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How to: Correct unplanned dental treatment
March 26th 2012Dentists face numerous challenges associated with full-mouth extractions and arbitrary placement of dental implants. Solutions can result in less than desirable physical properties of the final restoration, and the resulting restorations may require repeated service and possibly exhibit longevity issues.
Mother says dentists pulled son's teeth without consent
March 26th 2012A California mother is irate because she says although her nine-year-old son takes part in the Big Smiles Program, she never signed the extraction consent form before her son's teeth were pulled at school. Alexander Henry had four teeth pulled as part of the Big Smiles Program that is contracted by the San Diego Unified School District. The program provides free dental care to hundreds of local children.
Digital dental laser developer showcases perio treatment at the Academy of Osseointegration Show
March 23rd 2012Millennium Dental Technologies, creator of FDA-cleared LANAP® protocol for the treatment of moderate to severe gum disease and the digital dental laser PerioLase MVP-7, presented periodontal clinical dat
Midmark Launches 2010 National Operatory Promotion
March 21st 2012VERSAILLES, Ohio – (August 2, 2010) – Midmark Corporation today announced the launch of its newest dental promotion, the 2010 National Operatory Promotion, entitled “C.S.I. Customer Solution Investigation.” The promotion order period begins August 1, 2010, and runs through November 15, 2010. Dentists and dental facilities that purchase eligible Midmark dental products during the promotional period will receive product incentives ranging from dental stools and upholstery upgrades, to discounted pricing.
APPLYING Blackline handpiece in your practice
March 21st 2012The Blackline® Highspeed Handpiece series features Carbon Fiber, the newest of Bien-Air’s technological advancements in dental handpieces. A light-weight core combined with optimal strength offers maneuverability and longevity for the user.
"Essentially a great answer for patients..."
March 21st 2012With the advent of vital tooth bleaching, the market has been flooded with options leaving patients confused about the process and often misled by Internet marketing and unsupervised OTC products. For a lot of our patients, nighttime bleaching with custom trays is simply not an option although it is a preferred method for many dentists as it uses carbamide peroxide with lower concentration and slower release time.
Scanner manufacturers develop model-generation options
March 21st 2012Even as more and more intraoral digital impression capture systems come onto the marketplace, for labs working with dentists who prefer to follow the traditional tray-based route of impression capture yet want to eliminate models from there workflow procedures, there is an increasing number of options for scanning the tray impression from the dentist directly into a CAD system using a benchtop scanner.
Team Approach: Controlling periodontal disease
March 21st 2012Year after year, survey after survey, DPR’s readers affirm that when it comes to choosing new dental products for their dental practices, colleague recommendations are vital. Here, we provide space for dental professionals-like you and your team-to reflect on the products they see making a difference.
Applying A-dec LED dental operatory light in your dental practice
March 21st 2012The A-dec LED Dental Operatory Light delivers a combination of color temperature accuracy and high color rendering index value that reportedly give the truest illumination on the new dental product market. It also features a thin profile, passive thermal management, and easy positioning.
"The only curing solution you need..."
March 21st 2012When I started in dentistry in 1986, the most powerful quartz halogen light required at least 40 seconds to fully cure an increment of composite, while conventional curing lights lacked power. When indirect restorations asserted their presence in the 1990s, materials like Empress (Ivoclar Vivadent) leucite porcelain or feldspathic porcelain veneers allowed light penetration. However, materials like InCeram (VITA) and Procera (Nobel Biocare) still did not.