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Common Test For Measuring Mercury May Overestimate Exposure From Dental …
A common test used to determine mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings may significantly overestimate the amount of the toxic metal released from fillings, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Scientists agree that dental amalgam fillings slowly release mercury vapor into the mouth. But both the amount of mercury released and the question of whether this exposure presents a significant health risk remain controversial.
Public health studies often
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Materialise Presents All Digital Solution for Modern …
COLOGNE, Germany: Materialise Dental has extended its best-selling guided implant system and now provides new digital solutions for dental laboratories in particular. Using the new SimPlant software, laboratories can offer additional services to
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Researchers Grow Teeth from Gum Cells…
Dentists may one day be able to replace missing teeth with ones newly grown from gum cells, say UK researchers.The team from King's College London took cells from adult human gum tissue and combined them with another type of cell from mice to grow a
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Morita to Host Speakers at the ITI Congress…
The event will be held at the downtown Marriott in Chicago, Illinois. The theme for this year’s congress is “Connectivity in Implant Dentistry: Putting the Pieces Together”.
As a Gold Sponsor of the event, J. Morita will be hosting speakers
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Straumann Obtains Important Judgment Against Implant …
BASEL, Switzerland: This week, a German court prohibited a cut-price dental implant company from claiming that its products are hydrophilic. Global dental implant manufacturer Straumann prompted the decision after having proved in laboratory tests
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Dentists Develop Restorative Crowns for Children…
Two dentists-turned-entrepreneurs say they’re part of the most revolutionary development in children’s dental care “since fluoride.” Jeffrey Fisher and John Hansen of Sacramento started EZ-Pedo Inc. in 2010, and today their relatively small
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Dental Implants Market Expected to Double by 2018…
According to business report provider GBI Research, the dental implants market is set to almost double in value over the next six years. Owing to technological advancements and the aging population worldwide, the company expects a rapid increase in
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Accuracy of Technology for Placing Implants Tested …
NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: Preoperative planning and positioning are essential steps to avoid complications for the dental implant patients, such as damage to the mental nerve. A new study compares the results of technologies for locating and measuring
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Beta-catenin Molecule is Required for Tooth Root …
Alexandria, Va., USA – Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a paper titled “ß-catenin is Required in Odontoblasts for Tooth Root Formation.” The paper, written by lead authors Tak-Heun
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Demand for Dental Implants Increases throughout the UK…
According to data from www.whatclinic.com, a medical and dental research provider, the demand for dental implants among patients in the UK has increased by double in 2011.
According to their statistics, nearly 150,000 individuals throughout the UK
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A New Dental Implant Maintenance Course to Take Place …
A new course geared towards the maintenance of dental implants is going to take place next November in Leicester, UK. The course is directed towards dental hygienists and will be carried out at the Ivoclar Vivadent International Centre for Dental
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New Drug Coating Offers May Promote Better Fixation of …
In a recent study, a new drug coating thought to provide a better and faster adherence between titanium type implants and the underlying bone was used on implants delivered to human subjects. The study took place at Linköping University in Sweden,
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Pakistan Hosts Its First Implantology Conference…
Pakistan recently hosted its first conference related to implant placement. The event is took place in Karachi, with its primary aim to increase the knowledge and skills of the dental professionals in the country. Clinicians from Germany, the US,
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