D4D Technologies announced the addition of Lee Culp, C.D.T., as its vice president of dental technologies. Culp has been an active member of E4D University’s faculty since 2007 and has been “vital in the successful introduction of the E4D Dentist System,” the company stated in a press release. In addition to implementing D4D’s new design service, mylab, Culp will assist in strategic product planning and advanced education instruction and will
ClassOne Orthodontics is gearing up for the worldwide launch of a new orthodontic product line, SeLECT Defense, that has implications for improved oral hygiene, according to the company. The company released the product to the Texas market last month and plans to launch a worldwide marketing effort next month. SeLECT Defense technology is used in orthodontic treatment to coat brackets, ligature ties, and closing chain to help reduce plaque buildup
SensAble Technologies, a provider of haptic devices and touch-enabled modeling solutions, has integrated the digital tooth library of Heraeus Kulzer’s most popular premium denture teeth into version 2 of the SensAble CAD/CAM system, according to the companies. The integrated offering allows dental labs to digitally design full contour crowns and bridges that incorporate the exceptional esthetics and natural-looking shapes of Heraeus’ denture teeth so that dentists and their patients receive
Firsthand Technology has received a $3.4 million Small Business Initiative Research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research the effectiveness of interactive computer games to change the oral health habits of children, according to the company. Firsthand and the department of dental public health sciences at the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle are developing a multiplayer, stereoscopic 3D action game to engage children ages
Komet USA — the North American division of Komet of Lemgo, Germany — is bringing a series of products to the U.S. market, the company announced. Among the new offerings are crown prepping carbides, provisional fabrication kits for dental assistants, and kits for remodeling lingual cusps of prostheses. Crown prepping carbides The tips of these crown prepping carbides were engineered to match up with the required chamfer or shoulder prep
Novalar Pharmaceuticals used the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting to officially unveil OraVerse, the first local anesthesia reversal agent that accelerates the return to normal sensation and function for dental patients who undergo soft-tissue anesthesia. “How to address soft-tissue numbness is one of the most commonly asked questions in dentistry. OraVerse is the first solution of its kind that dentists can use to finally answer this question,” stated Dr. Stanley
In an effort to assist families on Medicaid who have poor access to dental care, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare, manufacturer of Aquafresh and Sensodyne, has donated 10,000 toothbrushes and 30,000 tubes of toothpaste to Kids First Dental Care, a Kentucky-based organization that works to bring dental care to children across the state. Polident, another brand in GSK’s oral care portfolio, has also contributed a generous amount of Polident Partials for
Biofilms, beware! That was the central message of the talk by endodontic specialist Robert Goldberg, D.D.S., at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting last week. In his presentation, “A Cornucopia of Clinical Conundrums Revisited,” Dr. Goldberg, a dentist who practices in Buffalo Grove, IL, focused on the microorganisms that can invade the oral cavity and wreak all sorts of havoc. Biofilms are particularly bothersome because they can stick to the
Henry Schein has acquired Ortho Organizers, a manufacturer and distributor of orthodontics products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, according to a company press release. Ortho Organizers, a privately owned company with headquarters in Carlsbad, CA, has approximately 200 employees, including 20 sales representatives. Sales in 2008 were approximately $30 million, and its products are sold both domestically and internationally. “Orthodontics is a $1.2 billion global market, including $600
A recent study suggests that routine intake of green tea can help promote healthy teeth and gums. Researchers from Japan analyzed the periodontal health of 940 men, and found that those who regularly drank green tea had superior periodontal health than subjects who consumed less green tea. Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Periodontology (2009, Vol. 80:3, pp. 372-377). “It has been long speculated that green tea
A trip to the dentist can make even the most easy-going child nervous. A new study from Israel suggests that altering the sensory environment in the office — particularly sound and lighting — can considerably lower children’s anxiety, especially for those with developmental disabilities. “Many children are subjected to unnecessary pain and suffering and often fail to cooperate and overcome fear during healthcare treatment,” wrote the authors (Journal of Pediatrics,
Sunstar Americas announced the launch of its GUM PerioBalance daily dental probiotic. PerioBalance comes in a mint-flavored lozenge. “Clinical results have shown a 42% decrease in moderate-to-severe plaque after 28 days,” according to Sunstar. Lactobacillus reuteri Prodentis, the patented key ingredient in GUM PerioBalance, is “a unique blend of probiotics specifically formulated to provide oral health benefits by balancing the oral environment,” Sunstar stated. It has been clinically demonstrated to