Dental Specialties: Page 881

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

Aussie university focuses on oral health of mentally ill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

La Trobe University in Victoria, Australia has launched a free toothbrush and toothpaste campaign directed toward individuals with mental health issues.

November 10, 2009

Salimetrics develops salivary markers for perio disease

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Salimetrics has developed three new salivary assays for use as markers for peridontal disease: IL-1 beta, MMP-8, and albumin.

November 10, 2009

Waterless toothbrush launched

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

United Treatment Centers will launch its Aquafree waterless toothbrush Nov. 29 at the Greater New York Dental Meeting, the company announced.

November 9, 2009

Expert warns flu may burden dental offices

By Laird Harrison

As H1N1 flu spreads, the demands on dental offices are increasing, according to Leslie D. Canham, R.D.A., a certified U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration trainer.

November 8, 2009

California dentists give crowns for charity

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Star Refining London and the California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation have joined forces to launch a scrap crown recycling program called Crowns for Kids that provides dental services to children in need throughout California.

November 5, 2009

AGD survey finds tooth erosion on the rise

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

One in three dentists surveyed by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) cite aggressive tooth brushing as the most common cause of sensitive teeth, followed by acidic food and beverage consumption.

November 5, 2009

Polymer hybrids show promise for next-generation dental materials

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg, Germany, working in collaboration with research partners at Voco, have developed a hybrid material they say can be used for all the components used in root canal treatment.

November 4, 2009

Green tea a preventive agent for oral cancer?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for patients with oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

November 4, 2009

Endodontics: Another use for the Diagnodent?

By Kathy Kincade

Think the Diagnodent is only good for helping to confirm the presence of caries or calculus? Think again. A new study in the Journal of Endodontics has found that laser fluorescence can also enhance the assessment of endodontic infection.

November 4, 2009

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