Oral Care

Serving customers in more than 90 countries, Sunstar creates products and educational programs designed to help people acheived better health and well being. 

Air Techniques and Biolase join Crosstex International, Hu-Friedy, Medicom, SciCan, Sultan Healthcare and TotalCare as Super Sponsors.

Charlotte, February 2013 - Xlear Inc., an industry leader for xylitol-based products, has donated more than $80,000 in Spry® gumball machines and gumballs containing xylitol to National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothFairy® (NCOHF).  As a result of this donation, 74 NCOHF Affiliates have received a Spry® gumball machine and gumballs to share with their patients.

Dentists continue to search for new ways to provide their patients with better treatment. Advances in diagnostic technologies can help with this by allowing them to detect and monitor caries at its earliest stages.

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The American Dental Association has introduced the ADA® Dental Symptom Checker™ on MouthHealthy.org to provide patients with accurate information about their oral health symptoms, help them make better-informed decisions about their oral health, help build consumer awareness of the importance of oral health and recognize the benefits of regular dental visits.

Scientific evidence linking type 2 diabetes with a greater risk of periodontitis continues to increase. The December 2012 volume of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice includes a study showing individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus exhibited an even stronger association with risk of periodontitis.

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A merger announced on Jan. 8 should help dentists and other clinicians battle oral cancer, as well as other forms of cancer.  Two companies that offer physicians advanced, clinically proven diagnostic systems that can help prevent cancer by detecting pre-cancerous cells just announced their merger.

There are numerous dental professionals who insist that, if they could just get patients to commit to a homecare regimen, it would make a world of difference in their oral health. While the usual brushing and flossing ritual may seem more routine than racy, a new ad campaign for the SCOPE brand (Procter & Gamble), seeks to change all that.

For an at-risk teen suffering the pain and humiliation associated with poor oral health, a healthy smile can change everything. It means they can concentrate in school, make friends with their classmates and realize their dreams.

In a season filled with candy canes, gum drops and other sugary holiday goodies, it may not be a surprise that oral care product sales rise during the holidays as many health-conscious moms and dads tuck toothbrushes and flossers into little ones’ stockings. But for some families this holiday may not be quite as sweet.

Decorated with moons and stars, the 2500 Children’s Texture Grip toothbrush has a thumb grip along with finger grips on the back side. He soft, color-coordinated .007-inch bristles are surrounded by extra-soft .006-inch white bristles to provide gentle, comfortable cleaning. Free personalization of the toothbrushes is available. Tess Oral Health 800-762-1765 www.tessoralhealth.com

Able to detect tissue abnormalities, the VELscope VX®  enhanced oral assessment system is said to be effective, minimally invasive and can seamlessly be implemented in a patient’s routine dental check-ups.

The VELscope oral cancer screening system has made an impact on the dental industry since its original VELscope Vantage System was introduced in 2008. A much smaller version using natural tissue fluorescence to discover abnormalities in the oral mucus, including oral cancer, was released last year and was well received.  

According to a survey that targets trick-or-treating children (ages 5 to 13), the majority of kids agree they eat too much candy and would still enjoy Halloween if it focused more on other types of fun. The study found that out of 755 U.S. children respondents, 65% consider Halloween the best holiday of the year, while 78% agree with the statement, "too much candy is bad for me."

The "Stop Zombie Mouth" campaign, launched by the American Dental Association and PopCap Games, the creator of the video game Plants vs. Zombies, aims to encourage good oral health among children through the distribution of Plants vs. Zombies-themed trading cards that feature tips for keeping teeth healthy as an alternative to candy.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 16, 2012 - October is National Dental Hygiene Month, and this year’s theme is “Keep them healthy.

The negative effects to teeth following trick-or-treating on Halloween will be lessened again this year thanks to dentists from across the nation who are participating in the ninth annual Halloween Candy Buyback program.

MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 24, 2012 -- DentalEZ® Group today announced that it has signed a letter of intent to make Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) the exclusive global distributor of the Identafi® Oral Cancer Screening Device, a product of the DentalEZ® Group's StarDental® Division.

Haley was a bright teen with a broken smile. She encountered bullies on a daily basis who teased her and called her names like "Hillbilly Hick Haley."

BOCA RATON – The Hispanic Dental Association Foundation (HDAF), together with Crest and Oral-B, recently convened a roundtable of leading dental professionals, oral health researchers and policy makers to discuss why U.S. Hispanics lag behind other Americans in many aspects of oral health.

In the spirit of World Oral Health Day, here is a roundup of the most-read oral health related articles on our website this year.

WASHINGTON (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new $200,000 grant has been awarded?to the American Dental Education Association Minority Dental Faculty Development ?(ADEA MDFD) program, to expand the program's existing critical efforts to improve?diversity among populations of dental students and faculty.

Looking for a stylish, comfortable dental chair with a delivery system? Would you be interested in a free book about caries management? Want to use image management software in the cloud?

   One of the longest trends in appetite control has been the low-carbohydrate diet.

As the oral-systemic healthcare link gains wider acceptance, and as clinicians are promoting a whole-body approach to dental treatment, the term "probiotics" pops up occasionally as a new approach to treating the entire patient. But what are probiotics, and how can they help with oral health as a gateway to overall health?

Given the popularity of vegetarian and vegan diets, it would be surprising if dentists across the country were not encountering patients following such lifestyles.

If you’re like most people, you’ve been on at least one diet-from Atkins to the Zone diet and everything in between. And if you’re like most people, you probably lost some weight…and then gained it back.

Athletes at the peak of health may set world records and win gold medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games, but there is a way they can be even stronger and more fit.