A Florida woman is suing an oral surgeon after a bur that went missing during an extraction was left lodged in her right maxillary sinus

Plasma jets can disinfect dentin and might serve as a good alternative to chemicals or ozone on tooth preparations, researchers reported last week in the

Effective January 20, Patterson Dental became the sole national distributor of the ProDrive System, a handpiece upgrade, ProDrive Systems announced. Patterson already has an exclusive

Immediate loading of implant-supported mandibular overdentures was more successful when the implants had oxidized surfaces than when they had machined surfaces in a study reported

Nobel Biocare is partnering with Ivoclar Vivadent to expand its line of restorative and prosthetic products, the companies announced in a press release. Ivoclar Vivadent

Opponents of water fluoridation in Walker, LA, are calling on the Board of Aldermen to reconsider a decision to inject fluoride into the town water

Restorations placed with etch-and-rinse adhesives had tighter margins than restorations placed with single-bottle self-etch adhesives in a study published online January 5 in Clinical Oral

The Jordan Company announced that its Resolute Fund II has acquired 100% of the assets and business of Zest Anchors, a family-owned and operated manufacturer

Delcam has released Delcam Dental 2010 SP2, which enhances previous versions of the program used by laboratories for CAD/CAM production of restorations, according to a

Phoenix Lazerus, the makers of Save-A-Tooth, has been granted a U.S. patent for an enhanced method of saving and storing knocked-out teeth. The new patent

Modern Plastics has launched an implantable medical-grade material, MediPEEK-IM (polyetheretherketone), a high-performance semicrystalline thermoplastic designed for long-term body contact. The resin is designed to be

For the second straight year, Komet is the fastest growing diamond brand in the U.S. dental rotary market, according to Strategic Dental Marketing’s (SDM) Dental