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Topic: Implant Dentistry

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HSC-BCD Researcher Expands Implant Testing

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DALLAS, Texas – As the popularity of dental implants rapidly increases, a researcher at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry is committed to testing the reliability of the technology.
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Posted by TAGD on Friday, June 01, 2007

OsseoSpeed™ Fluoride Modified Implant Surface Provide Additional Mode of Action for Documented Bone Response

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MÃ–LNDAL, Sweden-- When the fluoride modified OsseoSpeed™ implant was launched in 2004 it was based on solid pre-clinical and clinical documentation and in order to fully understand and utilize the full potential of OsseoSpeed, Astra Tech has continued to search further.
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Posted by PressRelease on Saturday, March 10, 2007

'Always Better" Series Tackles Tooth Replacement Options

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ROCHESTER, New York – A free workshop exploring new dental implant options for patients who are among the 30 million Americans that have lost their teeth will be held 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 5 at the Hahnemann Club at The Highlands at Pittsford, 100 Hahnemann Trail.
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Posted by UREastman on Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Smoking Can Cause Dental Implants To Fail

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CHICAGO, Illinois – Smoking can harm the integrity of dental implants and cause them to fail more often than in a nonsmoker, according to a new study that appeared in the February issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP).
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Posted by AAP on Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Nobel Biocare Welcomes The Decision Of The Swedish Medical Product Agency (MPA) On NobelDirect And NobelPerfect One-Piece Implants

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ZURICH, Switzerland – Nobel Biocare welcomes today's decision of the MPA to continue the sales of NobelDirect and NobelPerfect one-piece implants. The Company is satisfied that the Agency did not find a reason to prohibit the continued release of those actual implants to the market.
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Posted by NobelBiocare on Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Protein-Coated Dental Implants Could Improve Bone Regeneration

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AUGUSTA, Georgia – Titanium dental implants coated with proteins that induce bone formation may be a key advancement in treating tooth loss due to gum disease, researchers say. In laboratory tests, Medical College of Georgia (MCG) researchers applied a protein onto implants that directs endogenous stem cells to become bone-forming cells. The result was a nearly complete regeneration of lost tissue, says Dr. Ulf Wikesjö, a professor of periodontics in MCG’s School of Dentistry.

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Posted by MCG on Monday, July 17, 2006

Nobel Biocare consumer awareness campaign, NobelSmile now launched in 29 countries.

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ZURICH, Switzerland – Nobel Biocare is strengthening its consumer awareness program around the world: On 1 April, the world leader in innovative esthetic dental solutions initiated a campaign to inform the general public about modern tooth replacement. The campaign includes patient information material, media features and a consumer website: NobelSmile.com. Available in 29 coun-tries this campaign is a channel to meet the growing demand by patients to make advised decisions about their dental care.

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Posted by NobelBiocare on Monday, April 03, 2006

2005 AAOMS Dental Implant Conference Draws Record Crowd

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ROSEMONT, Illinois – As treatment philosophies continue to point toward the long-term benefits of dental implants, interest in the field has skyrocketed-and so has attendance at the annual Dental Implant Conference held by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS). It was held this year on December 2 and 3 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. More than 1,400 registrants-OMSs, their office staff and guests-attended the conference and visited the more than 90 companies displaying the latest OMS-related products and services in the Exhibit Hall.

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Posted by AAOMS on Thursday, December 29, 2005

Removing Gaps Depends on Patient’s Overall Health

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CHICAGO, Illinois – Dental implants, an artificial tooth root surgically anchored into a jaw to hold a replacement tooth or several teeth in place, offer a permanent solution to replace lost or extracted teeth. Implants have become a treatment of choice for some patients to eliminate the need for removable partial or complete dentures. Other patients choose implants for esthetic purposes or to conserve tooth structure in an otherwise cavity-free mouth.

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Posted by AGD on Thursday, December 29, 2005

New Biomimetic Process Used to Grow Artificial Bone for Better Implants And Prosthetics

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SAN PEDRO ZACATENCO, Mexico – Biomimetic processes mimic the bodies own bone formation and deposition processes. The biomimetic process can be used impart bioactive characteristics onto otherwise bioinert biocompatible materials through the deposition of a bone-like apatite layer. This means that, when implanted, the human body more finds it more difficult to distinguish the implant as a foreign object, hence reducing the chance if rejection.

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Posted by AZojomo on Tuesday, December 06, 2005

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