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Dec 21, 2009 | Mar 21, 2010
Mar 18, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance to iLase, the world's first hand-held dental laser from Biolase. The decision will give the California-based manufacturer the right to market their new product in the USA and other countries worldwide. Shares of the company went up over 20 per cent yesterday morning after the clearance was announced by the regulators.
Mar 17, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Snap-On Smile is now part of Den-Mat Holding, LLC. In a press note released earlier this week, the company announced that its LUMINEERS Smile Design Studios in Santa Maria, USA, has acquired all intellectual property and production rights of the brand. Snap-On Smile, a crystallised acetyl resin-based removable appliance, was developed by New York City dentist Dr Marc Liechtung in 1996. It can be used as an aesthetic provisional in implant cases or cosmetic removable partial denture
Mar 16, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Dentists in the USA now have access to the new OsseoSpeed TX line from Astra Tech. The Sweden-based manufacturer launched the latest version of its implant system last week at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) in Orlando. It will be available through Astra Tech’s subsidiary in Waltham, Massachusetts, and feature a modified tapered apex design for easier implant installation especially in soft bone where under-preparation is often desired, the company said.
Sep 3, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK/AMHERST, NY, USA: The new Programat P500/G2 from Ivoclar Vivadent comes with a new touch screen colour display and a host of other new features that further enhance the firing process. The second-generation furnace, which is build on the tried-and-tested properties of its predecessor model, incorporates state-of-the-art power saving technology, which cuts power consumption in the stand-by mode by up to 40 per cent, the company says. This will reduce energy costs and helps protect the environment.
May 3, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Novalar Pharmaceuticals has announced to have chosen Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland as exclusive distributor of their OraVerse anestethia reversal technology in Germany. Sanofi-Aventis, one of the leading German pharmaceutical companies, will also have the option to extend the license to other countries in Europe, both companies said. They intend to launch the product in early 2011.
Mar 3, 2010 | USA
CHICAGO, USA: The Midwinter Meeting is traditionally the place where companies unveil new technology and new equipment. One of those companies, Isolite Systems, a maker of innovative dental isolation technology, introduced a new product, the IsodryTi. The new product was assessed while conducting market research on the company’s original, award-winning Isolite dryfield illuminator dental isolation system, the company said.
Mar 3, 2010 | Europe
MT WOUDENBERG, The Netherlands: Allergic reactions have become a major health concern for both patients and healthcare workers who frequently use latex gloves. In addition, every time a healthcare worker takes off his or her examination gloves, washes their hands and then puts on another pair of gloves, they become predominantly vulnerable to dry, rough, irritated and cracked skin. Medicom now says to have found a solution to both problems by introducing the SafeTouch Rejuvenate Nitrile Plus to all major markets.
Feb 27, 2010 | USA
CHICAGO, IL, USA: Christine Hart knows a thing or two about X-rays. As a dental assistant for the past 22 years, 15 of which has been with the practice of Dr Michael Lewis of Rochester, NY, USA, she’s taken her share of diagnostic pictures. But eight years ago, when Dr Lewis purchased a digital imaging system from DEXIS, everything changed. “I absolutely fell in love with this system immediately,” Hart told Dental Tribune Online during an interview at the Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. “I saw firsthand how it changed everybody’s job in our office for the better.”
Feb 27, 2010 | USA
CHICAGO, IL, USA: For those dentists who have wanted to offer laser treatment to their patients but have held back because of the expense of the equipment, now there is an answer. The Picasso Lite is a soft tissue dental laser featuring an ultra-compact, lightweight design. It is manufactured by AMD LASERS, a company based in Indianapolis that was founded by Alan Miller. (AMD stands for Alan Miller Designs.)
