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BonaDent joins SensAble program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

BonaDent Dental Laboratories has joined the SensAble Authorized Production Center program, which allows BonaDent to create fixed and removable dental restorations in both metal and flexible materials using the SensAble Dental Lab CAD/CAM system.

April 26, 2010

Straumann adds translucency shades to IPS e.max line

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Straumann's IPS e.max CAD restorations are now available in 20 new high-translucency shades, the company announced. The new IPS e.max CAD restorations, developed using Ivoclar Vivadent's proprietary lithium disilicate technology, are available for single crown restorations.

April 25, 2010

Orthodontists, general practitioners use Invisalign differently

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Significant differences exist in the use of Invisalign between orthodontists and general practitioners, according to a new study.

April 25, 2010

Study finds lack of research to support perio laser therapy

By Kathy Kincade

Soft-tissue lasers add no clinical value to the treatment of periodontal disease beyond what can be achieved using scaling, planing, and conventional surgical procedures, according to a lit review in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association. But a closer look reveals the issue is not so black and white.

April 25, 2010

Pentron offers transparent provisional cement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pentron Clinical has introduced TempSpan transparent temporary cement, a eugenol-free, resin-based cement used for retaining provisional restorations.

April 25, 2010

Calif. hygienists mobilize for 8-day free clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Hygienists' Association is mobilizing its members to provide free dental care to thousands of the Los Angeles area's indigent, uninsured, and underserved at one of the city's largest public health clinics.

April 25, 2010

Ivoclar Vivadent sales declined in 2009

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ivoclar Vivadent sales declined 1.6% in constant currency (4.6% unadjusted) in 2009 compared to 2008, the company reported.

April 22, 2010

Ultradent signs exclusive distributor deal with Shofu

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ultradent Products has chosen Shofu as its exclusive distributor of Opal Orthodontics products in Japan, the company announced.

April 22, 2010

Researchers try ethanol for bond strength

By Laird Harrison

If you can preserve fruit in alcohol, why not your patients' teeth? For the past five years, researchers have been exploring the benefits of alcohol -- specifically ethanol -- when added to tooth preparations before the adhesive and found the technique improves bond strength. Now they wonder if it will work in your office as well.

April 22, 2010

Study reveals misperceptions about smokeless tobacco

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Faculty at the University of Louisville overestimate the health risks of smokeless tobacco, with most placing it at the same risk level as cigarettes, according to a study in Drug and Alcohol Review.

April 22, 2010

Free online resource aids implant identification

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Have you ever looked at a patient's radiographs and asked: What implant is that? A free online resource has been launched to address this growing problem.

April 22, 2010

Twain tale sheds light on 19th century dentistry

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A short story penned more than a century ago by Mark Twain but never published until last year offers such a vivid description of his experiences with early periodontal therapy that it could almost serve as a case report on periodontics, according to an article in the Journal of Dental Research.

April 22, 2010

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