Acteon North America will now market and distribute Expasyl, a gingival retraction paste. The paste was previously marketed and distributed by Kerr. It is designed to minimize the risk of damaging the epithelial attachment and help prevent gingival recession and pain.
Centrix has launched NoCord VPS, a one-step, self-retracting impressioning system that retracts gingiva and controls bleeding. The system includes NoCord Wash, a wash material that incorporates a hemostatic agent that controls bleeding and fluid flows, and NoCord MegaBody tray material, which is designed to work with NoCord Wash to retract gingiva from teeth, the company said. NoCord Wash and NoCord MegaBody tray materials provide impressions without separate retraction and hemostasis
GIOSTAR is the world’s leading stem cell research company. It was born in India with the vision to provide adult stem cell therapy to people suffering from degenerative or genetic diseases around the world. The Global Institute of Stem Cell Therapy and Research has grown worldwide since its beginning 15 years ago. GIOSTAR has five established clinics in India and is now aiming to cross borders to arrive in countries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved St. Renatus’ nasal anesthetic, Kovanaze, for dentistry. Kovanaze enables dental anesthesia to be administered through a nasal spray without using a needle, according to the company. The topical anesthetic can be used for pulpal anesthesia in restorative treatments. Kovanaze includes tetracaine hydrogen chloride (HCl) and oxymetazoline HCl, and it is indicated for regional anesthesia on teeth #4 to #13 and #A
Dental laboratory DDS Lab has named William (Bill) Braun as the company’s president and CEO. Braun previously held executive positions at Steris, the company said. DDS Lab sells more than 400 dental products, including crown and bridge cases, complete and partial dentures, implant restorations, attachments, orthodontic appliances, and mouthguards.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted $3.7 million to two New York organizations to improve oral health outcomes of immigrant children. The NIH awarded the funds to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System. The two organizations will use the grant to teach 400 mothers with newborns about oral hygiene and healthy feeding practices. The initiative specifically targets immigrants from South Asia, one of the
The pediatric essential health benefits called for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be allowed to stand alone or alongside all the ACA’s essential health benefits, whether inside or outside a health exchange. This important option — which lets consumers choose their dental plan rather than be forced to accept dental benefits embedded in a medical policy — is critical to ensuring Americans gain access to
Ultradent Products has introduced new flavors to its fluoride varnish line. Cool mint, bubble gum, and orange cream are the flavors added to the Enamelast line, which also includes the original walterberry flavor, according to the company. The fluoride varnish comes in two delivery options: unit-dose blister packs or a syringe and tip application.
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Frequent dental scaling reduces the risk of infection following knee replacement surgery, according to a new study. As oral bacteria are responsible for almost 15% of infections from these procedures, researchers from Taiwan recommend regular dental checkups and scaling. Read Features Editor Donna Domino’s article here. Also on HuangshanDental.com this week, Corinne Jameson-Kuehl, RDH, writes about what happens after you’ve hired an associate and your practice income
Dear Restoratives Insider, Lithium silicate ceramic has many advantages for aesthetic and minimally invasive restorations. But what factors influence the success or failure of these crowns over five years? Researchers from Germany studied more than 300 of these crowns and found certain advantages — and cautions. Read our Insider Exclusive. In other Restoratives Community news, a study presented at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in Seoul,
A team of U.K. and U.S. researchers is developing synthetic biomaterials that support native stem cells for regenerative dental fillings. The team, which includes researchers from the University of Nottingham (UN) and the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, is developing “therapeutic synthetic, light-curable, biomaterials,” according to a UN release. These biomaterials can be put into direct contact with pulp tissue to stimulate the native stem cell population for repair and
If the results of an intraoral full-arch scan were as accurate as those from a plaster model, which would you use? Researchers from South Korea addressed this question of accuracy in a new study published online June 15 in PLOS One. They found no significant differences between plaster models and intraoral scans, except for one measurement of lower intermolar width. “The results of the present study indicate that the intraoral
