More than 500 dentists from around the U.S. have joined forces in a new initiative aimed at promoting early detection of breast cancer. Dubbed Smile Pink, the campaign encourages women and men to show their support of early breast cancer testing by adding a pink Swarovski crystal to their smile. The crystal is applied to the tooth with a temporary dental adhesive and takes less than a minute for a
Komet USA has introduced a new laboratory bur kit designed especially for creating shapes and textures in ceramic restorations that mimic the design of natural teeth. Developed in conjunction with Olivier Tric of Elmhurst, IL, the Olivier Tric Diamond Ceramic Series Kit contains 11 high-end rotary instruments and was designed to create ceramic restorations, according to the company. The primary reason for the inclusion of diamonds and Komet’s specialty carbide
An elephant at a Canadian zoo recently had dental surgery to repair the tusk it broke while playing with a tire last year. Spike the Asian elephant underwent extensive dental surgery recently at the Calgary Zoo, according to a story in the Gazette. “These are analogous to a dental crown in people,” Doug Whiteside, a senior veterinarian at the zoo, told the Gazette. It took two hours to install the
Babies who breast-feed exclusively are less likely to engage in thumb sucking and other “non-nutritive sucking habits,” with benefits for their teeth, researchers at the University of Naples have concluded. For a study published online July 23, 2010, in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, the researchers surveyed parents of 1,451 children ages 7-11 about their infant’s feeding and sucking habits. A clinical examination of the kids’ dental arches included
Dear DrBicuspid Member, A lawsuit filed last month against Cadbury Adams calls into question Trident’s claims that its Xtra Care gum strengthens and rebuilds teeth. But the litigation could also put scientific claims about the restorative abilities of calcium phosphate compounds — used in numerous dental products — on trial. Read more. In other news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued two reports suggesting how the 510(k) review
Amann Girrbach will now provide IdentAlloy and IdentCeram certificates to all dental labs purchasing its Girobond NBS base metal alloy and Ceramill ZI zirconia milling block products. “Amann Girrbach is a welcome addition to the ranks of companies verifying the content of their materials with IdentAlloy and IdentCeram certificates,” said Charles Yenkner, executive director of the IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council, in a press release. The IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council is a nonprofit organization formed
Buffalo Dental Manufacturing has launched the UV MT wet model trimmer finishing system, which features an internal ultraviolet (UV) LED interlock sanitizing system. The system’s internal 365-nm UV LED light is intended to both disinfect the surface of the model trimmer wheel and help break the chain of cross-contamination each time the model is reintroduced to the grinding surface, according to Buffalo. The UV MT wet model trimmer finishing system.
A new test for oral cancer that a dentist could perform by simply using a brush to collect cells from a patient’s mouth, then analyzing the cells using an LED-based device is being tested by researchers at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. An international research team led by John McDevitt, Ph.D., from Rice University, has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to
A federal judge has rejected Dentsply International’s bid to overturn a $44 million jury verdict in a breach of contract case with Guidance Endodontics, according to Law360. Guidance argued successfully that Dentsply broke a 2008 agreement to supply Guidance with endodontic tools because it wanted to weaken Guidance as a competitor. Judge James Browning of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico on July 1 rejected Dentsply’s
For years some of the world’s top dental researchers have been debating the merits of calcium phosphate products without reaching a consensus. Now attorneys in New York are stepping in to thrash out the scientific evidence in court. At issue is the claim printed in capital letters on each package of Trident Xtra Care gum: “STRENGTHENS AND REBUILDS TEETH.” That’s untrue, according to Jerome Noll, an attorney who filed a
Accurately assessing facial asymmetry in orthodontic patients is critical to proper diagnosis and treatment planning, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (July 2010, Vol. 138:1, pp. 23-31). Researchers from Dankook University Graduate School of Dentistry wanted to determine the soft-tissue characteristics of patients perceived to have severe asymmetry and the soft-tissue factors affecting the subjective assessment of facial asymmetry. In the first part
Whip Mix has released ProCal, a calibration device for ensuring firing quality for the Pro 200 series porcelain furnaces. ProCal is designed to rapidly monitor the calibration status of a furnace and automatically recalibrate the furnace to factory specifications. ProCal also performs quick checks on the Pro 100 series units, eliminating guesswork, silver wire tests, and inconsistencies, according to the company. Copyright © 2010 HuangshanDental.com