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Kettenbach offers new bite registration material
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Kettenbach has introduced a new bite registration material called Futar Fast.
November 15, 2011
Boy with heart condition dies during oral surgery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 4-year-old California boy died November 18 during a procedure to have his teeth capped and several others extracted, KCRA reported.
November 15, 2011
Budget challenges prompt some to rethink fluoridation
By Rob Goszkowski
The issue of water fluoridation in the U.S. has flared up in recent months, with new debates over both the science and the politics. Slimmer budgets have been a factor for some communities that have ended the practice, but when the money is there, most districts find a way to keep it going.
November 15, 2011
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AAP names new president, president-elect
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pamela McClain, DDS, of Aurora, CO, has been named the next president of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Board of Trustees.
November 14, 2011
U.S. healthcare groups push water fluoridation campaign
By Kathy Kincade
In response to what some say is a growing body of "misinformation" from antifluoride activists, three national healthcare organizations on Tuesday launched the Campaign for Dental Health, designed to educate the public about oral health and the need for U.S. states and communities to invest in water fluoridation and other forms of prevention.
November 14, 2011
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Mouthwash eliminates caries-causing bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry has been shown to be highly successful in targeting the Streptococcus mutans bacteria, the principal cause of tooth decay and caries.
November 14, 2011
Colgate donates $100K to Stop Diabetes campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Colgate Total is donating $100,000 to the American Diabetes Association to support Stop Diabetes, a movement created to help educate and increase awareness of the link between oral health and diabetes.
November 14, 2011
Researchers ID virus that causes salivary gland cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cytomegalovirus has been confirmed as a cause of the most common salivary gland cancers.
November 14, 2011
Jaw tilting can improve postimplant CBCT images
By Kathy Kincade
Adjusting the angle of the mandible during postimplant imaging using cone-beam CT (CBCT) can reduce the exposure time and related dose by a factor of four without decreasing the image quality, according to a new study in the European Journal of Radiology.
November 14, 2011
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Chemoradiation aids laryngeal cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Chemoradiation for patients with stage-four laryngeal cancer appears to be an effective and reasonable treatment option, according to a study in Head & Neck.
November 13, 2011
Australian dentists engaged in Botox 'turf war'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists in Australia are providing their patients Botox injections and lip enhancements for cosmetic purposes despite regulations limiting the procedures only to dental problems.
November 13, 2011
Mass. town says 'no' to fluoridation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Voters in Amesbury, MA, have turned down the option to resume fluoridating the town's water supply.
November 13, 2011
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