Brasseler USA has released a new handpiece, the NL4500. The handpiece features a 45° angle head for improved visibility and posterior access, such as for

Dental sealants are very effective for preventing most of the caries children get in their permanent back teeth, but most children still don’t get them,

DEXIS has updated the software for the CariVu portable caries detection device. Quick capture: A one-second squeeze of the ring saves images to patient records.

Should silver really be dentistry’s gold standard? Dental fillings were linked to elevated blood mercury levels for thousands of people, according to a study in

Komet USA has introduced a new line of depth-marking diamond instruments. The PrepMarker instruments can be used for all-ceramic partial crowns, onlays, overlays, and other

Global dental prosthetic device provider Modern Dental Group has acquired MicroDental Laboratories. MicroDental is a network of 21 dental labs located throughout the U.S. and

Komet USA has launched a new line of diamond instruments for crown preparation. The new Deep Purple line has uniformly sized, extra-coarse diamond grains embedded

Can the addition of a calcium phosphate to a glass ionomer cement (GIC) decrease the amount of plaque-causing biofilms and reduce caries? In the first

During a restorative treatment, the two most-used isolation methods are a rubber dam or a cotton roll. No matter which you use, the results of

A class-action lawsuit against three of the dental industry’s biggest companies will be allowed to proceed after a U.S. District Court judge refused to dismiss

The National Institutes of Health has awarded an eight-year, $8.24 million grant to a University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) professor to fund his dental

Swiss manufacturer Dentalpoint has announced that the company’s metal-free dental implant is now available in the U.S. The Zeramex P6 is a two-piece, screw-retained, metal-free