A-dec offers Cavitron integration option

2011-12-01

A-dec is now offering Cavitron ultrasonic scalers from Dentsply as a factory-installed option with the A-dec 300 or A-dec 500 delivery systems. With this option,

NephRx licenses patent for oral mucositis treatment

2011-11-29

NephRx has gained rights to a U.S. patent related to the company’s novel peptide NX002, which is being developed for the treatment of oral mucositis

U.S. states cut tobacco prevention funding by 36%

2011-11-29

States across the U.S. have slashed funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by 12% in the past year and 36% over the past four

Researchers find new way to repair cleft lip

2011-11-28

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft lip

Hu-Friedy launches color-coded scalers

2011-11-28

Hu-Friedy unveiled a new addition to its hand scaling line called Resin 8 Colors at the Greater New York Dental Meeting this week in New

Hu-Friedy expands ultrasonic thin insert line

2011-11-27

Hu-Friedy has introduced a 25K version of its Swivel XT ultrasonic insert line, designed to reach and remove debris from interproximal and subgingival areas. The

U.S. researchers gain patent for HPV research

2011-11-27

A research team from the University of Rochester has been awarded a U.S. patent for research essential to both human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on the

Oral cancer complications boost treatment costs

2011-11-24

Among patients who are hospitalized for oral cancer, those with medical complications have higher mortality rates and longer hospital stays and incur significantly higher hospital

Case Western gets $3.8M for sleep apnea, heart study

2011-11-22

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study sleep apnea

U.S. oral cancer deaths decline; education a factor

2011-11-21

Mortality rates for U.S. patients with oral and pharyngeal cancer decreased from 1993 to 2007, according to a study in the Archives of Otolaryngology —

Major League Baseball limits smokeless tobacco use

2011-11-21

Limits on smokeless tobacco use included in the new Major League Baseball (MLB) contract represent a historic first step to protect the health of big

Modern diet has prompted many orthodontic issues

2011-11-21

Many of the common orthodontic problems experienced by people in industrialized nations are due to their soft modern diet causing the mandible to grow too