June 4th, 2008
Posted in Dental Implant News, Technology. Tags: dental implant procedures, dental implants, guided surgery technology, image-guided surgery, implant placement, millennium research group, oral surgery.
A recent Millennium Research Group report indicates that guided surgery technology will be used in almost 25% of dental implants. Guided surgery (as it applies to dental implants) uses digital x-rays combined with specialized software to help the dentist to better visualize and plan the placement of dental implants within the patient’s mouth. It is also used in drilling to ensure that the dentist knows exactly where they need to place the dental implant.
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May 23rd, 2008
Posted in Denture News, Technology. Tags: computer sensors, denture research, dentures, research, sensors, speech, talking.
Scientists working at the TIMC lab near Grenoble, France have been fitting dentures with sensors for the purpose of better understanding how people use their tongue and teeth to talk. The scientists say that their research could ultimately make it possible to create false teeth, dentures and braces that interfere less with speech.
In the past this type of research has been conducted by attaching sensors to people’s teeth, or embedding them into an artificial palate. But both of these approaches interfered with speech and ultimately undermined the test. This new test avoids any interference with the normal generation of speech.
At this point, the research is fairly basic — the scientists working on the project have only explored how basic sounds are generated. But they hope to be able to use it to create devices that can generate more realistic human voices using computers and to create better dentures for Orlando and Central Florida residents that would have less impact on the patient’s ability to speak normally.
April 25th, 2008
Posted in Denture News, Technology. Tags: bad breath, dentures, food taste, inventions, Technology.
An inventor from Clio, South Carolina has developed a new type of denture that inproves the user’s ability to taste while wearing dentures. It eliminates the discomfort and gagging sometimes associated with dentures, minimizes bad breath, and can be worn during sleep. The inventor developed the new denture in an effort to eliminate his own frustrations with dentures. His product, called the “Smart Teeth” is not yet commercially available.
April 24th, 2008
Posted in Dental Implant News, Technology. Tags: dental implants, eye correction devices, hearing devices, joint repair, prosthetic limbs, research, survey results, Technology, vision correction devices.
A recent survey from medical technology network Changewave reports that 25% of their doctor members believe that dental implant technology is likely to experience significant technology breakthroughs within the next 12-24 months. And 31% of doctors think insurance companies and other payors will be “more willing” to reimburse healthcare providers for these devices.
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April 8th, 2008
Posted in Dental Implant News, Technology. Tags: bone growth, bone loss, bone material, dental implants, implants, Portugal, synthetic coating, synthetic materials, titanium implants.
Portuguese scientist J.D. Santos has recently completed a study of a new synthetic bone material which, when applied to titanium dental implants, appears to accelerate bone growth improving the odds of dental implant success.
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March 5th, 2008
Posted in Denture News, Technology. Tags: dental restorations, dentists, denture design, dentures, lab technicians, modeling system, SensAble Technologies, touch technology, wii.
SensAble Technlogies has introduced a 3-D touch-enabled modeling system that can be used to design dentures. The SensAble Dental Lab System is an integrated solution that allows dentists to scan, design and fabricate partial dentures and common dental restorations.
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February 20th, 2008
Posted in Dental Implant News, Technology. Tags: amino acids, bone growth, chemical, dental implants, signalling molecules, titanium pins.
New chemical-based research is presently underway to develop better and more efficient ways to ensure dental implant success. These methods involve using amino acids and specialized molecules that speed bone growth around the implant and make the connection between implant and bone stronger and longer lasting.
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February 18th, 2008
Posted in Dental Implant News, Technology. Tags: cheekbone, dental implants, jaw bone, mini-dental implants, oral surgery, zygomatic.
A new “guided zygomatic” implant has recently been introduced that will make dental implants available to many people who were formerly unable to wear them. The process requires no surgery, and can be completed in one or two appointments (rather than the 3+ appointments it presently takes). Plus the implants are a strong as real teeth.
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December 24th, 2007
Posted in Denture News, Technology. Tags: blueprint, celara, Dentovations, dentures, patient comfort, Prosthodontics, replacement dentures, technique.
A complaint sometimes heard among denture wearers receiving a new denture is that the new denture isn’t always as comfortable as the old one. They notice subtle differences, and sometimes have difficulty adapting to the change. A process called the “Celara denture technique” now makes it possible to create dentures that look and feel exactly like the old ones.
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