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Dental News
Financial interests motivate dental professionals to spread misinformation, says study
BAURÚ, Brazil: The circulation of health misinformation online has been a topic of concern in recent years, social media providing easy access to wide ...
Ivoclar and Cayster join forces to enhance intra-oral scanning
SCHAAN, Liechtenstein: Ivoclar, a leading manufacturer of integrated solutions for dentistry, has announced a new collaboration with Cayster, a developer of...
Hackers steal millions of dental patient records
ATLANTA, US: A breach of data systems belonging to Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental has resulted in the theft of a trove of personal information ...
Study finds cleft lip caused by genes and environment
LONDON, UK: The craniofacial malformations cleft lip or palate affect one in 700 live births and can lead to severe dental problems. A study by researchers ...
Boosting facial aesthetics through a hybrid approach of the Carriere Motion appliance and Reveal clear aligners
When Dr Edward Angle first classified malocclusions for orthodontic treatment, he created the categories of Class I, II and III, the principal categories by...
3D-printed mouth guard helps remove dental plaque in older and disabled patients
HONG KONG: Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have developed a personalised 3D-printed mouth guard that they say has plaque removal results ...
Dentsply Sirona is helping dental practices become environmentally sustainable
CHARLOTTE, N.C., US: To coincide with World Environment Day on 5 June, Dentsply Sirona is offering dental professionals who want to develop a more ...
Swiss medical device manufacturer GalvoSurge Dental acquired by Straumann
BASEL, Switzerland: In pursuit of peri-implantitis treatment options, Straumann has announced the acquisition of GalvoSurge Dental, a Swiss company centred ...
Formnext Start-up Challenge rewards innovative additive manufacturing companies
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany: Formnext is a global trade fair dedicated to additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing. Part of the event is the ...
Background music found to enhance dental students’ clinical competence
KUOPIO, Finland: In a recent study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland, researchers have investigated the effect of slow background music on ...
Leading UK dental provider to cut 85 clinics, citing inflation, energy prices and lack of dentists
LONDON, UK: Bupa Dental Care will sell or merge 85 of its UK dental clinics, owing to increased costs and the dire condition of National Health Service ...
Head and neck cancer: Additional chemotherapy increases survival rate for older patients
LEIPZIG, Germany: Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and results in approximately 450,000 deaths per year. As a result of ...
HAART treatment for HIV/Aids patients plays key role in their oral health
CHENGDU, China/SENDAI, Japan: Roughly forty million individuals around the world were living with HIV/Aids in 2021. Highly active antiretroviral therapy ...
Free webinar highlights practical approach to paediatric preventive care
GC, an internationally renowned manufacturer of dental materials, is committed to delivering easily accessible, high-quality educational resources to dental...
“Very nice handling properties”: PANAVIA Veneer LC receives top rating
TOKYO, Japan: After a FirstLook evaluation that was published in May 2022, a team of evaluators from REALITY Ratings & Reviews thoroughly tested PANAVIA...
Researchers find link between obesity and oral cancer immune escape
ANN ARBOR, Mich., US: Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and School of Dentistry have recently reported that obesity is ...
Darko Božić: “The EFP has the best experts in the perio field who are willing to share their knowledge and experience”
Prof. Darko Božić is the new president of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), the leading global voice in periodontics and implant dentistry,...
Focusing on what matters: Learning from each other about implant dentistry and sustainability
Dentsply Sirona’s Implant Solutions World Summit is being held from 8 to 10 June in Athens in Greece, and the event will gather dental professionals from ...
Place implants like an expert: WIN online symposium set to convene in June
BASEL, Switzerland: The Women Implantology Network (WIN) will host a Global Online Symposium on 9 and 10 June under the motto “Your implant journey: From ...
AI may assist in dental implant surgery, localising mandibular canals
ESPOO/HELSINKI/TAMPERE, Finland: Studies have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can recognise structural patterns in medical imaging data. However, in...
Osstem Implant’s Biotechnology R & D Center leads development of implant surface technology and dental biomaterials
SEOUL, South Korea: The Osstem Biotechnology R & D Center was announced as an organisation affiliated to the recently established Tissue Regeneration ...
Intravenous sedation for patients with disabilities may help treatment results last longer
TAIPEI, Taiwan: It can be challenging to treat patients with disabilities because of communication difficulty and poor behavioural control, for example, and...
Henry Schein to enter Brazil’s dental implants market with acquisition of S.I.N.
NEW YORK, US: The world’s largest distributor of dental products is set to enter the dental implants market in Brazil through the acquisition of S.I.N. ...
New study investigates 3D-printing use in dental practice
CHICAGO, US: A recent survey conducted by the American Dental Association (ADA) investigated the prevalence, applications and user experience of 3D ...
Exocad releases new versions of its chairside and implant CAD software programs
DARMSTADT, Germany: Exocad, an Align Technology company and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, has announced the release of the latest version of ...
Interview at the EAS congress: Dr Flores Mir talks about the orthodontic patient’s treatment journey
Professor of orthodontics Dr Carlos Flores Mir is the director of the orthodontic graduate programme and director of graduate studies at the University of ...
More implants for less: China rocks first-quarter results with volume-based procurement
LEIPZIG, Germany: The first quarter of 2023 delivered mixed results for the largest dental companies. Consumers around the world continued to rationalise ...
Fourth EAS congress shows how important it has become for orthodontics
TURIN, Italy: The fourth European Aligner Society (EAS) congress, held from 11 to 13 May at the Centro Congressi Lingotto in Turin, was a remarkable event. ...
All buttoned up! Styling your plastic with elastics
Clear aligners have become a popular method of orthodontic treatment in the new millennium, led by the launch of Invisalign by Align Technology in 1997. ...
“Simple interventions by oral health professionals can greatly improve overall health and reduce risks”
It is increasingly recognised that general medical care and dental care should be more closely linked. To that end, the European Federation of ...