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CT better for sinus diagnostics before implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Panoramic radiography is limited in its ability to diagnosis sinus disorders prior to implant surgery, and CT remains the most effective diagnostic tool in these cases, according to a new study.

July 26, 2010

Study: Pediatrician referrals are important

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Children are more likely to see a dentist if referred by a pediatrician, but many children are not getting such a referral, researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill report in the journal Pediatrics.

July 26, 2010

Tenn. OKs Ky. dental assisting program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The dental assisting program at Western Kentucky University (WKU) has been approved by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry, expanding employment opportunities for those interested in the dental field, according to the university.

July 26, 2010

Hu-Friedy debuts instrument sharpening products, service

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hu-Friedy is now offering the Total Sharpening Solution, a line of dental instrument sharpening options that includes an in-house professional sharpening service, a portable sharpening device, more than 20 types of natural quarried or hard synthetic stones, and support and educational sharpening resources.

July 26, 2010

CariScreen uses bioluminescence to identify caries risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CariFree has launched a system to test a patient's risk of caries. The CariScreen Caries Susceptibility Test uses adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence to identify bacteria implicated in caries.

July 26, 2010

New irrigants improve root canal therapy

By Dr. Monica "mOe" Anderson

While high-tech files have garnered much of the limelight, advances in irrigation compounds should not be ignored when it comes to making root canal therapy more reliable.

July 26, 2010