Feb 27, 2010 | USA
CHICAGO, IL, USA: Call it cone beam on wheels. AFP Imaging and Deborah Vessell, owner of 3D Mobile imaging, have launched a new service for dentists throughout North Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa: a mobile NewTom VGi 3D Cone Beam CT scanner that Vessell brings directly to dental practices. It is one of an ever growing fleet of independently owned mobile Cone Beam CT units in operation across the country utilizing the NewTom VGi Cone Beam CT.
Feb 25, 2010 | USA
CHICAGO, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Straumann is advancing its position in the dental market as a provider of comprehensive digital implant and restorative solutions. At the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, which was held 25-27 February, the company revealed its new digital platform Straumann Digital Solutions. The new brand combines computer-guided surgery, intra-oral imaging and CAD/CAM prosthetics under one umbrella. According to the company, it will first be available to dentists in the USA.
Feb 23, 2010 | Europe
NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: In one of the largest industry mergers this year, the Canadian-based manufacturer of infection-control products SciCan has announced its amalgamation with the German–French conglomerate SycoTec, MICRO-MEGA. With a combined workforce of 800 staff and offices in Canada, France, Switzerland and Germany, the new company will form one of the ten largest dental groups worldwide. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
Feb 19, 2010 | Europe
LEIPZIG, Germany: Owing to consumer reports alleging neurological complications with long-term use, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that zinc will be removed from its denture cream brands worldwide. The British manufacturer also warned consumers of the potential health risks associated with long-term, excessive use of zinc-containing denture adhesives but said that these products remain safe to use as directed on the product label.
Feb 16, 2010 | USA
FERNDALE, USA: Recent research has shown that normally shedding baby teeth and extracted wisdom teeth can be a source of stem cells that are the equivalent of umbilical cord blood stem cells. The use of umbilical cord blood as a source of stem cells has been routine for several years. However, this method has many problems. The window of time for the retrieval of the cord blood is very short, the hospital staff needs to be well trained in the technique and it is expensive.
Nov 2, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK, USA: MetLife, a provider of employee benefits that offers dental plan administration for over 21 million people, recently announced the availability of the MetLife Dental Health Manager. The proprietary dental disease management program provides participants with relevant educational content and personalized report cards that graphically illustrate their risk for oral disease and dental health, helping them understand and track their progress for maintaining or managing their oral health.
Oct 2, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK, NY, USA: After one of the worst slumps in decades, the American economy has been showing signs of improvement in recent weeks — and several factors show better days may be ahead for the dental products industry as well. The gross domestic product, which is considered the broadest measure of economic activity, expanded at an annual rate of 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009, its biggest jump in more than six years. The growth followed a 2.2 per cent increase the previous quarter.
Sep 2, 2010 | Europe
LEIPZIG, Germany: In a sweeping campaign, Nobel Biocare has set up new cooperative partnerships with Vita and Ivoclar Vivadent, two European-based companies specialised on dental restorative and prosthetic materials. The agreements, which are part of the Nobel’s newly established Preferred Partner Program, are supposed to give the company access to more state-of-the-art dental materials for developing superior end-to-end prosthetic solutions, the company announced in a press note released in February.
Apr 2, 2010 | USA
BOSTON, USA: BeautiBond is a seventh-generation adhesive developed by Shofu. The product contains two powerful monomers — one for the dentin and one for the enamel — that provides a powerful bond that is less than 5 microns thick. At the recent Yankee Dental Congress meeting in Boston, MA, USA, interest was high in the product.
Mar 2, 2010 | USA
NEW YORK, USA: Astra Tech, a provider of comprehensive solutions for dental implant therapy based in Waltham, MA, USA, recently announced the expansion of its Atlantis Abutment options to include the NobelActive NP 3.5 and RP 4.3, 5.0 implants for North American customers.
Mar 2, 2010 | USA
AMD LASERS — a company based in Indianapolis, IN, USA, that manufactures laser therapy equipment for dentists that is easy to use and affordable — has introduced the Picasso Lite soft tissue dental laser. The unit is priced at US$2,495 and offers 2.5 watts of power.
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