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U.S. oral cancer deaths decline; education a factor
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mortality rates for U.S. patients with oral and pharyngeal cancer decreased from 1993 to 2007, according to a study in the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.
November 21, 2011
Study compares Diagnodent and Midwest Caries I.D.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Diagnodent was more accurate than the Midwest Caries I.D. in determining when teeth were free of occlusal caries, while the Midwest Caries I.D. more often revealed the presence of occlusal caries, according to a study in Lasers in Medical Science.
November 21, 2011
AcceleDent gains FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OrthoAccel Technologies has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the AcceleDent tooth movement system and is preparing to launch the product in the U.S.
November 21, 2011
Modern diet has prompted many orthodontic issues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Many of the common orthodontic problems experienced by people in industrialized nations are due to their soft modern diet causing the mandible to grow too short and small relative to the size of their teeth, according to new research.
November 21, 2011
Xlear launches xylitol-based teeth-whitening kit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Xlear has introduced Spry White, a two-stage teeth-whitening kit that incorporates proprietary, xylitol-based technologies.
November 21, 2011
Flu season begs the question: To vaccinate or not?
By Erin Archer, RN
Healthcare providers -- including all members of the dental team -- are at high risk of becoming infected with infectious diseases and transmitting them to others. But research has shown that awareness of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases is lacking among dental professionals.
November 21, 2011
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AAE leadership contributes to dental PAC
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
For the fourth year in a row, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Board of Directors became Capital Club members of the American Dental Political Action Committee (ADPAC).
November 20, 2011
Dental Diaries: Texting and the 'root canal dude'
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
These days, effective communication with our patients takes many forms.
November 20, 2011
W.Va. kids' program gets $105K fluoride varnish grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The West Virginia Kids Count program has received a $105,500 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to support a Medicaid policy to reimburse primary care providers for applying fluoride varnish to young children.
November 20, 2011
Researchers use NIH grant to study Sjögren's causes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the Georgia Health Sciences University are using a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify what causes Sjögren's syndrome.
November 20, 2011
Mydent donates products to Dental Lifeline Network
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mydent International has made a donation of its Defend line of products to the Dental Lifeline Network, a national humanitarian organization providing access to dental services for people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically at risk.
November 20, 2011
Sun Dental launches CAD design services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sun Dental Labs has introduced CAD design services that can be used for full zirconia crowns, bridges, and copings.
November 20, 2011
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