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Orascoptic EyeZoom reportedly provides edge-to-edge clarity and high-definition resolution, while giving practitioners the ability to adjust magnification.

In mid-June, 2,000 dental professionals gathered in New York City to attend the Nobel Biocare Global Symposium. The Dental Products Report team went to the Symposium to hear about Nobel Biocare’s new product offerings, their new workflow solution, a brand-new portal for professional cooperation and charity.

DAL DT Technologies has announced that the cubeX2 Cubic Zirconia material from Dental Direkt has been granted 510k compliance from the FDA and is now commercially available.

As the population continues to age, more patients will turn to implants to replace missing teeth rather than ill-fitting dentures or partials. These patients are more educated about implants than ever before, and they’re excited about the possibilities they offer, from a more confident smile to the ability to eat with no pain or discomfort.

Whip Mix has introduced MaxAlign, an Android app that digitally captures patient data.

Dental Arts Laboratories, Inc. announced the arrival of the next evolution in zirconia … cubeX2 cubic zirconia.

At the 2015 Edison Awards gala in New York City on April 23, John Hockenberry, host of public radio's live morning news program The Takeaway, challenged audience members to state why they were present. Many attendees said, "to talk about my product" or "to help children have a better experience."

Three million people in the United States have implants, according to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, and that number is growing by 500,000 a year. With an implant success rate of 98 percent, the U.S. dental implant and prosthetic market is projected to reach $6.4 billion by 2018.

When I moved to New York, I was still on the insurance plan of my company, which was headquartered in Oklahoma. What was a great benefits package in Oklahoma was slim pickins in New York City, and I was forced to choose between two or three dentists within all five boroughs who would accept my insurance. Naturally, I chose the one closest to me (after checking his Yelp reviews, of course).

While his staff members use them on a regular basis, Dr. Thomas Trinkner also likes to use his curing light quite a bit. With a family practice that is dedicated to cosmetics and reconstruction, the cosmetic dentistry pioneer reaches for his Bluephase Style LED curing light all the time and loves that he can count on it for consistent results.

A recent national survey conducted by the CDC revealed that 26 percent of Hispanic six- to nine-year olds suffered from untreated tooth decay, compared with 14 percent of non-Hispanic white children of the same age, revealing a major gap in access to oral health care for Latino children.

Dr. Howard Listopad, DDS, practices at Listopad & Finder DDS PA in Coral Springs, Fla.

In smile makeover cases, the provisional restorations take on a much greater level of importance than a typical crown case. These restorations serve as the patient’s first preview of what his or her new smile will look like and also help facilitate communication about the size, shape and shading for the final restorations. Of course, to create the provisionals, a preliminary impression material is necessary, and it is important to make the proper selection there, as well. 

Dental labs accomplish amazing things. 

We asked Dr. Daniel Etheridge and his assistant, Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA, CDD, of Greenbrier Dental Center in Chesapeake, Va., about their use of 3M™ ESPE™ Imprint™ 4 Preliminary Impression Material, 3M™ ESPE™ Imprint™ 4 VPS Impression Material and 3M™ ESPE™ Protemp™ Plus Temporization Material. 

Formulating a solution for creating consistently excellent Class II composite restorations requires a process for both materials and techniques.

A dental office manager in New York has learned the hard way that playing pretend can result in some very real consequences.

Good news! This year’s spring and summer fashion trends are something any woman can get excited about.

In 2013, investigators on a routine inspection of an oral surgery practice in Tulsa, Okla., discovered numerous violations of health and safety laws and major violations of the state dental act.

Pola Office+ from SDI is said to be the world’s fastest in-office tooth whitening system.

We recently asked 101 dental practices around the country about whitening. We wanted to know if it was offered and what were some of the obstacles to patients accepting it.

OptiBond XTR from Kerr Corporation is a self-etch, light-cure universal dental adhesive that provides outstanding bond strengths to dental and enamel. 

Do you keep hearing about “Chip and PIN” (also called EMV) and the looming October 2015 compliance deadline, but you’re still not sure exactly what this is and how it relates to credit card processing in your practice?  

DuraFlex partials virtually disappear into the mouth, making them the number-one choice of removable flexible partials. In this free webinar, you’ll learn why knowing the perks of partials will help you make the best decisions for your dental office.

Valplast International Corporation recently unveiled revealed their new solution to bring digital dentures to existing CAD/CAM users. Platinum 3D from Valplast is a new product line featuring the new Platinum Series brand of denture tooth by Valplast, a multilayered, nano-filled PMMA denture tooth.

One clinician’s view on Kerr Corporation’s OptiBond XTR universal adhesive.

Want to learn about all of the different ways 3D printing can be utilized in a production dental laboratory? Then our 3D printing webinar is for you!