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PRSRTSTD U.S.Postage PAID SanAntonio,TX Permit#1396 DentalTribuneAmerica 116West23rdStreet Suite#500 NewYork,N.Y.10011 News A2 • Adding triclosan and copolymer to fluoride toothpaste appears to help reduce plaque, inflammation, bleed- ing and tooth decay • Fluoride toothpaste now recom- mended at child’s first tooth meetings a3-A5 • Journées dentaires internationales du Québec in Montreal, May 23–27 • Toronto Academy of Dentistry Winter Clinic moves to new downtown venue • Nation’s biggest dental event, the Greater New York Dental Meeting, schedules new offerings Industry a6–a9 • Aspen Dental, on a mission to give America a healthy mouth, launches ‘The Healthy Mouth Movement’ and the MouthMobile to deliver free dentistry to the underserved • Three reasons your website should be optimized for mobile users • Oral Health America, with its Wisdom Tooth Project, aims to reverse growing dental-care crisis among elderly in the United States • University’s antimicrobial analysis documents efficacy of new oral-cleansing-and-care line’s formulation DentalTribuneAmerica 116West23rdStreet Suite#500 NewYork,N.Y.10011 Ad D ental researchers at the University of Oslo have de- veloped a new artificial scaffolding that aids bone regeneration. Within a few years, they hope to market their invention to help patients with serious teeth and jaw damage caused by severe periodontitis, mandibular cancer, infection or trauma. According to the researchers, the ar- tificial scaffolding could be used in particular for cases in which the gap be- tween two bone fragments is too wide, or when large parts of the bone have been damaged through surgical remov- al or radiotherapy. The scaffolding helps the body repair such serious defects, the researchers explained. “With the new method, it is sufficient to insert a small piece of synthetic bone- stimulating material into the bone. The artificial scaffolding is as strong as real bone and yet porous enough for bone tissue and blood vessels to grow into it and work as a reinforcement for the new bone,” said Prof. Ståle Petter Lyngstadaas, dean of research at the De- partment of Biomaterials at the univer- sity’s Institute of Clinical Dentistry. The scaffolding can be produced like cinder blocks and cut into individual shapes to fit into specific bone defects. It is manufactured from a mixture of water and ceramic powder, which is poured through foam rubber that was designed to look like trabecular bone. The ceramic powder consists of medical- grade titanium dioxide monodisperse nanoparticles, which are also widely used as an additive in sweets, toothpaste and baked goods. Once the mixture has solidified, it is heated to a temperature that causes the foam rubber to dissolve into water vapor and carbon dioxide and the nanoparticles to ligate into one solid structure. It has an open porosity of 90 percent, containing mostly empty space that can be filled with new bone New scaffolding repairs severe teeth and jawbone defects Scientists from Norway develop method for bone regeneration ” See SCAFFOLDING, page A2 www.dental-tribune.com DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · U.S. Edition April 2014 — Vol. 9, No. 4 www.dental-tribune.com DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · U.S. Edition AACD & AAE M eetings PRSRTSTD USPOSTAGE PAID LIBERTY,MO PERMIT#247 The April 30 welcome reception at the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Scientific Session promises to generate a few smiles: It’s a street party in the middle of Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park. Attendees get unlimited access to rides and attractions, such as the ‘Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man’ experience, which has you careening through the streets in immersive 3-D. Photo/Provided by Universal Orlando, ©2014. 30th Annual AACD Scientific Session, April 30 to May 3, Orlando Endo Tribune AAE annual session in D.C. April 30-May 3 American Association of Endodontists gather in nation’s capital. ” page D1 Implant Tribune AO ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Leadership at Academy of Osseointegration looks back — and ahead to 2015. ” page B1 Cosmetic Tribune AACD MEETING ADDS LIVE DENTISTRY American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry to have ‘Education in the Round.’ ” page C1 ” See page C1