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Roydent’s nickel titanium ‘Memory Shape’ needle allows for smart retreatments

Roydent Dental Products continues to see brisk sales of the needle most recently added to its popular Micro-Apical Placement (MAP) System. The flexible, ...

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Common sense as a guide to post design

In order to apply common sense, we first have to appreciate what we want and don’t want from a post. Primarily, we want high retention so the post can...

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Biological allograft products applied to dentistry

The advent of human bone grafting has led to applications within the specialties of dental and sinus reconstructive surgery for corrections to maladies such...

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ACTEON North America introduces SOPIX2

ACTEON North America has introduced SOPIX2, a new direct USB digital X-ray system that possesses the best of modern technology: fiber optic based CMOS, ...

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ADA offers resource to help dentists record procedures

CHICAGO, IL / NEW YORK, NY, USA: The American Dental Association (ADA) is offering the publication CDT 2011-2012: The ADA Practical Guide to Dental ...

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The most common questions dentists ask about credit

The most common phrase I hear as I help dentists with their financing situations at McKenzie Management and the one I wish I had a dollar for every time it ...

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Medidenta/Endo Direct offers Calcinase acid-free EDTA solution

Calcinase is an acid-free EDTA solution that is ideal in finding and widening root canals since it breaks down calcium deposits. It is also ideal for ...

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Award program to recognize hygienists

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Crest Oral-B is gearing up to recognize professionals who go above and beyond the call of duty daily. With the ‘Pros in the ...

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Digital radiography: Step out of the dark

Are you in love with your dark room? Does the team fight over who ‘gets to clean’ the processor? Will it break their hearts when they learn that...

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Double your productivity by cutting your to-do list in half

As the dentist, you are the top revenue producer in your practice, but as much as you try, you can’t wear all the hats. Your practice wouldn’t ...

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‘Filling the gap’ in Afghanistan

SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA: A unique dental program in Afghanistan is saving lives, raising the infrastructure level and bringing about social change for women ...

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Reducing intraoral injection pain levels

Two independent studies have confirmed the effectiveness of the VibraJect Dental Needle Attachment to block the pain of dental injections. The first study ...

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LUMINEERS Destination Education announces two new Las Vegas events

Combine Las Vegas and practice-changing continuing education and you get LUMINEERS Destination Education’s (DE) next two events at the new ARIA Resort...

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ADHA announces leadership

LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: Caryn Loftis-Solie, RDH, of Sparks, NV, was inaugurated as the 2010–2011 president of the Chicago-based American Dental ...

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Apical microsurgery: the REB and REP (Part 4)

The amount, or degree, of the root-end bevel (REB) is of utmost importance and should be precisely planned in advance after considering the overall ...

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The future of dentistry lies within a microscope

The times they are a changin’. Sometimes it is difficult to determine if something is a fad or if it is the future. When I was in college, I walked by...

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Is the ‘silo effect’ putting you and your practice out to pasture?

Ann does her job, Caroline does hers, Danita always seems to be busy doing hers. Everyone is working independently. So, what’s the problem? It’s...

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Muscling in on the truth

Debate on the causes of malocclusion has been raging since the genesis of the orthodontic science, but has the answer already been found? Various factions ...

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ACTEON North America introduces newest addition to its intra oral camera lineup

The SOPRO 717 First is a ‘streamlined’ version of its predecessor, the SOPRO 717 with Sopro Shade Concept. The removal of the Sopro Shade ...

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Pilot safety protocol could help dentists reduce errors

ANN ARBOR, MI / NEW YORK, NY, USA: Pilots and dentists have more in common than one might think: Both jobs are highly technical and require teamwork. Both ...

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Anatomage to hold its 2011 User Group Meeting in San Francisco

The Anatomage 2011 Users Group Meeting registration is now open. The show will be a three-day event from 1 to 3 April. The first day will be composed of ...

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Esthetic management of adjacent maxillary central incisors: Extraction, immediate placement and immediate provisionalization

A medically and periodontally stable 50-year-old woman presented with failing #8 and #9 teeth that exhibit asymmetry, lack of interdental papilla and a ...

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CBCT and implants: a career-altering experience

With all the technology available to dental practitioners today, very few can be described as ‘career altering.’ One of my original reasons for ...

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Patient financing makes implants more affordable

Presenting implant treatment can be extremely challenging. While the value of implant treatment is readily apparent, the cost is often a deterrent to case ...

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AAID to navigate implant complications

BOSTON, MA / NEW YORK, NY, USA: Complications and how to identify and overcome them will be one focus of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry’s ...

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Medidenta/Endo Direct offers X-ray Grids

X-Ray Grids are a plastic grid that has superimposed millimeter markings in increments of 1 millimeter. When placed up against a conventional X-ray, it will...

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A banker’s bond: When less is more

This banking executive was an existing patient who wanted to improve his smile. It all started with the patient wanting to find a way to make his upper ...

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The Greater New York Dental Meeting announces two Live Dentistry Arenas

NEW YORK, NY, USA: As the leading dental convention and event in the United States, the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) continues to grow and reach ...

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Implant fracture: A look at the physical mechanisms for failure

The etiology and physical mechanism of fractured dental implants phenomenon have been reviewed and studied at length in recent years.1–8 For the most ...

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Easy, quick modeling

Even though dental cases have been modeled for decades mainly using the most varied types of dental waxes or PMMA powder-liquid resins, “The better is...

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