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Paresthesia more common after 4% local anesthetic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Paresthesia occurs more often after use of 4% local anesthetic formulations, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
July 1, 2010
Vibrating injections don't hurt permanent tooth buds
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Does using computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery technology for an intraligamentary injection on primary teeth in pediatric patients cause damage to the underlying, developing adult permanent tooth? Not according to a new study in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
July 1, 2010
Dentium offers advanced sinus kit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentium USA has introduced a sinus elevation kit called DASK (Dentium Advanced Sinus Kit), a new surgical approach for a reliable sinus lift procedure.
July 1, 2010
Lengthy bleaching may reduce dentin fracture toughness
By Rabia Mughal
Enamel has long been the primary concern when it comes to worrying about bleaching-related damage. Now a new study has found that long stretches of bleaching may harm dentin too.
July 1, 2010
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VA dental clinic chief suspended
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The chief of dental services at the John Cochran St. Louis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has been placed on administrative leave after the hospital notified more than 1,800 veterans that they may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV, and other bloodborne pathogens in the hospital's dental clinic.
June 30, 2010
Orthodontic patients should help in treatment planning
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patients should play a role in formulating orthodontic retention plans, according to a new study.
June 30, 2010
Kids' jewelry distributed at dental offices recalled
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nearly 70,000 charm bracelets and football rings that were distributed for free at some U.S. dental offices over the past several years have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
June 30, 2010
Fla. county gets $200K for mobile dental van
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Florida's Bay County Health Department has received two $100,000 grants to purchase and operate a mobile dental van, according to a story in the News Herald.
June 30, 2010
Natural mouthwash may help heal perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DeepSea Gold Laboratories has introduced ExtraRobusteen, a medicinal mouthwash that helps heal practically any oral disease, mouth pain, gum inflammation, swelling, and bleeding, the company claims.
June 30, 2010
Technicians settle lawsuit with UNC dental school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two dental lab technicians at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry who lost their jobs in 2007 when the dental school planned to outsource their work to private laboratories reached a settlement in their suit in April.
June 29, 2010
'David After Dentist' family to make dental scrubs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The DeVore family -- famous for videotaping son David under the influence of dental anesthesia and posting it on the Internet -- has signed a deal to make dental scrubs and is looking for other dental-related business opportunities, according to an article on the San Francisco Chronicle website, sfgate.com.
June 29, 2010
Fla. dentist develops cosmetic dentistry iPhone app
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Miami Beach, FL, dentist Jared Plitt, D.M.D., has designed a cosmetic dentistry application that can be used with the iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone.
June 29, 2010
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