From PR Newswire Today Gland, Vaud, Switzerland, 05/17/2011 – Nano Bridging Molecules SA, A Swiss med-tech company announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) approval to begin marketing its SurfLink® Dental product – NBMolecules.com. With its bio mimicking properties, SurfLink® Dental has been shown to allow for natural and permanent integration … Read more
Retention of crestal bone subsequent to implant placement was never a major concern. For years, loss to the first thread on the fixture was accepted as the norm. Insane yes, but accepted nonetheless. AstraTech, Straumann, Nobel and now Zimmer have restructured their product line to include bone level fixtures and collar and platform design that … Read more
I’ve never met Dr. Mohammed Al Shehri, however, he’s been a dear friend and collaborator for the past decade. He lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but we talk online most weeks and share cases and presentations regularly. This one in particularly just came through a few minutes ago and I wanted to showcase him and … Read more
from PRWeb.com There is a raft of new and innovative materials in the constellation of bone augmentation…. curasan AG Receives License for Ceracell® Dental in the USA curasan AG has received FDA certification for its new granular bone regeneration material Ceracell® Dental Kleinostheim, Germany, May 07, 2011 –(PR.com)– curasan AG, listed in the General Standard … Read more
From Dentinal Tubules: By Anand Krishnamurthy – 19/03/2011 Dr Krishnamurthy presents a case of implant placement using CAD CAM planning and involving block grafting, before positioning and placing dental implants The initiative with Oral Health and My Dental Hub intends to go one step beyond what you see below into blended learning. It will include … Read more
Immediate replacement of anterior teeth or teeth in the esthetic zone mandates extreme care and expertise to ensure that the facial bone and tissues are not diminished or altered in order that the architecture of the area remain intact and consistent with the norm. The accompanying clips showcase use of the Benex Bone Preservation and … Read more
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Source – Allen Press Publishing Services New materials and new technologies offer opportunities to bring implant dentistry to more patients. Fiber-reinforced composite is a new material that promises advantages for use in oral and craniofacial applications as well as in orthopedics. Discovering how it responds to stress and strain can help gauge its usefulness. As part of … Read more
From Dental Tribune by Saghi Parnham A medically and periodontally stable 24-year-old woman presented with two failing root canals on teeth #8 and #9. Her dental records indicated both teeth were endodontically treated twice before. The first root canals were performed when she was 18 years old due to a trauma incident and again six … Read more
I wanted to demonstrate what we are currently working on for the OH blog………this is simply a sample of something I pulled off the Internet. In time, we hope that all Canadian dentists will share cases with us and in concert with My Dental Hub, a Clinical eChronicle will evolve that will set a new … Read more
From the DailyMail in the UK – 1.3 billion pounds is 2.04 billion Cdn dollars Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has begun a £1.3 billion auction of its dental implants and medical devices division as it looks to focus on its core medicine business. Bids for Astra Tech, which makes catheters and breathing aids, as well as advanced dental … Read more
The word NEXUS has been in my lexicon for 137 years. It was “stolen” from Avrum King who wrote a newsletter back in the 70’s and 80’s on practice management. His background or so he claimed was rumour and propaganda psychology which today would be a phenomenal fit for politicians and dental companies……humour (arh, arh). … Read more
Todd Welch writes one of the most informative blogs on the Net……..excellent stuff and the blog looks so KEWL!!! Check this out…………..
Indian Patents NewsApril 9, 2011 New Delhi, April 9 — Spain based Biotechnology Institute I Mas D S.L. filed patent application for narrow dental implant and associated pieces. The inventor is Eduardo Anitua Aldecoa. Biotechnology Institute I Mas D S.L. filed the patent application on July 8,2007. The patent application number is 6151/DELNP/2007 A. The … Read more
From Dr. Bicuspid and the very lovely Kathy Kincade April 6, 2011 — A team of Canadian researchers is developing a diagnostic tool they say can enhance the early detection and monitoring of peri-implant inflammation and thereby reduce the number of implant failures (Journal of Periodontal Research, March 11, 2011). Read more…………
Established almost 20 years ago, the André Schroeder Research Prize is an annual award presented by the ITI in honor of the late Professor André Schroeder (1918-2004), the founding ITI President, who pioneered implant dentistry and whose lifework contributed significantly to modern dentistry. Worth 20,000 Swiss Francs in cash, the André Schroeder Research Prize is … Read more
Dr.med.dent. Liviu Steier Specialist in EndodonticsQualified Specialist in Prosthetics with Further Education of DGPro Assoc. Clin. Professor Course director MsC in EndodonticsWarwick Dentistry Warwick Medical School
Posted by Dr. Todd Welch on Mar 29, 2011 in Dental Implants (Tooth Implants) Email Sharebar This is an important question and the current wisdom is not to have implants placed until jaw and facial growth are complete. Although it varies from person to person, growth of the jaws in most cases is not complete … Read more
By Marty Jablow – Dental News and Technology Blog • Companies plan to connect 3MTM ESPETM LavaTM Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. to the Straumann® CARES® digital platform for restoration of Straumann implants.• Companies plan to offer new 3M ESPE CAD/CAM Restorative materials through Straumann CARES, improving the workflow from both companies.• Collaboration builds upon their … Read more
Will be posting a few more cases in the hope that the folks out there begin to understand the shift in the blog entry concept to be more clinically focused. Various combinations of clinical images, graphics and animations are to be incorporated into a more Chronicle format of elearning……share and care……it’s the ultimate win/win Case … Read more