A first-year dental student at the Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine in Newark, N.J., was recently granted a patent for his dental aerosol protection system.
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The American Dental Association is asking the public and dental professionals to report concerns with certain palatal expanders to the FDA.
Dental Innovation Alliance made its first investments in dental technology companies UptimeHealth and Relu.
Medical technology company Vivos Therapeutics brought in $16 million in full-year 2022 revenue.
Medical technology company Vivos Therapeutics recently acquired certain product rights and patents from Advanced Facialdontics.
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The FDA is evaluating safety concerns of fixed nonremovable palatal expanders such as the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance after the device was targeted in multiple lawsuits for allegedly causing severe damage to patients' teeth.
Dental laser company Biolase reported a 24 percent growth in year-over-year revenue for 2022.
The Holloman Air Force Base in Otero County, N.M., is integrating a computer-assisted design and manufacturing machine for dental care.
Here are three dental practices that were the first in their states to use the Yomi dental implant robot for the first time, as reported by Becker's since Feb. 28:
A practice in Topeka, Kan., is the first Aspen Dental affiliate to use the Yomi dental implant robot system, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported March 25.