Portland Cement for MTA and Tooth whitening in Malls
Can I use Portland Cement instead of MTA
MTA is needed for apexification but more than that it is being used for repairing perforations caused due to use of tapered instruments in Endodontics. Learn How to avoid Perforations
Here is an excellent write up and 25 papers on MTA to answer all your questions.
From 18 till 20 September the European Society of Microscope Dentistry
is having its first European meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
please take a look at our program on www.ESMD2008.org
Tooth Whitening Goes to Masses
Jim Valentine,founded WhiteSmileUSA with two fellow entrepreneurs in February 2007, describes the company as "one of the pioneers in this new industry segment" -- a segment that could generate $3 billion in sales this year.
WhiteSmileUSA now operates in 22 states. Soon, its technicians are expected to start working at some Wal-Mart locations, moving the company one step closer to its goal: "to bring professional-grade teeth whitening to the masses."
People who work in the kiosks generally aren't dentists or even dental hygienists, they're legally prohibited from working inside customers' mouths. As a result, they merely help prepare the mouthpieces, or trays, that contain the whitening agents and then hand them to the customers, who insert them.
Dentists typically charge $350 to $1,000 for teeth-whitening treatments in their offices. At-home kits provided by dentists usually cost $250 to $350.
Recently, at the Sam's Club on Sawmill Road, WhiteSmileUSA was offering a "double application" for $143.27. A "complete" package, which featured the double application as well as an "aftercare kit," was going for $173.15.
WhiteSmileUSA has served more than 30,000 customers, and none of them, he said, has encountered any problem other than teeth sensitivity and gum irritation, temporary side effects spelled out in the company's consent form. This is what company spokesman said when Dentists protested against such practice as being unethical.
Some states have filed suits and have ordered such kiosks to shut down, MORE HERE
Toothpaste Too Pricey For The Poor
Fluoride toothpaste is prohibitively expensive for the world's poorest people, according to a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Globalization and Health. Researchers revealed that the poorest populations of developing countries have the least access to affordable toothpaste.
The team, which includes Ann Goldman of the School of Public Health and Health Services at the George Washington University in Washington D.C., Robert Yee and Christopher Holmgren of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at Radboud University Medical Centre in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Habib Benzian of the FDI World Dental Federation compared the relative affordability of fluoride toothpaste in 48 countries. MORE HERE
MTA is needed for apexification but more than that it is being used for repairing perforations caused due to use of tapered instruments in Endodontics. Learn How to avoid Perforations
Here is an excellent write up and 25 papers on MTA to answer all your questions.
Today, it is well-established that MTA is nothing more than Portland cement plus bismuth oxide. However, due to the several classes of Portland cement It is impossible affirm that Portland cement that you will buy in the hardware shop will be the same used in the production of ProRoot MTA or MTA Angelus (see http://www.cement.org ;probably not but there are good chance that the results be quite similar even without sterilization. Please CLICK HERE to Download the papers attached.
The main composition of MTA is approximately 80% of Portland cement plus 20% of bismuth oxide. Taking our poor country as instance; the clinical use of raw Portland cement has been desired by many colleagues as a low-cost alternative to MTA. Read MOREFrom 18 till 20 September the European Society of Microscope Dentistry
is having its first European meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
please take a look at our program on www.ESMD2008.org
Tooth Whitening Goes to Masses
Jim Valentine,founded WhiteSmileUSA with two fellow entrepreneurs in February 2007, describes the company as "one of the pioneers in this new industry segment" -- a segment that could generate $3 billion in sales this year.
WhiteSmileUSA now operates in 22 states. Soon, its technicians are expected to start working at some Wal-Mart locations, moving the company one step closer to its goal: "to bring professional-grade teeth whitening to the masses."
People who work in the kiosks generally aren't dentists or even dental hygienists, they're legally prohibited from working inside customers' mouths. As a result, they merely help prepare the mouthpieces, or trays, that contain the whitening agents and then hand them to the customers, who insert them.
Dentists typically charge $350 to $1,000 for teeth-whitening treatments in their offices. At-home kits provided by dentists usually cost $250 to $350.
Recently, at the Sam's Club on Sawmill Road, WhiteSmileUSA was offering a "double application" for $143.27. A "complete" package, which featured the double application as well as an "aftercare kit," was going for $173.15.
WhiteSmileUSA has served more than 30,000 customers, and none of them, he said, has encountered any problem other than teeth sensitivity and gum irritation, temporary side effects spelled out in the company's consent form. This is what company spokesman said when Dentists protested against such practice as being unethical.
Some states have filed suits and have ordered such kiosks to shut down, MORE HERE
Toothpaste Too Pricey For The Poor
Fluoride toothpaste is prohibitively expensive for the world's poorest people, according to a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Globalization and Health. Researchers revealed that the poorest populations of developing countries have the least access to affordable toothpaste.
The team, which includes Ann Goldman of the School of Public Health and Health Services at the George Washington University in Washington D.C., Robert Yee and Christopher Holmgren of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at Radboud University Medical Centre in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Habib Benzian of the FDI World Dental Federation compared the relative affordability of fluoride toothpaste in 48 countries. MORE HERE
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