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Good bacteria beat periodontal disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Can you fight bacteria with bacteria? Apparently so, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research.
October 31, 2007
Kids and candy: Don't be a Halloween Grinch
By Rabia Mughal
It's that time of year again. But you don't have to be the Grinch that stole Halloween.
October 29, 2007
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Xylitol gum to the rescue!
By Rabia Mughal
SAN FRANCISCO -- Chomping away on gum has never been a charming habit, but now we have a legitimate medical excuse for it. That's according to John W. Shaner D.M.D., M.S., Associate Professor at the Creighton University Medical Center School of Dentistry. He argues that xylitol- and sorbitol-based gums are so effective at fighting caries that dentists should be handing them out like... well, candy.
October 28, 2007
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Caries prevention: New legal standards?
By Laird Harrison
A new manifesto from dental schools across the nation could ultimately increase dentists' liability for preventing cavities.
October 25, 2007
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The end of cavities? Part II
By Laird Harrison
A new preventive approach could mean patients get far fewer cavities--and dentists make less money from restorations. Can you make up the loss by attracting more patients?
October 25, 2007
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Cosmetic confidential
By Dan Tynan
The dark truth behind those bright smiles
October 22, 2007
The battle of the power toothbrushes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ultreo, Inc., makers of Ultreo, a power toothbrush based on ultrasound waveguide technology, filed a counter suit against Procter & Gamble in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York last week.
October 21, 2007
Invisalign training gets AGD nod
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
It's less than accreditation, but more than a pat on the back; when the Academy of General Dentistry bestows its Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) on a continuing education program, dentists take notice.
October 18, 2007
Tooth loss may predict later-life dementia
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct. 17 To keep dementia at bay, take care of your teeth. That seems to be the message of a new study in which researchers found a possible link between tooth loss or having very few teeth -- one to nine, to be exact -- and the development of dementia later in life.
October 17, 2007
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The end of cavities? Part I
By Laird Harrison
New treatments and diagnostic tools would make the classic dentist's business model -- drill, fill, and bill -- as outmoded as ivory dentures.
October 16, 2007
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Snake venom speeds healing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new fibrin adhesive made from an enzyme found in snake venom is more effective at closing surgical incisions than traditional sutures, according to a new study in the October issue of the Journal of Periodontology.
October 15, 2007
ADA Show Report: Gordon C on Perio D
By Robert Luhn
SAN FRANCISCO - In his recent freewheeling talk at the recent ADA convention held in San Francisco, Gordon Christensen paused to ponder periodontal disease and treatment of same.
October 11, 2007
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