Dentists and hygienists in Montana are divided over who should be responsible for placing dental sealants in schoolchildren if a proposed bill passes, according to
Komet USA now offers DF Cutters, tungsten carbide instruments designed for creating a defined roughness of precious and nonprecious metal surfaces to be used in
Air Techniques has added a patented antimicrobial coating to its line of AirStar dental compressors to inhibit the growth and transmission of harmful bacteria, the
Early complications following lip and tongue piercings are frequent and might be minimized with proper overall oral healthcare, according to a study in Quintessence International
The use of MI Paste Plus (GC America) with Recaldent — containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate and fluoride (CPP-ACPF) — helps prevent decalcification in orthodontic
The oral care probiotic EvoraPlus will soon become available at GNC stores across the U.S., according to Oragenics, the company that makes EvoraPlus. GNC has
Accused of aggressively marketing Botox to medical professionals to encourage off-label use, pharmaceutical giant Allergan will pay $600 million to settle civil and criminal accusations
Health officials have found no additional cases of hepatitis B among people treated at a free dental clinic in West Virginia last year, according to
California public health officials say they will fine the town of Watsonville $200 a day for failing to commit to add fluoride to the community’s
In a bid to promote oral health in Ireland, Colgate-Palmolive is offering to refund customers 65 euros ($83) each if they make a visit to
Are you using a fifth-, sixth-, or seventh-generation bonding adhesive? Who decides what generation it is? What constitutes a new generation — the number of
Laser energy can be used to debond ceramic brackets, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (August 2010, Vol.
