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DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition News 3 I m p l a n t S y s t e m Dentoflex goes beyondDentoflex goes beyond Dentoflex has been operating in the dental market for over three decades and doesn’t stop reinventing itself. The company is moving in the right direction by aiming to develop on a daily basis, invest in the latest technology and expand into new horizons. Dentoflex has an ambition to break down and overcome any barriers and form strong relationships and alliances in countries worldwide. For more than 30 years, Dentoflex has been creating healthy and attractive smiles in Brazil, and is now growing all over the world. The Dentoflex’s surface treatments includes aluminum oxide blasting, followed by acid passivation which combines texture and perfect porosity for an excellent biological effect, and as a result giving conditions for osseointegration and clinical success. The Dentoflex implants offer a more rougher surface of up to 300 times greater than a machined surface, stabalising bone-implant contact by up to six times. Treatment SurfaceTreatment Surface BRANCH OFICCE: JAFZA VIEW - LOB 19 OFFICE 1301 - P.O. BOX 261901 - DUBAI - U.A.E TEL: +971 (0) 48855404 EXT: 304/305 - FAX:+971 (0) 48855405 MOB: +971 (0) 559250844 comex@dentoflex.com.br www.dentoflex.com.br Over the past nine months, GlaxoSmithKline has paid at least $120 million to resolve more than 100 lawsuits claiming some of its Poligrip products caused neurological disorders because the denture cream con- tains zinc. The lawsuits allege the drugmaker failed to warn consumers about zinc-related health risks. The disclosure comes just three months after Glaxo began warning consumers about den- ture creams that contain zinc, and took “voluntary, precaution- ary” steps to end manufacturing and supplying these denture ad- hesives due to “health risks asso- ciated with long-term excessive use.” Plaintiff attorneys have ar- gued there was no warning for people who apply excessive den- ture cream to hold ill-fitting den- tures, and this can cause prob- lems as severe as a loss of feeling in the limbs. Lawsuits have also been filed against Procter & Gamble, which sells Fixodent. A 2008 study in Neurology study found that dental creams may be the source of “excess zinc” in patients. High doses of zinc,thestudysaid,causecopper deficiency, which has been linked to nerve damage for about a decade. The study indicated regular use of large amounts of adhesive provided several times the recommended daily al- lowance of zinc. DT Glaxo Gets A Poligrip: Pays $120M To Settle Suits Brain cancer warning over mobiles Mobile phone users could be increasing their chances of de- veloping brain cancer, experts have warned. Scientists for the Interna- tional Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said radiofre- quency electromagnetic fields associated with mobile handsets potentially increase the risk of glioma, a malignant type of the disease. Following a week-long IARC working group meeting in Lyon, France, 31 scientists from 14 countries classified the fields as “possibly carcinogenic to hu- mans” (Group 2B). The agency, which is part of the World Health Organisation, said there are around five billion mobile phone subscriptions around the world, and the num- ber is growing, particularly among young adults and chil- dren. Its classification of the ra- diofrequency electromagnetic fields to Group 2B puts them be- low the higher risk levels of Group 1 (“carcinogenic to hu- mans”) and Group 2A (“probably carcinogenic to humans”). Jonathan Samet, chairman of theworkinggroup,said:“Theev- idence, while still accumulating, is strong enough to support a conclusion and the 2B classifica- tion.” The scientist, from the Uni- versity of Southern California, added: “The conclusion means thattherecouldbesomerisk,and therefore we need to keep a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk.” IARC director Christopher Wild said: “Given the potential consequences for public health ofthisclassificationandfindings, it is important that additional re- search be conducted into the long-term, heavy use of mobile phones. “Pending the availability of such information, it is important totakepragmaticmeasurestore- duce exposure, such as hands- free devices or texting.” The international working group reached its conclusion af- ter discussing and evaluating available literature on radiofre- quency electromagnetic fields and exposure to wireless tele- phones. DT AD