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Milestone Scientific Q2 revenues up 52%
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific reported an increase of 52% in net revenues for the second quarter of this year.
August 11, 2009
New compound shows promise for perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A proprietary compound called 1-tetradecanol complex has been shown to be effective in arresting the progression of periodontal disease, according to a new study.
August 11, 2009
Nobel Biocare Q2 profits up 16%
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nobel Biocare reported a 16% increase in net profits for the second quarter of 2009, despite ongoing economic challenges worldwide.
August 11, 2009
New osteoporosis drug may avoid osteonecrosis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Denosumab, an investigational new drug for osteoporosis, increased patients' bone density without causing osteonecrosis of the jaw in a new study.
August 11, 2009
Why some dentists don't hire hygienists
By Rabia Mughal
Dentists who work full time, employ more administrative personnel, and have more operatories, longer appointments, and more income from private payers are also more likely to employ hygienists, a new study finds.
August 10, 2009
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Straumann upbeat despite midyear results
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Straumann remains optimistic about its potential for continued growth in the dental implant market, despite a slowdown in patient volumes and a resulting 16% drop in profits for the first half of 2009.
August 10, 2009
Merck denies Fosamax caused woman's ONJ
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Merck said it will "vigorously defend itself" in the first of what is expected to be several liability trials involving the company's osteoporosis drug Fosamax.
August 10, 2009
Computerized anesthetic system found equal to manual
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Wand computer-controlled local anesthetic system from Milestone Scientific caused no more or less pain than conventional injections in a recent study.
August 10, 2009
Dentatrust dental lab opens in North Carolina
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Tom Nieting, C.D.T., and Norbert Ulmer, M.B.A., have opened a new dental laboratory, Dentatrust, in Charlotte, NC.
August 10, 2009
Study: iRoot SP equal to AH Plus in apical sealing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new root canal sealer, the iRoot SP Root Canal Sealer from Veriodent, prevented apical leakage as well as AH Plus from Dentsply in a recent study.
August 10, 2009
Ohio State, Delta Dental donate $250,000 in dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Children in Columbus, OH, public schools received more than $250,000 in free dental care during the past school year from the Ohio State University College of Dentistry's Health Outreach Mobile Experience Coach program.
August 9, 2009
Alcohol fuels dramatic rise in U.K. oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.K. doctors are calling for tobacco-style warnings on alcohol after new figures show that rates of cancer of the lip, tongue, mouth, and throat have risen by 24% among women and 28% among men in their 40s in the past decade.
August 9, 2009
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