Dental Technology
11/30/2005
Aesthetic braces for a winning smile
A new fabrication process for fibre-reinforced polymer composites (FRPC) has led to the invention of new-generation braces for straightening teeth. For this project, the NUS team led by Dr Mervyn Fathianathan, an NUS PhD graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Ms Renuga Gopal, a Bioengineering PhD candidate, have won the Special Prize for the Best Technology Impact Plan at the inaugural Intel-UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge 2005 held at UC Berkeley (17-18 Nov 2005).
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11/28/2005
The screwless dental implant system that connects implant and suprastructure with a novel clipping mechanism has been recognized with a major award: Its designer - Prof. Dr. Manfred Peters, head of Division 1, Mechanics and Acoustics at Germany's Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, the national metrology institute providing scientific and technical services - has won the Braunschweig Chamber of Commerce's 2005 Technology Transfer Prize. Heraeus Kulzer will launch the implant system under the "IQ:NECT" brand 2006 in Germany, with global roll-out until 2010.
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11/25/2005
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Bestmint by Ortek: A Disruptive Technology For More Than Tooth Decay
November 25, 2005 07:30 AM - John Laumer, Philadelphia
You can't put stuff like this in a SciFi plot. No one would believe it when the dentist said "eat lots of this candy please". No fiction: Ortek, Inc. is planning production of a candy that is reported to be more effective than sodium fluoride at preventing tooth decay. The active ingredient is an amino acid commonly found in nuts and whole grains.
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11/23/2005
Air Date: 11/21/2005
Reported by: Dr. Deanna Lites
Producer: Michelle Weber
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Looking for a celebrity smile but don't have a celebrity's budget? Well a new dental enhancement piece can give you a winning grin that's less expensive than traditional dental techniques. Dr. Deanna Lites finds out if a snap on teeth are worth smiling about.
Jennifer Vasquez wanted a picture perfect wedding. The dress, the groom, the flowers, the teeth?
Jennifer Vasquez
"I was interested in veneers or laminates for my wedding, and I didn't really have that much money.
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10/30/2005
Now
you'll be "Done-In-One TM " minute with Cybersonic2 ,
a new technological breakthrough in sonic oral care for you and
your family! The revolutionary Cybersonic2 is a new and improved
version of the popular Cybersonic oral-care system with more convenient
features than ever before! It's faster, easier to use, and combines
41,000 sonic strokes per minute with patented Cyberspring TM
bristles to take oral care to a higher power. The patented bristles
custom fit the unique contours of your teeth and gums, reaches
awkward areas with ease, and is easy to clean in warm water.
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10/19/2005
A number of electric toothbrushes, encompassing a variety of different designs and prices, are available today. As any consumer reviews and evaluates the products they have to choose from they may wonder which electric toothbrushes, if any, can genuinely provide a benefit over the use of the typical manual toothbrush.
You might be surprised to learn that the design of some of the electric toothbrushes which are currently on the market are little changed from those items first available over fifty years ago.
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10/14/2005
THURSDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The circling motion unique to certain power toothbrushes is better at sweeping away dental plaque than the traditional 'up-and-down' technique used with manual brushes.
That's according to a new review of 42 different studies, involving more than 3,800 participants, that found circle-motion electric toothbrushes outperformed simpler, hand-manipulated models.
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10/04/2005
No
one considers it normal to re-use the same piece of dental floss for up to
three months or more but up to now it has been common practice to re-use a
toothbrush even though rinsing it in cold water has been the accepted
method of cleaning it.
The
bacteria involved in tooth decay and gum disease are readily transferred
to toothbrushes, together with other infections, including cold sores,
mouth ulcers, the common cold and 'flu. Research has shown that bacteria
and viruses infect a toothbrush after use and remain alive, multiplying in
the toothbrush bristles in the warm environment of the bathroom.
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