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Study: Light-activated bleaching has short-term benefits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Using light activation with in-office bleaching appears to increase the efficacy of treatment, but only for a short time, according to a study in the Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice.
February 18, 2010
IPS e.max Press beats Procera AllCeram in trial
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
IPS e.max Press showed better wear resistance than Procera AllCeram in a clinical trial published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. The study by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and King's College London Dental Institute included 90 posterior teeth requiring crowns in 48 patients.
February 17, 2010
Study IDs factors that affect removable partial denture use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A patient's age, location of edentulous area, and number of occlusal rests are among the factors that can affect ongoing use of removable partial dentures, according to a new retrospective study.
February 17, 2010
Study links periodontal disease and prostatitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers may have found a correlation between inflammation from periodontal disease and inflammation from prostatitis, according to a study in the Journal of Periodontology.
February 17, 2010
Delta Dental raises oral health awareness in kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A group of Delta Dental companies has launched several new tools to educate kids on oral health. The children's dental cavity risk quiz, accessible on Delta Dental's children's Web site, is just one of the many free educational resources Delta Dental now provides.
February 17, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline pulls zinc-based denture creams from market
February 17, 2010
GlaxoSmithKline pulls zinc-based denture creams from market
By Kathy Kincade
Faced with dozens of lawsuits filed by consumers claiming they were harmed by Super PoliGrip and other denture adhesives that contain zinc, GlaxoSmithKline announced that it will stop manufacturing these products and replace them with zinc-free alternatives.
February 17, 2010
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Olympic dentists screen athletes for oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to screen a record number of athletes for oral cancer during the 2010 Winter Olympics, according to a story in the Vancouver Sun.
February 17, 2010
Teen set to sue Colo. dental school and oral surgeon
By Donna Domino
A Colorado teenager who ended up in a pain clinic after having her third molars removed at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine is preparing to take legal action against the school and the oral surgeon who operated on her without an active license.
February 17, 2010
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Dentistry for babies: From basic hygiene to 'lap-to-lap'
By Laird Harrison
If the ADA has its way, you may soon be seeing babies in your practice, and that could pose some tricky issues. Even a 3-year-old understands "Open your mouth." But what if your patient can't talk?
February 16, 2010
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CT not necessary for palatal implant planning
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While lateral radiographs provide "reliable evaluation" of the quantity of bone in preoperative diagnosis of palatal implants, additional 3D imaging is only required in rare cases of borderline dimensions, according to a new study in Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research.
February 15, 2010
Cost-cutting measures help Straumann in 2009
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Continued soft demand for dental implants in the U.S. and other key markets put a damper on Straumann's 2009 revenues. Sales for fiscal 2009 were 736 million Swiss francs ($690 million U.S.), a 5% decline over sales of 779 million Swiss francs ($730 million) for 2008.
February 15, 2010
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