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Ask Marty: Does the STA machine really make injections easier?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: The STA from Milestone Scientific stands for single tooth anesthesia, but in reality this device can be used for almost every type of injection.

February 15, 2010

Keys to the full-mouth restoration

By Rochelle Sharpe

Full-mouth restorations can prove a tough sell. Patients don't always want to spend $50,000 and undergo 30 hours of work. But dazzling photos can often clench the deal -- provided you do beautiful work. Here's how.

February 15, 2010

Oral Health America, Trident honor Deamonte Driver

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral Health America is honoring the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society Foundation's Deamonte Driver Dental Project with a $20,000 grant award. The grant is made possible through a $1.5 million, three-year commitment from Trident gum to Oral Health America's Smiles Across America program.

February 15, 2010

Buyer's Guide Update: Bleaching products and lamps

By Kathy Kincade

February 15, 2010

Pentron launches new core material

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pentron Clinical Technologies has introduced a new fast-curing core material, Build-It Light Cure Core Material, designed "for clinicians that favor the on-command cure afforded by light-cure-only core materials," the company said.

February 11, 2010

Komet releases sonic tips for crown extensions

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA has introduced two new sonic tips designed for surgical crown extensions to effectively correct a "gummy" smile. The new SFS120.020/030 sonic tips help practitioners perform a minimally invasive, simple operative technique without forming flaps, the company said.

February 11, 2010

Straumann adds IPS e.max to CAD/CAM portfolio

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Straumann is now offering new IPS e.max brand products by Ivoclar Vivadent, including IPS e.max CAD restorations and the Anatomic IPS e.max abutment.

February 11, 2010

Texas woman says denture cream caused neuropathy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, alleging that the company knew about the health risks associated with high levels of zinc in their denture cream and did nothing about it.

February 11, 2010

Mom guilty of 'criminal mistreatment' for son's bad teeth

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Washington woman has been convicted of second-degree criminal mistreatment for not providing her developmentally disabled son with adequate dental care, according to a story in the Yakima Herald-Republic.

February 11, 2010

The dos and don'ts of Invisalign

By Rochelle Sharpe

The key to making the most out of Invisalign is not relying too much on the company's automated solutions and being open to refining treatment plans along the way, an orthodontist who has done more than 300 cases told attendees at the recent Yankee Dental Congress.

February 11, 2010

Dentsply sales up 12% in Q4

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentsply International is crediting "positive internal growth, acquisitions, and the benefit of a weakening U.S. dollar" for a 12% increase in sales in its 2009 fiscal fourth quarter. The company reported net sales of $569 million for the quarter, compared to $508 million for the same quarter a year ago.

February 10, 2010

ProDrive releases ceramic bearing upgrades

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

ProDrive Systems has released its ProDrive StarDental Premium upgrade turbine with a no-lube feature for Star 430 and Solara high-speed handpieces, including the 430SW, 430SWL, 430K, and 430 Kaleidoscope. Unlike the existing ProDrive StarDental upgrade turbine, the Premium turbine features ceramic bearings and a no-lube option.

February 10, 2010

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