Dental Specialties: Page 923

Nanotechnology could yield better dental implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An international team of scientists led by the University of Montreal has discovered a process to produce new metal surfaces that promise to lead to superior medical and dental implants that could improve healing and allow the human body to better accept metal prostheses.

January 26, 2009

Another U.S. city rejects water fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Corning, NY, recently turned down a measure to fluoridate its water.

January 26, 2009

Minn. shapes future of midlevel providers

By Rabia Mughal

Midlevel dental providers -- aka "superhygienists" -- could soon be performing extractions, restorations, and more in Minnesota. A 13-member work group has submitted its proposal for the creation of an oral health practitioner to the state Legislature.

January 26, 2009

Study finds chilling better than topical anesthetic

By Laird Harrison

If you twist your ankle or bump your head, you apply ice to numb the pain. And parents have long frozen their babies' teething rings. So why not try the same approach before an injection?

January 25, 2009

New Crest Whitestrips challenge office-based whitening

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Procter & Gamble is betting consumers will pay $45 during a deep recession for an improved way to whiten their teeth at home: Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal.

January 25, 2009

It's time to expand our aesthetic horizons

By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA

In her latest column, Dr. Helaine Smith -- aka The Mouth Physician -- encourages the dental community to move beyond crowns and delve into the wonderful world of inlays and onlays.

January 22, 2009

3M ESPE launches calcium phosphate toothpaste

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Indiana Nanotech announced this week that global toothpaste manufacturer 3M ESPE is now using the Indiana company's calcium phosphate technology in its new Clinpro 5000 fluoride toothpaste.

January 21, 2009

Dentists' role in Sjögren's debated

By Laird Harrison

The average Sjögren's syndrome patient suffers for seven years before anyone figures out what's wrong. Part of the problem may be that too many dentists know too little about Sjögren's. Another part may be that experts disagree on the role general dentists should play in its treatment.

January 21, 2009

Dental implant market on the rise in China

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Private dental clinics are emerging all over China in response to increasing demand from China's growing middle class and aging population, according to a new report by the Millennium Research Group.

January 20, 2009

Are alcohol-based mouthwashes safe?

By Kathy Kincade

An Australian professor of oral medicine claims 25 years' worth of research shows a strong correlation between alcohol-containing mouthwashes and oral cancer. But medical and dental experts worldwide disagree -- and it isn't the first time.

January 20, 2009

Umm ... brush??!!

By Jimmy Earll

In his first Laughing Gas column, dentist and comedian "Jimmy Earll" takes a serious look at the caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) model and what some patients claim are genetically "soft teeth."

January 19, 2009

Why some patients need fastening down

By Laird Harrison

Think you're too good a dentist to strap your patients down? Think again. Expert pediatric dentists -- and even the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry -- believe there are times when patients are better off "stabilized."

January 19, 2009

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