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Dental Care
FDA Deals With Mercury Amalgams, Dental Fillings
Dental Fillings are finally noted as not without problems - the FDA has been blind for over a decade.
Smile Dash Portal Bridges Gap Between Dentists, Patients
A patient's experience with their dentist is both personal and necessary, and should be equally as user friendly.
General practitioners filling the gap of inadequate dental services
A shortage of NHS dentists means that general practitioners (GPs) have been left to do dentists' work without adequate remuneration, argues a doctor in a letter in this week's BMJ.
Water Fluoridation Can Improve Dental, Oral Health
Currently, only about half of Pennsylvania's population is served by water systems with the optimal level of fluoride to prevent tooth decay.
Novalar Receives FDA Approval For OraVerse
FDA has granted marketing approval for Novalar Pharmaceuticals' OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate). OraVerse is the first pharmaceutical agent indicated for the reversal of soft-tissue anesthesia and the associated functional deficits resulting from a local dental anesthetic. Novalar is establishing a specialty direct sales force to launch OraVerse in late 2008.
Hydrox Recalls Alcohol-Free Mouthwash For Hospitals
A voluntary recall has been issued for an alcohol-free mouthwash manufactured by Hydrox and labeled with the Cardinal Health brand name. Hydrox and Cardinal Health have initiated the voluntary recall of individual mouthwash bottles and those contained within Cardinal Health Presource kits.
ADA Stresses Good Oral Health During Pregnancy
ADA wants to remind mothers-to-be that maintaining good oral health is an important part of overall health, especially during pregnancy.