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SensAble Technologies, Inc®, a leading provider of 3D touch-enabled modeling systems, dental CAD/CAM solutions and haptic devices, has announced that it will be offering a second, fully integrated scanner option for the SensAble Dental Lab System, as well as SensAble’s new OpenScan™ software interface…

Plasma jets capable of obliterating tooth decay-causing bacteria could be an effective and less painful alternative to the dentist’s drill, according to a new study published in the February issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology…

A group of researchers in Australia and Taiwan has developed a new way to analyze the health of human teeth using lasers. As described in the latest issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society’s (OSA) open-access journal, by measuring how the surface of a tooth responds to laser-generated ultrasound, they can evaluate the mineral content of tooth enamel — the semi-translucent outer layer of a tooth that protects the underlying dentin.

With the increasing popularity of whitening one’s teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth from using whitening products.

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLTI), the world’s leading dental laser company, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its ezlase(TM) diode laser system for therapeutic applications including temporary pain relief. The cleared indications are broad to cover medical and dental.

Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have found the majority of patients with self-ligating orthodontic brackets retain fewer bacteria in plaque than patients with elastomeric orthodontic brackets.

Salivary diagnostics has come of age. In a mere six years, research supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has sprung to the forefront of basic, translational, and clinical research.

We are proud to announce that LUX DS and the Centre for Clinical Innovations of the University of Dundee have been jointly awarded a grant by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) for the development of a novel photonics‐based medical device for the assessment of dental disease. LUX DS was selected among over one hundred companies that submitted proposals for the “Technologies for Health” competition, organised by the TSB in order to improve healthcare provision.

The 2009 Research in Oral Biology Award will be presented to Dr. Christopher McCulloch, from the University of Toronto, ON, Canada, at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 87th General Session & Exhibition in Miami, Florida, USA, on April 1, 2009. Dr. McCulloch has been professor in the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry since 1994.

Dr. Lyndon Cooper, from the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, USA, is the 2009 recipient of the Research in Prosthodontics and Implants Award, to be presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 87th General Session & Exhibition in Miami, Florida, USA, on April 1, 2009. Dr.