The Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) is pushing a five-year plan to reform oral healthcare in its state, including legislation to let hygienists practice without supervision.
Millennium Dental Technologies is questioning the ADA’s position statement on the use of lasers in dentistry. In a press release issued April 29, the company
Global Ionics announced the official launch of the Ionic ProClean toothbrush, which uses ionic technology that has been shown to remove more plaque with less
Gum PerioBalance, a chewing gum containing probiotic bacteria, appeared to ease gingivitis in a study reported in the Acta Odontologica Scandinavica (Vol. 67:1, pp. 19-24).
The Minnesota midlevel dental practitioner debate heated up again this week as the state’s dental association launched an advertising campaign targeting proposed legislation that is
Preliminary results from a new Cigna study support the potential association between untreated periodontal disease and increased medical costs for patients being treated for stroke
Johnson & Johnson this month released studies the company says indicate that its new Reach Ultraclean floss removes more plaque than competing Glide and Oral-B
A recent University of Nebraska study has found that Butler Paste-Free Prophy is less abrasive on composite resin and enamel, and provides a higher-gloss finish
Researchers from Temple University say they have found that a simple color-changing oral strip can help detect gum disease in a patient more quickly and
The Picasso diode laser. Image courtesy of PRNewsFoto/AMD Lasers. Having gained FDA clearance for soft-tissue applications last month, AMD Lasers has now launched the Picasso
The presence of two particular periodontal pathogens and an increase in the total number of periodontal bacteria can indicate a risk of heart disease, according
MIAMI – Patients are spending too much time brushing the most accessible teeth while barely touching the least accessible, a researcher from GlaxoSmithKline said Friday