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• FDA Clears New Collagen Biomaterials

  Osseous Technologies of America has announced that they have received FDA clearance on their new line of patented Collagen Biomaterials. OTA’s line of Collagen products will be available in a variety of configurations for virtually every application related to pre-prosthetic and bone reconstruction surgery.

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• Riemser Purchases Curasan

  RIEMSER Arzneimittel AG, a German pharmaceutical company, has purchased the worldwide specialty dental business of Curasan AG, including its three leading products: Cerasorb®, EpiGuide®, and REVOIS®.

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• Nobel Profit Falls

  Nobel Biocare Holding AG, the world’s largest maker of dental implants, said second-quarter profit dropped 42 percent because of a weak U.S. dollar and lower demand in Europe and the U.S.

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• Emdogain US Import Ban Is Lifted

  Emdogain, a product used as an adjunct to periodontal surgery and surgical treatment of gum recessions is available again for US customers.

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• Klockner Implants Coming to the US

  Soadco Klockner of Andorra, and manufacturer of the Klockner Implant system, the leading implant system in Spain, has just purchased a 3,500 space in Boston for its U.S. headquarters

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• Nanostructured Titanium for Implants?

  Nanostructured titanium (nTi) with essential enhanced strength and fatigue characteristics is an advanced material for dental implant applications.

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• Zimmer Implant Offers Cool Solution

  Zimmer One-Piece Implant is a cool and convenient solution for helping clinicians get into a tight spot without the heat and vibration of prepping in the mouth.

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• Nanostructures Improve Bone Response

  The results demonstrated enhanced bone response to dental implants modified with nanostructures as soon as 4 weeks after implant placement.

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• Nobel’s Fastest-Growing Markets

  Nobel Biocare Holding AG said sales are growing much stronger than 20 percent in India and China, helping make Asia the company’s fastest-growing region.

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• OsseoIntegration: Improved with Growth Hormone?

  The use of the growth hormone in oral implantology has managed to regenerate the bone and hasten the integration between the bone base and the dental implant.

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• Bone Resorption Data on Astra Implants

  Follow-up research among patients consistently shows a marginal bone level reduction of just 0.4 mm or less for Astra Tech dental implants, a performance indicator at least three times superior to the industry norm.

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• Nobel Hunting for Acquisitions?

  Nobel Biocare was eyeing acquisitions itself, and growth will happen through acquisitions.

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• Pregnancy and Tooth Loss

  Women who have more children are more likely to have missing teeth, according to a new study.

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• IMTEC Introduces New Vision Software

  Vision represents a new milestone for IMTEC in Industrial Computed Tomography

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• A New Material for Dental Implants

  A team of researchers in Zurich has created a nanocomposite of aluminum oxide and a polymer, which is as tough as metal but stretchy and light. The new material may lead to the development of longer lasting dental implants

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• 3M to Acquire IMTEC: Implications?

  3M announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IMTEC, a manufacturer of dental implants and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanning equipment.

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• Straumann Bone Level Implant Interview

  An interview with Arjan Haverhals, Vice President of Straumann’s Prosthetics Business Unit, on the range of prosthetic components for the new Straumann Bone Level Implant.

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• Straumann’s Sales Outlook Remains Solid

  Swiss dental implant maker Straumann posted a 12 percent rise in first-quarter sales and said its solid North American performance set it apart from rival Nobel Biocare.

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• Nobel Biocare Shares Fall To Record Low

  Nobel Biocare Holding AG, the world’s largest maker of dental implants, fell to a record in Zurich trading after cutting its 2008 sales target by about half.

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• Mussels Inspire Implant Research

  Researchers in Germany are developing a UV hardenable adhesive technology to bond dental implants into the human body.

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• Dental Lab Work Being Sent to China?

  Are an increasing number of labs sending implant and other dental work to China, potentially increasing risk for patients.

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• Results Comparing Inion to Gore-Tex Announced

  A statistically significant difference in bioactivity was not observed when comparing the Inion OptimaPLUS membrane with the GORE-TEX membrane.

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