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VA clinic patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Failure to properly clean dental instruments may have put more than 1,800 patients at a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic at risk for hepatitis and HIV.
June 29, 2010
Consumer-grade camera detects oral cancer in real-time
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Using an off-the-shelf digital camera, Rice University biomedical engineers and researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have created an inexpensive device that is powerful enough to distinguish oral cancer cells from healthy cells simply by viewing the LCD monitor on the back of the camera.
June 28, 2010
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W.Va. woman sues dentist after implant surgery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A West Virginia woman is suing Simpson Dental Associates of Charleston and a dentist for dental malpractice following an unsuccessful implant surgery, according to a news story in the West Virginia Record.
June 28, 2010
Wisc. Mission of Mercy provides $900K in free care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) and WDA Foundation's second Mission of Mercy exceeded its patient goal with 2,038 children and adults receiving more than $900,000 in free dental care June 25 and 26 in Sheboygan, according to the WDA.
June 28, 2010
PDT helps improve chronic perio treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Combining antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT) with conventional scaling and root planing (SRP) can improve clinical attachment level and probing depth in patients with chronic periodontitis, according to a study in Lasers in Medical Science.
June 27, 2010
Evident management software tailored to dental labs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Evident Dental Labs is now offering Web-based management software that is the first true cloud computing software for dental labs, according to the company.
June 27, 2010
Hormone may be key to regenerating teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new peptide embedded in a soft gel or a thin, flexible film and placed next to dental decay encourages cells inside the teeth to regenerate in about a month, according to a story on Discovery News.
June 27, 2010
Cause determined in young patient's death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 6-year-old Virginia boy who died after undergoing anesthesia for a dental procedure died of an irregular heartbeat caused by removal of the breathing tube, according to the state medical examiner's office.
June 27, 2010
New bone graft material targets perio defects
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
IFGL Bio Ceramics has launched BioGraft HABG Active, a synthetic bone graft material based on hydroxyapatite and calcium phosphosilicate glass.
June 27, 2010
Merck loses retrial of Fosamax/ONJ case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Merck has been ordered to pay $8 million in compensatory damages to a 72-year-old woman who claimed the company's bisphosphonate drug Fosamax caused her to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and related dental problems.
June 27, 2010
Ultrasound finds early perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
High-frequency, high-resolution ultrasound shows "great potential" as a noninvasive, nonionizing imaging technique for the early diagnosis of severe periodontal disease, according to researchers from West Virginia University.
June 24, 2010
Alaska law adds to Medicaid coverage for dentures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A bill signed into law by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell allows eligible Medicaid recipients to access two years' worth of adult dental Medicaid benefits when they need an upper and lower denture at the same time, according to a story on sitnews.us.
June 23, 2010
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