Watertown, MA - Pulpdent Corporation’s Pic-n-Stic is a novel product that consists of a 2-inch long plastic stick with an adhesive pad on the end. These disposable sticks act as small handles for picking up small objects that are difficult to manipulate. The original “handle for small objects” has numerous uses in dentistry.

Scientists at the American Dental Association's Paffenbarger Research Center, have discovered that nanotechnology has the potential to provide tooth restorations stronger than decay-fighting fillings that are currently available.

Milpitas, CA - JDSU recently announced that it has released the most powerful fiber-coupled diode laser solution with its next-generation L4 platform. The new telecom-grade solution leverages an innovative chip design to generate 10 watts (W) of output power. Its packaging takes up less space compared to previous designs, enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to pack more diode lasers into a smaller space within their systems.

• David J. Kenny, BSc, DDS, PhD •
• Edward J. Barrett, BSc, DDS, MSc •
• Michael J. Casas, DDS, MSc •

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Avulsions and intrusions are the most complicated and controversial displacement injuries of permanent teeth. Clinical guidelines published by authorities such as the American Association of Endodontists, the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the International Association of Dental Traumatology are inconsistent. While a certain amount of inconsistency might be expected, some of these guidelines recommend treatments that are experimental or have not incorporated research information from the past 5 years, and in one case the guidelines incorrectly describe the nature of Hank’s balanced salt solution. Recent laboratory studies support previous clinical outcome studies in emphasizing that only for teeth replanted within 5 minutes of avulsion is there a chance of regeneration of the periodontal ligament and normal function. Teeth replanted beyond 5 minutes will take another path, that of
repair followed by root resorption, ankylosis and eventual extraction. Dentists should explain these outcomes at the time of the replantation decision. Severe intrusions also have predictable outcomes. Teeth intruded beyond 6 mm cannot regenerate a functional periodontal ligament and so are prone to root resorption and eventual extraction as well. In this situation the decision is one of immediate extraction or repositioning, with the understanding that it is inevitable that the tooth will eventually be extracted. Authoritative clinical guidelines available on the Internet provide the clinician with useful outlines for treatment. However, individual inconsistencies stimulate academic controversies and, in some cases, clinical misdirection.

Chicago, IL - Mobile Anesthesiologists Holdings, LLC (Mobile) announced the official release of Mobile Safe Anesthesia for Dentists or Mobile SAF-D, a kinder, gentler approach in dental anesthesia.