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Zest Anchors now part of the Jordan Company

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Jordan Company announced that its Resolute Fund II has acquired 100% of the assets and business of Zest Anchors, a family-owned and operated manufacturer of dental attachments.

January 11, 2010

Study finds weaker margins with self-etch

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Restorations placed with etch-and-rinse adhesives had tighter margins than restorations placed with single-bottle self-etch adhesives in a study published online January 5 in Clinical Oral Investigations.

January 11, 2010

Experience counts when it comes to shade matching

By Rabia Mughal

Clinical education and experience can positively affect a dental professional's ability to correctly match tooth shades, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. But some experts say the trick to good matching is more elusive than that.

January 11, 2010

When it comes to tooth whitening, what's all the fuss?

By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA

Let's face it: The public has access to teeth whitening and we cannot stop it, nor should we.

January 10, 2010

OrthoSynetics adds Orthotrac to services portfolio

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

OrthoSynetics has partnered with Kodak Orthotrac and added Orthotrac software to OrthoSynetic's practice management services and technologies, the company announced.

January 10, 2010

NYU and Sandia researchers to classify oral bacteria

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Although the destructive effects of oral bacteria in producing dental caries, periodontal disease, and other infectious conditions are well known, the identities of many of the microbes responsible for these conditions, as well as their physical characteristics and ability to grow and sustain themselves, remain a mystery.

January 10, 2010

CR newsletter: Disinfect your preparations

By Laird Harrison

Before bandaging a wound, you apply an antibiotic ointment. Before probing a tooth, you sterilize your explorer. So should you also disinfect a tooth before placing the restoration? Rella Christensen, R.D.H., Ph.D., says yes.

January 10, 2010

Children's oral health group partners with Pankey Institute

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) and The Pankey Institute have formed a partnership to provide volunteer dental services to promising at-risk teens and underserved children throughout the United States through the America's Toothfairy Dental Home and Tomorrow's SMILES programs.

January 7, 2010

Survey: Many Brits unaware of lingual orthodontics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nearly one-fifth of the population of England and Wales believe their teeth would benefit from straightening with braces, according to new research from Ipsos MORI, a leading U.K. research firm.

January 7, 2010

New Save-A-Tooth patent enhances product design

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Phoenix Lazerus, the makers of Save-A-Tooth, has been granted a U.S. patent for an enhanced method of saving and storing knocked-out teeth.

January 7, 2010

Australian officials say tooth decay an epidemic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Tooth decay in Australian children is reaching epidemic proportions and it is costing parents thousands of dollars.

January 7, 2010

Survey: Komet the fastest growing diamond brand

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

For the second straight year, Komet is the fastest growing diamond brand in the U.S. dental rotary market, according to Strategic Dental Marketing's Dental Products Trial, Awareness, and Penetration Study for the first half of 2009.

January 6, 2010

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