Dental Specialties: Page 872

Modern Plastics introduces implantable material

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Modern Plastics has launched an implantable medical-grade material, MediPEEK-IM (polyetheretherketone), a high-performance semicrystalline thermoplastic designed for long-term body contact.

January 6, 2010

Christensen picks best restorative products

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In its most recent issue, Gordon J. Christensen Clinicians Report (CR) issued its annual list of best materials, devices, and techniques evaluated over the past year. Included were several restorative products to which the newsletter gave its check mark, indicating a best product from a comparison done by the CR researchers during 2009.

January 5, 2010

Toothpaste not responsible for senator's blood alcohol

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Massachusetts state senator Anthony Galluccio will spend 12 months in jail, after a judge rejected the senator's claim that toothpaste was to blame for his failure to pass a series of breathalyzer tests.

January 4, 2010

New Zealand firm targets U.S. oral health market

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Blis Technologies is looking to increase its presence in the U.S. oral healthcare market this year through a series of distributor relationships with major retail outlets.

January 4, 2010

Kerr launches self-adhering flowable composite

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Kerr Dental has introduced its first self-adhering flowable composite, Vertise Flow.

January 3, 2010

Raisins getting a bad rap; how much is too many root canals

By Kathy Kincade

January 3, 2010

NY city may receive dental facility for children

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The city of Tonawanda, NY, may soon get a new research and development facility that caters to the oral and facial surgery needs of children, including those with special needs, according to a news story in Buffalo Business First.

December 30, 2009

Man sues dentist over root canal

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Chicago man is suing his dentist for allegedly performing an unnecessary root canal and tooth extraction.

December 29, 2009

Another study finds green tea good for oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A growing body of research is supporting the anti-inflammatory, anticariogenic, antioxidant, and antibacterial effects of green tea on oral health.

December 28, 2009

New vaccine could one day prevent periodontitis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New vaccine could one day prevent periodontitis

December 28, 2009

Photodynamic therapy effective in treating periodontitis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (a-PDT) is effective in treating chronic periodontitis, according to a meta-analysis in Lasers in Medical Science.

December 28, 2009

Australian dentist sued for doing too many root canals

By Donna Domino

An Australian dentist who left a patient a "dental cripple" after performing unnecessary root canals on all 28 of the man's teeth has been fined $345,000 ($309,000 U.S.) and may lose his license.

December 28, 2009

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