Dental Specialties: Page 808

World's tallest man gets free dental makeover

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Southern California dentist has volunteered to provide the world's tallest man with a free dental makeover.

August 25, 2010

Agile Sciences awarded NIH grant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Agile Sciences has been awarded a $252,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant to study the effectiveness of its proprietary compounds to inhibit and disperse the oral biofilms of pathogenic bacteria associated with dental caries.

August 25, 2010

Qualstar to debut touchless mouse at CDA meeting

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Qualstar will be exhibiting a new computer mouse based on its patent-pending touchless pointing technology at the annual California Dental Association meeting in San Francisco, September 9-11, 2010.

August 25, 2010

Tissue regeneration to be featured on Discovery Channel

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Keystone Dental's DynaMatrix rxtracellular membrane soft-tissue regeneration product will be featured on an upcoming episode of "Health Heroes" on the Discovery Channel, the company announced.

August 24, 2010

Fluoride in water prevents adult tooth loss

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Drinking water with added fluoride during childhood helps dental health in adulthood decades later, according to a study to be published in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

August 24, 2010

Computerized process streamlines dental bar fabrication

By Donna Domino

Prosthodontists may one day have an easier, less costly way to create dental bars, thanks to a new invention that entirely digitizes and automates the process.

August 24, 2010

Washington's dentures shine at dental museum

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

One of the star attractions at Baltimore's National Museum of Dentistry features President George Washington's dentures, which were made of hippopotamus ivory.

August 23, 2010

Scientists test solar-powered toothbrush

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry are testing a solar-powered titanium toothbrush that would eliminate the need for toothpaste.

August 23, 2010

OrthoAccel signs distributors in Australia, S. Korea

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

OrthoAccel Technologies has signed distribution agreements with AB Orthodontics in Melbourne, Australia, and Inno Dental and Medical in Seoul, South Korea.

August 23, 2010

Study: Periodontitis doesn't affect implant outcomes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Chronic periodontitis appears to have no bearing on the outcomes of immediate loading of implants, according to a four-year study published in the Journal of Periodontology.

August 23, 2010

Nd:YAG laser enhances SRP treatment

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Using an Nd:YAG laser in conjunction with scaling and root planing (SRP) can significantly improve periodontal inflammation compared to SRP alone, according to a study in the Journal of Periodontology.

August 23, 2010

Pediatrician referrals influence younger kids' dental visits

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Parents of 2- to 5-year-olds are nearly three times more likely to take their child to the dentist if the child's physician recommends it than if no such recommendation is made, according to a study in Pediatrics.

August 23, 2010

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