Patterson teams with Under Armour in Canada

Patterson Dental Canada is now the exclusive distributor of Under Armour (UA) Performance Mouthwear in Canada. Powered by ArmourBite Technology, UA Performance Mouthwear can improve strength, endurance, and reaction time; reduce athletic stress; and relieve pressure on the temporomandibular joint, according to the company. UA Performance Mouthwear was introduced in the U.S. last August and is currently being offered by more than 2,000 dentists nationwide. Hundreds of professional, college, and

AAE survey: Dentists value endodontists

To kick off its annual Root Canal Awareness Week (March 28 through April 3, 2010), the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) is paying tribute to the partnership that endodontists and dentists share in dental care. According to an AAE survey of 983 general dentists, more than 94% said the most effective ways endodontists build relationships with them occur following a root canal procedure, when endodontists send reports and film back

Aussie firm sues Interleukin Genetics over perio test

Interleukin Genetics is among eight companies being sued by Genetics Technologies for alleged patent infringement, according to an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a story on massdevice.com. In a complaint filed February 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, the Australian company accused Interleukin and the other companies — including Beckman Coulter — of violating U.S. Patent No. 5,612,179,

Mom to spend 9 months in jail for son’s dental neglect

A Washington woman was sentenced to nine months in jail for failing to seek timely dental care for her developmentally disabled son, according to a story in the Yakima Herald-Republic. Jurors convicted Kathren Ann Carter in February in Yakima County Superior Court. She will serve three months in custody, then be on electronic home monitoring for the rest of her sentence, the Herald-Republic reported. Prosecutors alleged that Carter’s 10-year-old adopted

U.S. dental systems market to reach $1.9 billion in 2016

The U.S. market for dental operatory equipment and practice management software will reach $1.9 billion by 2016, according to a new global report series by iData Research. In 2009, the two largest segments in the combined dental operatory equipment and practice management software market were dental furniture/cabinetry and imaging systems, representing 38.5% and 38.7%, respectively, of the total market, according to the report. “Dental practices are acquiring imaging systems and

Woman gets ticket for flossing while driving

A U.K. woman was pulled over and slapped with a 60 pound ($90 U.S.) fine after traffic police caught her flossing while driving a 70 mph, according to a story in the Telegraph. The police spotted the driver using dental floss to clean her teeth in the rearview mirror of her car. She was pulled over, lectured about careless driving, and given a ticket, the Telegraph reported. “We’ve caught women

CBCT enhances orthodontic anchorage device placement

Cone-beam CT (CBCT) enables better visualization of miniscrew implants when they are used as temporary anchorage devices (TADs) for orthodontic treatment, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontic and Dentofacial Orthopedics (February 2010, Vol. 137:2, pp. 166-167). The study, conducted at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, evaluated the location of TADs placed during orthodontic treatment, with particular emphasis on implant placement with regard

AADR honors UCSF professor for HIV work

John Greenspan, B.D.S., a professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is the recipient of the 2010 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Distinguished Scientist Award. Dr. Greenspan will be presented with the award March 3 at the AADR annual meeting in Washington, DC. Dr. Greenspan is a professor of oral pathology at the UCSF School of Dentistry and a professor of pathology in the School of Medicine.

Researchers ID genes linked to early tooth development

Several genes affect tooth development in the first year of life, according to the findings of a study conducted at Imperial College London, the University of Bristol in the U.K., and the University of Oulu in Finland. The research, published February 26 in PLoS Genetics, shows that the teeth of babies with certain genetic variants tend to appear later and these children have a lower number of teeth by age

3Shape launches new 3D scanner

3Shape has released its new D710 Multi Die 3D scanner, designed to bring “remarkable scan, design, and production speeds to the digital dentistry market,” according to the company. The system is designed for medium-to-large dental labs. The D710 Multi Die is based on 3Shape’s D700 3D scanner platform, with the added ability to scan up to six dies in one batch, the company noted. The scanner automatically moves each die

Pure Bioscience launches disinfectant

Pure Bioscience has launched IV-7 Ultimate Germ Defense (IV-7), a broad-spectrum disinfectant with silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) technology as the active ingredient. IV-7 can be used to kill germs on hard surfaces in various settings, including dental offices and medical clinics, homes, offices, schools, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, and animal shelters, the company said. Unlike traditional alcohol- or bleach-based surface disinfectants, IV-7 Ultimate Germ Defense requires no hazard or warning statements,

Are short implants getting the short shrift?

History has not been kind to short implants. More often than not the dental community has dismissed these tiny prostheses as experimental and prone to failure, according to proponents of this technology. But such objections are “ridiculous misconceptions,” said Rainier Urdaneta, D.M.D., at the recent Yankee Dental Congress in Boston. In fact, short implants are superior to their longer counterparts, he told his audience, citing a body of research he