Brain-Pad has introduced a new athletic mouthguard with improved features for energy absorption and lower jaw protection, the company announced. The 3XS professional model is designed for high-impact sports, including football, boxing, ice hockey, and mixed martial arts. Like all Brain-Pad mouthguards, the 3XS model is a dual-arch, bimolar mouthguard that repositions the lower jaw while protecting both the upper and lower teeth. But new GelForm pads inserted into the

It looks like Ultreo — once a competitor to Procter and Gamble and Philips in the power toothbrush market — is back. After going out of business in late 2008 following a legal battle with Procter and Gamble and failed attempts to find new investors or a buyer, the company has reappeared with a revamped Web site and an active Facebook page. “Ultreo was purchased recently by a set of

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) was recently invited to provide testimony to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Oral Health as part of the strategic planning process for 2011 through 2014. The AAP’s testimony called for the CDC to prioritize resources to analyze and validate the results of the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, which includes self-report questions on periodontal health and a

Soft-tissue lasers add no clinical value to the treatment of periodontal disease beyond what can be achieved using scaling, planing, and conventional surgical procedures, according to a literature review in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association (April 2010, Vol. 76:2, a30). But other research, and the evolving perception that periodontal disease is caused not by oral bacteria but by inflammatory cells that overreact to the presence of the bacteria,

The California Dental Hygienists’ Association (CDHA) is mobilizing its members to provide free dental care to thousands of the Los Angeles area’s indigent, uninsured, and underserved at one of the city’s largest public health clinics. The eight-day medical and dental healthcare event — under the auspices of a program known as Remote Access Medical — will be open to the public beginning April 27 through May 3 at the Los