Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for patients with oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published online in Cancer Prevention Research, is the first to examine green tea as a chemopreventative agent in this high-risk patient population. The researchers found that more than half of the oral leukoplakia patients who took the extract had a
Komet’s ZR943 diamond disk is designed to cut zirconia. Komet USA this week announced a diamond disk that cuts zirconia at high speeds. Komet’s ZR943 diamond disk is designed to cut off sprues from pressed ceramics and to separate the coping from the HIP zirconia blank. Available in FG shank only, the ZR943 disk is obtainable in three sizes (065, 080, and 100). With a medium grit of 100 µm,
Imagenetix has been issued a new U.S. patent (#7,612,111), which provides intellectual property protection for its 1-TDC early stage drug candidate for the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease. Imagenetix’s early stage drug candidate (1-TDC) has been studied at Boston University’s Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology for the treatment of periodontal disease. According to the company, in studies published in the Journal of Periodontology, 1-TDC was shown to stop
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation board of directors elected Donald S. Clem, D.D.S., Myron Nevins, D.D.S., Michael G. Newman, D.D.S., and S. Timothy Rose, D.D.S., M.S., to three-year terms at its annual meeting in Boston last month. As a past president of the AAP Foundation, Dr. Clem has been in practice for 25 years, and serves as an assistant clinical professor at Loma Linda University and as an
Colgate-Palmolive announced this week that it has provided free dental screenings, oral health education, and treatment referrals to 100 million U.S. children in its “Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures”program. The company celebrated the milestone with a “brush-a-thon” in midtown Manhattan that featured over 170 children from Juan Ponce De Leon Public School of the Bronx, NY, and actress and musician Miranda Cosgrove, star of the Emmy-nominated television series “iCarly.” Colgate
New clinical guidelines released by the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) emphasize the importance of periodontal health for people with diabetes, according to a press release from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). The new IDF oral health clinical guideline supports what research has already suggested: that management of periodontal disease can help reduce the risk of developing diabetes; and can also help people with diabetes control their blood sugar levels.
An Iowa woman who believes that Procter & Gamble’s Fixodent and GlaxoSmithKline’s Super Poligrip denture adhesive creams caused her neuropathy, is suing the two companies. The lawsuit is the latest of several announced by the law firm Parker Waichman Alonso on behalf of users of zinc-containing denture creams. According to the complaint, Shawn Renay Rankin, 48, stopped using the denture adhesive creams in March 2009 after she was diagnosed with
A personal injury law firm has filed a lawsuit against Procter & Gamble on behalf of a Texas woman who claims that she was diagnosed with neuropathy after using Fixodent denture adhesive cream. The lawsuit is the latest of several filed by Parker Waichman Alonso on behalf of users of zinc-containing denture creams, according to a firm press release. According to this latest complaint, Barbara Ann Floyd, 48, received dentures
Biolase Technology is now promoting deep pocket therapy (DPT) with new attachment using the Waterlase MD and patented radial firing perio tips (RFPT) as a non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease. The newly FDA-cleared procedure for the Waterlase MD assists in new attachment, and in most cases provides deep pocket treatments in a single visit without the use of a scalpel, stitches, or the conventional cutting of
The first comprehensive analysis of genetic variations involved in the development of oral cancer will be conducted under a $2.398 million grant awarded to researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health. Principal investigator Jeffrey Myers, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, said the project will examine
Straumann reported a 4.6% drop in third-quarter sales worldwide but is confident it will still outperform the market in 2009, the implant maker said in a press release. Sales for the quarter were CHF168.2 million ($164.9 million), compared to CHF176.40 million ($173.4 million) for the same quarter a year ago. In Europe, Straumann’s largest region, net revenue reached CHF 346 million ($340 million, 63% of sales) in the first nine
3D Systems is previewing its ProJet MP 3000 at the DenTech show in Shanghai, China, this week. The ProJet is a new 3-D production system for digital-dental models that it plans to introduce in the first quarter of 2010. The company is marketing the ProJet MP 3000 as “the first economical 3-D production system for small to medium dental labs.” This new compact production system incorporates the latest generation of