Dental Specialties: Page 876

Columnist's implant claim stirs criticism

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Prominent health columnist Jane Brody's assertion that implants are always superior to bridges has stirred some controversy.

November 30, 2009

Renishaw introduces laboratory mill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Renishaw introduced its new Incise laboratory mill at the Dental Showcase exhibition held recently in Birmingham, UK.

November 29, 2009

Zirconia prostheses found as durable as metal

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Fixed dental prostheses with zirconia frameworks survived as long as those with metal frameworks in a randomized controlled clinical trial published in the current International Journal of Prosthodontics.

November 29, 2009

WHO tackles pollution from amalgams

By Laird Harrison

Concerned about mercury pollution, the World Health Organization (WHO) last week convened a meeting of experts to discuss possible new guidelines for the global use of dental amalgams.

November 23, 2009

Komet offers new tungsten cutter

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA now offers a new tungsten carbide cutter designed especially to be used on acrylic material.

November 18, 2009

Anesthesia market projected to rebound

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. market for anesthesia, respiratory and sleep management devices will reach $4.1 billion by 2015, according to a new report series by iData Research.

November 16, 2009

0.5% chlorhexidine found effective in orthodontics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentifrices with 0.50% concentration of chlorhexidine can help control gingivitis and bleeding in orthodontic patients as well as 0.75% concentrations, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

November 12, 2009

Childhood cancer survivors at risk for dental problems

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study confirms another late toxicity that dentists have long suspected: Radiation exposure to the face during treatment as a child increases the risk of bad teeth and a wide range of dental abnormalities as an adult.

November 12, 2009

It's not amalgam's fault

By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA

Amalgam proponents should spend less time defending amalgam and more time demanding better composites and learning how to properly handle them.

November 11, 2009

How platelet-rich plasma can enhance your implant cases

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Dentists can easily harness the power of platelets to speed healing after dental implants are placed, according to James Rutkowski, D.M.D., Ph.D., at the annual American Academy of Implant Dentistry meeting this week.

November 11, 2009

Where did the mercury go?

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

A team of Canadian researchers used a synchrotron to analyze mercury levels in fresh amalgam fillings versus those in a 20-year-old filling. Their findings should appeal to dental amalgam proponents and foes alike.

November 10, 2009

Mom blames anesthetist for son's heart attack at dentist

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Scottish mom has settled out of court in a malpractice case against the Greater Glasgow Health Board that claimed an anesthetist employed by the board caused her son to have a heart attack and subsequent brain damage during a dental procedure in 2002.

November 10, 2009

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