DrBicuspid

Synthetic sinus augmentation material fares well

A synthetic biphasic calcium phosphate material proved as reliable after a year as deproteinized cow bone for sinus augmentation in a clinical implant trial reported online May 11 in Clinical Implant ...
Nature

Maxillary Sinus Augmentation Techniques and Complications

Maxillary sinus augmentation remains a cornerstone intervention for addressing insufficient bone height in the posterior maxilla prior to dental implant placement. Techniques such as the lateral ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Steroid-Eluting Implants May Reduce Health Care Utilization From Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Lower health care utilization was shown in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, with and without nasal polyps, who had steroid-eluting implants vs those who did not in the 18 months following ...
Business Wire

Intersect ENT Announces Publication of Pooled Analysis of Steroid Releasing Implants in Patients Following Frontal Sinus Surgery

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intersect ENT, Inc. (NASDAQ: XENT), a company dedicated to transforming care for patients with ear, nose and throat conditions, today announced publication of a ...
Nasdaq

Intersect ENT Announces Independent Analysis in UK Confirming Cost Effectiveness of PROPEL® Steroid Releasing Sinus Implant Following Sinus Surgery for Chronic Sinusitis

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intersect ENT, Inc. (NASDAQ: XENT), a company dedicated to transforming care for patients with ear, nose and throat conditions, today announced the results of a ...
Business Wire

EXPAND Post-Market Study Evaluating Longer-Term Outcomes of PROPEL® Contour Sinus Implant in the Frontal Sinus Ostia Following In-Office Balloon Sinus Dilation

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intersect ENT®, Inc. (Nasdaq: XENT), a global ear, nose and throat (“ENT”) medical technology leader dedicated to transforming patient care, today announced that ...
FierceBiotech

Intersect plugs positive drug-eluting sinus implant data

Intersect ENT showed it has another device to add to its line of sinus implants, touting positive data from a pilot study of its new steroid delivery implant to treat chronic sinusitis. The ...
Dentistry

Getting ahead in implant surgery

Kathryn Taylor discusses a recent sinus lift and immediate implant placement case – plus the surgical equipment used for a ...
Nasdaq

Intersect ENT Announces CMS Approval of Coding Application for PROPEL® Sinus Implant

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intersect ENT®, Inc. (Nasdaq: XENT), a global ear, nose and throat (“ENT”) medical technology leader dedicated to transforming patient care, today announced that ...
Business Insider

Clearwater Dental Implant Specialist Explains Advancements in Sinus Procedures Allow More Patients to Benefit from Dental Implants

CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Britten, an implant specialist and periodontist in Clearwater, Florida, says that sinus augmentation procedures are making it possible for many ...
Star Tribune

FTC says Medtronic must divest subsidiary of device maker it wants to acquire

The Federal Trade Commission says Medtronic can move forward with a proposed acquisition so long as the company promptly divests a subsidiary that makes certain medical devices used in sinus ...