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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine have issued a joint guideline, recommending oral appliance therapy for the treatment of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea who are intolerant of continuous positive airway pressure…

  Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of dental caries intervention on a Late Upper Palaeolithic modern human specimen (Villabruna) from a burial in Northern Italy, according to their report in Scientific Reports.  

Dental instrument and product company Hu-Friedy has released the results of an independent scientific study evaluating the sharpness and edge retention of two scaler brands.

  Ten years ago, anesthesia administered prior to a root canal left a man with signs of anterograde amnesia, according to Tech Time.  

3M will combine their 3M ESPE Dental and 3M Unitek Orthodontics into a single division called 3M Oral Care.  

Here are seven recent news updates on dental device and practice management companies.

Dental consultants throughout this country arguing against the grain of better economics recommend eliminating the debt service that they say is holding back their clients' practices.

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland has received a $3 million gift from the estate of alumnus Oreste "Russ" Zanni, DDS, according to Crain's Cleveland Business.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed House Bill 2972, which requires Oregon children who are 7 years or older and beginning public school to show proof of having received a dental screening, according to an OregonLive report.

3M is removing the crown indication for their Lava Ultimate CAD/CAM Restorative product. According to a company release, the crowns are debonding at a "higher-than-expected."