Dental Specialties: Page 801

Allergan to pay $600M for illegally marketing Botox

By Donna Domino

Pharmaceutical giant Allergan has been accused of aggressively marketing Botox to medical professionals to encourage off-label use, including cosmetic and therapeutic procedures offered by dentists.

September 2, 2010

Calif. town pressured to fluoridate water

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

California public health officials say they will fine the town of Watsonville $200 a day for failing to commit to add fluoride to the community's water, according to a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

September 2, 2010

No more hepatitis B cases found in W.Va.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Health officials have found no additional cases of hepatitis B among people treated at a free dental clinic in West Virginia last year, according to a story in the Herald-Mail.

September 2, 2010

Preop prophylactic antibiotics -- yes or no?

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Despite a recent meta-analysis indicating that giving patients antibiotics prior to implant surgery can prevent implant failures, some experts still question whether antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary in every case.

September 2, 2010

Erbium laser can debond ceramic brackets

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Laser energy can be used to debond ceramic brackets, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

September 1, 2010

What's going on at Biolase?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Major changes are afoot at the largest dental laser manufacturer in the world.

September 1, 2010

Colgate offers refund for dental visits in Ireland

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a bid to promote oral health in Ireland, Colgate-Palmolive is offering to refund customers 65 euros ($83) each if they make a visit to the dentist.

September 1, 2010

iDent partners with Objet for dental implant planning

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

iDent Imaging, a provider of 3D surgical planning software and surgical guides for dental implants, has teamed with Objet Geometries to "improve the quality of dental implant placement," the companies said in a press release.

September 1, 2010

Adhesive classifications: Science or marketing?

By Phillip L. Brown, DDS

Are you using a fifth-, sixth-, or seventh-generation bonding adhesive? Who decides what generation it is, and what constitutes a new generation -- the number of steps involved or something else? Here is one attempt to decipher what often seems to be little more than marketing speak.

September 1, 2010

Hu-Friedy introduces instrument stain and rust remover

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hu-Friedy has expanded its line of instrument management system products with Shine reNew instrument stain and rust remover.

August 31, 2010

DentalEZ debuts 2 LED handpiece components

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalEZ Group has expanded its StarDental line of high-speed handpiece components with the introduction of the StarBright LED handpiece swivel and StarBright LED replacement bulbs.

August 31, 2010

Revised AADR policy on TMD applauded

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In March 2010, the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) approved a revision of its 1996 policy statement on the treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) that one dental expert calls "the closest thing to date to a true standard of care in this contentious field."

August 31, 2010

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