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How the FDA’s New Recommendations for Dental Amalgam Affect Your Practice

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new safety reccomendations for dental amalgam...

Silver and Antibiotic Combination Coating Improves Implant Effectiveness

A hybrid implant coating made from antibacterial silver and an antibiotic will protect patients...

Dentures Kill Oral Infections

Common oral infections in adults such as candidiasis can be prevented by rechargeable bacteria-killing...

Seven Methods for Safely Disposing of Dental Waste

Busy practices see a large number of patients on a daily basis. Patients come...

Silver Nanoparticles to Have a Big Impact on Oral Health and Clean Energy

Ultra-small materials that look, act, and react differently when they are reduced to the...

Grant to Further Compare Silver and Sealants in Cavity Prevention

As part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute on Minority...

Dental Implant Coating Halts Peri-Implantitis

The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) reports that 15 million Americans have crown...

ADA Reaffirms Its Support of Dental Amalgam in Response to Recent Study

The University of Georgia recently reported that amalgam restorations may significantly contribute to prolonged...

Silver Proves Sterling in Fighting Implant Infections

Despite significant advances in implant technology and procedures, 8% of implants fail within a...

Silver Proves Its Mettle Against Bacteria

It’s tiny but deadly. Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) can cause life-threatening infections, especially in...