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Theraputics

Replacement Teeth Grown For Mice

August 4, 2011

The future is coming and …well it realy will be amazing!
The significance here isnt just in the ability to grow teeth. The jaw responded to the teeth by growing supporting bone and nerves. The bone growth wasnt enough to restore full normal bone support. So theres still a need to develop methods to control bone [...]

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CAD CAM it just keeps Getting Better

July 27, 2011

CAD CAM dentistry has passed a significant tech milestone. It has gone from oddity practiced by fringe non conformists to bedrock mainstream dentistry.
To be sure CAD CAM dentist are still a minority however it is now a technology the majority of dentists are considering. That was not the case just a few years ago. There [...]

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Stem cells grow fully functional new teeth

July 14, 2011

WOW
Researchers from Japan recently published a paper in PLoS One describing their successful growth and transplantation of new teeth created from the stem cells of mice.

via Stem cells grow fully functional new teeth.

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3D Printer

July 13, 2011

This amazing technology is the same idea behind some of the digital impression systems that make tooth dies or crowns using a 3D printer concept.

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Dental Rock Video

July 6, 2011
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Breakthrough in Digital Impressions with Ultra Sonics

June 13, 2011

I believe that digital impressions will be the next big thing in digital high tech dentistry. The linked DrBicuspid article discusses breakthroughs in the technology that help eliminate the issues of blood and saliva on the teeth. Amazing.
While light-based intraoral scanning systems offer many advantages over conventional impressioning, they still have one great disadvantage: Moisture, [...]

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Stem Cell Therapy To Fix Broken Bones

June 9, 2011

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown in an animal study that transplantation of adult stem cells enriched with a bone-regenerating hormone can help mend bone fractures that are not healing properly.
via FuturePundit: Stem Cell Therapy To Fix Broken Bones.

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Cerec 4.0

May 31, 2011

I saw a demo of the new Cerec software version 4.o at the CDA. It is scheduled for release in September. This is not a tweak but a major overhaul that adds significant functionality and reduces the time needed to create great CAD CAM restorations. The biggest change is the improvement of the Biogeneric system [...]

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iTero purchased by Align

March 29, 2011

Align Technology the providers of Invisalign have just announced that they are acquiring Cadent the company that makes iTero, OrthoCad and other 3D imaging devices. This comes on the heels of news that Invisalign was partnering with iTero to create direct full mouth digital impressions for Invisalign bypassing the full mouth PVS impressions shipping and scanning. [...]

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Digital Impressions near Tipping Point

March 29, 2011

The Dr. Bicuspid (registration required) article linked below quotes industry experts predicting that digital impressions will soon become mainstream. I fully support the idea, in fact I think digital impressions are far superior to goo impressions in many many ways. I think they should become mainstream, but am aware of both history and human nature. [...]

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Download New Shoes and Print them out at Home

March 17, 2011

This linked article discusses 3D printers. This is the technology that has made Invisalign and virtual impressions possible. The article discusses consumer goods like shoes and bicycles however the same ultra customized results can be used to design dental appliances, teeth, custom abutments or even implants and have them created while you wait.
Anything can be made, [...]

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Digital Impression Systems Lab Discounts

March 9, 2011

The link below is to a Glidewell Lab special discount offer for dentists submitting digital impressions. The ad notes the savings on models, shipping and trays. However there is an even bigger savings for both the labs and the dentists. Systems like iTero actually produce a more accurate impression with fewer mistakes than impression goo [...]

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The Global Village Lab

March 2, 2011

Seen at Chicago Midwinter
Here is another new, interesting and yet, when you think about it, inevitable step in the digitization of dentistry and the globalization of the economy.
1991: Step one a dentist takes a crown impression, calls the local lab, the lab sends a runner in a Chevette to pick it up, take it to the [...]

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Boosting body’s immune response

February 21, 2011

Interesting
Australian scientists have successfully cleared a HIV-like infection from mice by boosting the function of cells vital to the immune response.
via Boosting body’s immune response may hold key to HIV cure.

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Contact lenses will project images directly onto your eyeballs

January 12, 2011

I admit this is pretty high on the “creeps me out” list; yet fascinating none the less. I see possible medical uses to enhance problem vision. Also what about enhanced vision during treatment. A dentist using these lenses could see a magnified image of the tooth or possibly a virtual representation of the bone from [...]

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Old Masters

January 7, 2011

I was speaking with a dentist last year who was telling me about the insane levels of precision he was learning in a gold study club. There were very precise measurements of powder and liquid to create just the exact amount of shrinkage for die stones, investments and all the rest. The dentists and technicians had devoted [...]

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Expanding your practice with diode lasers

January 6, 2011

The link is to an article I wrote a few years ago on using diodes lasers. The information is still valid and worth a look if you are considering the purchase of a soft tissue laser.
Expanding your practice with diode lasers.

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Magnified Video Dentistry

December 31, 2010

I believe that Magnavu is one of the best kept secrets in dentistry. This is a remarkable product that should, in my opinion, be part of every new practice set up. It uses relatively simple technology, that is a digital video camera built into a dental light, to create a very high quality magnified picture of the [...]

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Onpharma “Painless” Injections?

December 11, 2010

Not a digital technology but something our patients should appreciate.
…a simple and portable compounding and dispensing device that allows healthcare professionals the ability to easily adjust the pH of local anesthetic immediately before injection. … to a more physiologic pH to reduce injection pain.
Onpharma Inc. For Your Patient. For Your Practice..

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Interesting Technology at the New York Meeting:MagnaVu

December 2, 2010

I have been a fan of MagnaVu for some time. Recently they added several little improvements that make it even better. I believe any dentist who is building or remodeling an office needs to take a look at this system. It replaces your lights, including fiber optics and headlamps, it takes the place of an [...]

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