DDSGadget http://www.ddsgadget.com/ en Copyright 2007 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:18:16 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SLActive a new standard in implant dentistry? slactiveLast week Straumann provided a research update on its third-generation dental implant surface technology, SLActive. According to Straumann, as the first chemically-active dental implant surface, SLActive accelerates the osseointegration process, enhances predictability in every indication, and reduces healing times, from 6 weeks to 3 weeks.

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I have heard many pro´s and con's for pulp capping. I understand that the mainstream consensus is not pulp cap carious exposures but rather to start endo.

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Dr. Morris asks us:
According to my sales rep, I only need one bonding agent that will do everything I need. Of course my sales rep knows which one that is and the recommendation seems seems to change every year.

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Dr. Leach asks us: I have heard about this new hemostatic BloodStop. It is supposed to be the fastest acting hemostatic agent. Just insert it into the socket and the bleeding stops.

]]> http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/06/bloodstop_an_ideal_tool_for_ex.html http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/06/bloodstop_an_ideal_tool_for_ex.html Dental Materials Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:01:18 -0500 A New Level of Function for Posterior Composites? ctsilverplus.jpg
Recently, Garrison Dental has introduced a new sectional matrix retainer, the Composi-Tight® Silver Plus (TM) . Garrison claims that, "The combination of new G-Rings and the matrix band selection available in the new Composi-Tight Silver Plus Kit will provide clinicians tight; predictable contacts on posterior Class II composites with minimum effort."

]]> http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/05/a_new_level_of_function_for_po.html http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/05/a_new_level_of_function_for_po.html Tue, 16 May 2006 10:31:34 -0500 Case Study: Orthodontic Analysis with Cone Beam CT Impacted-Maxillary-Cuspids-by-Harvard-School4.jpgIn this first installment of DDSGadget.com's and Conebeam.com's complex dental case discussions, we cover the case of a patient with bilaterally impacted canines. We encourage you to provide your own opinions on this case, including any different decisions you may have made.

]]> http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/05/case_study_orthodontic_analysi.html http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/05/case_study_orthodontic_analysi.html Cone Beam CT Mon, 08 May 2006 14:56:37 -0500 An Alternative to Periotomes? easyxtrac_thumb.jpg
There are a number of pricey gadgets on the market, including the Easy X-TRAC® System pictured here, for atraumatically extracting teeth which claim to offer advantages over traditional or periotome extractions.

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Does anyone have any thoughts on BoneGen, a new product being marketed by Bio-Lock for bone augmentation? Given the recent concerns surrounding other regeneration materials, do you think BoneGen will make a strong impact on the market? According to the company, BoneGen is new clinically safe, nano-composite, time release calcium sulfate product for bone augmentation.

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]]> http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/04/ozone_therapy_for_cavities.html http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/04/ozone_therapy_for_cavities.html Cavity Treatment Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:43:05 -0500 3-D Digital Imaging to Revolutionize Impression Taking According to Eric Paley, CEO of Brontes Technologies, an estimated 50% of the roughly 50 million dental impressions taken each year in the U.S. are substandard, and require a second one or lots of finish work by the dentist to get them to fit properly. "Patients and doctors hate them," stated Paley. Is the new 3-D Imaging technology out of Brontes the solution to our impression problems?

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Dr. Feuerstein asks: Are Intraoral cameras still useful? With the advent of high resolution, low cost digital cameras, many practitioners feel that they do not need intraoral cameras.

]]> http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/04/intraoral_cameras.html http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/04/intraoral_cameras.html Technology Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:56:44 -0500 DDSGadget.com Welcomes Dental Technology Guru, Paul Feuerstein, DMD drpaul6.jpg

DDSGadget.com is excited to welcome dental technology guru, Paul Feuerstein, DMD to our editorial board.

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]]> http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/03/dental_materials_anchor_core_b.html http://www.ddsgadget.com/2006/03/dental_materials_anchor_core_b.html Dental Materials Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:24:00 -0500 Burs for High Speed Dental Handpieces I have tried several of those new aggressive friction grip burs in my air driven high speed dental handpiece. I tried Samuarai, Razor, Great White, etc.

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