U.K. researchers seek personal stories of cleft lip/palate

2013-04-23

Parents of children with cleft lip or palate or people who were born with a cleft lip or palate themselves are being asked to take

Align Technology Q1 revenues up 14%, posts $42M loss

2013-04-21

Align Technology reported revenues of $154 million for the first quarter of 2013 (end-March 31), up from $135 million in the same quarter a year

BPA removed from Calif. toxic list

2013-04-21

A California judge has issued an interim order removing the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from the state’s list of reproductive toxicants, as part of an

Dentsply Implants names new president

2013-04-17

Dentsply Implants has appointed Lars Henrikson, former group vice president, as its new group president. Henrikson replaces Jim Mosch, who has been promoted to executive

Nobel Biocare to settle multimillion dollar implant lawsuit

2013-04-16

Nobel Biocare will reportedly pay up to $1.3 million to settle a $450 million lawsuit brought against it three years ago by a California dentist

Komet launches introductory root-post system kits

2013-04-16

Komet USA has introduced its streamlined introductory kits for the DentinPost, DentinPost X, C-Post, T-Post X, and T-Post XP root-post systems. Each introductory kit includes

Dentca to provide 10 free denture cases monthly

2013-04-15

Dentca is piloting a community support program called Delivering Dentures with Dignity that will provide complimentary dentures to doctors based on patients’ needs and challenges.

Less peroxide, more time triumph in whitening strip study

2013-04-15

A new study has pitted an experimental 9.5% H2O2 whitening strip against a 10% H2O2 strip to see which one was more effective. The researchers

Why don’t more U.S. orthodontists offer teeth whitening?

2013-04-14

Most orthodontists in the U.S. see patients who are interested in teeth whitening as well, but very few provide those services themselves, according to a

What caused Calif. man’s death during third-molar surgery?

2013-04-14

Authorities are looking into a San Diego man’s death last month during what was considered a routine third-molar extraction procedure. On March 21, Marek Lapinski,

Operation Smile, Smile Train partner on Rwanda Smiles

2013-04-11

Smile Train and Operation Smile are launching Rwanda Smiles, an initiative to create a cleft-free Rwanda. The joint effort is in collaboration with the government

3M ESPE releases Sof-Lex spiral finishing, polishing wheels

2013-04-10

3M ESPE has released its Sof-Lex spiral finishing and polishing wheels for dental restorations. The product gives dentists an alternative to traditional points, cups, disks,