crest 3D White Intensive Professional Effects Whitestrips.
February 9, 2012
NJ Senate mulls water fluoridation proposal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation sponsored by New Jersey Sen. Joseph Vitale that would require fluoride to be added to public water supplies statewide has been approved by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.
February 9, 2012
New thermoplastic dental material challenges the classics
By Carlheinz Swaczyna, DDS
At first glance it may appear to be a typo, but a Swiss company has developed a thermoplastic dental material called PEKK that can be used for a broader range of temporary applications than the more established PEEK.
February 9, 2012
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U.S. presidential candidate wants toothbrushing law
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Vermin Love Supreme, a performance artist and a 2012 democratic U.S. presidential candidate, has a peculiar platform.
February 8, 2012
Tom's of Maine offers $100K to nonprofit clinics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Tom's of Maine is directing its Dental Health for All program to help families in Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico, Mississippi, and Washington, DC, and inviting nonprofit clinics serving in these areas to apply for a portion of $100,000 in funding.
February 8, 2012
Cigna donates $20K to Give Kids A Smile
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Cigna Foundation is making a $20,000 grant to the ADA Foundation's Give Kids A Smile Fund to help combat childhood tooth decay.
February 8, 2012
CDC report: More smokers avoid the dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Adult tobacco smokers are four times more likely to develop oral health problems but much less likely than nonsmokers to go to the dentist regularly, according to a report released February 7 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
February 7, 2012
Study compares shaping, cleaning ability of NiTi files
By Rob Goszkowski
Two single-file nickel-titanium (NiTi) endodontic systems -- one from Dentsply, the other from VDW -- have recently hit the market, but which one performs best when it comes to shaping ability and cleaning effectiveness in root canals with severe curves?
February 7, 2012
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Dentsply sues law firm over breach-of-contract case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply International is suing the attorney and legal firm that represented it in a 2008 breach-of-contract lawsuit that wound up costing the dental products firm more than $15 million.
February 6, 2012
Low-cost antisnoring device gains FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Apnea Sciences has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a nonsurgical cure for snoring.
February 6, 2012
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