The Oral Health

If you work with CBCT scans, you know the review can feel like searching a dense forest for a few specific trees. VELMENI, a dental artificial intelligence company, just gave clinicians a new set of eyes for that search. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance to VELMENI for DENTISTS (V4D) 3D, a software tool that brings AI-assisted review to … [Read more...] about VELMENI’s AI Dental CBCT Software Gets FDA 510(k) Clearance

Men and women do not get the same dental problems at the same rates, and large US health databases are finally showing just how often those gaps show up. One recent analysis pulled records from over 250,000 adults in the All of Us research program and nearly 4.7 million dental records from the BigMouth Dental Data Repository, comparing more than 200 conditions by sex. The … [Read more...] about Men vs. Women: Oral Health Differences in Large US Datasets

If you have gum disease or you're caring for someone who does, you may soon hear about a new way dentists are checking on it: a simple saliva test done right in the chair. PDS Health and United Concordia Dental have started a pilot program to see if this kind of screening actually helps patients stick with their treatment plans. The pilot focuses on a biomarker called … [Read more...] about PDS Health and United Concordia Launch Saliva Screening Pilot

Dentalcorp just made its first move outside Canada, and it landed in South Florida. The company, already the largest dental support organization in Canada, announced the acquisition of Northstar Dental Partners, a Boca Raton-based group supporting 21 dental practices across the state. For anyone watching how dental care is financed and managed across North America, this deal is … [Read more...] about Canada’s Dentalcorp Enters US With Florida Acquisition

BioHorizons has added a new allograft to its biomaterials lineup, and clinicians who place bone grafts will want to know what sets it apart. Prolifica is a naturally occurring blend of allogeneic growth factors, and the company says its main distinction is how it releases those proteins over time rather than all at once. The product entered the market through a manufacturing … [Read more...] about BioHorizons Introduces New Prolifica Growth Factor in 2026