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LeapFrog offers dental hygiene game

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LeapFrog Enterprises, makers of handheld educational gaming devices, has introduced a dental hygiene game, Sugar Bugs, in which children learn dental hygiene as they defeat "plaque monsters."

June 6, 2010

Zirconia crowns prove durable in Noritake study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Crowns made of porcelain fused to zirconia (PFZ) proved as durable as crowns made from porcelain fused to metal (PFM) in a large study by Noritake Dental Supply.

June 6, 2010

Dentists can help diagnose kid's sleep disorders

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Questionnaires can help dentists screen for sleep-disordered breathing, including sleep apnea, snoring, and upper-airway resistance, in pediatric patients, according to research presented June 5 at the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine annual meeting in San Antonio.

June 6, 2010

Louisiana mobile dentistry battle resurfaces

By Laird Harrison

The conflict over whether dentistry should be practiced in Louisiana schools has flared up again, with lawmakers now threatening to fire the entire Louisiana State Board of Dentistry.

June 6, 2010

Henry Schein expands restoratives product portfolio

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein recently introduced a number of new products for restorative procedures.

June 3, 2010

Broken file? Don't worry, researchers say

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patients often do just fine with broken instruments in their teeth, according to a systematic review of the research reported in the Journal of Endodontics.

June 3, 2010