Materials

The benefits of 3M ESPE’s RelyX Ultimate Adhesive Resin Cement and why you might want to incorporate it into your practice.

After launching the material to chairside CAD/CAM users late last year, 3M ESPE is now rolling out Lava™ Ultimate Restorative to the dental labs that make up the Authorized Lava Milling and Design Centers as well as through Jensen's Digital Network. It also is available to labs working with Straumann's CAD/CAM production center.

The CPS Evaluation Team combined product reviews for the entire team consisting of dentists, assistants, hygienists, patient coordinators and the dental laboratory to review this product. 

Discover how Ivoclar Vivadent’s OptraSculpt Pad modeling instrument makes composite placement less time-consuming and more efficient.

Placing composite restorations in the posterior region can be a time consuming and technique sensitive procedure.

In today’s dental market, there’s a choice of many different composites. Some composites are universal, some indicated for anterior restorations, and others are made strictly for direct posterior restorations.1

Billed as “the ultimate CE event,” the 2013 Ultradent Summit is a continuing education event that takes place on October 18th and 19th at Ultradent’s South Jordan campus in Utah.

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Accurate impressions depend on proper technique as well as desirable material characteristics. Elastomeric impression materials (polyethers, polyvinyl siloxanes, and hybrids) are popular impression materials because of their excellent physical and mechanical properties including excellent detail reproduction, high elastic recovery and good dimensional stability.

1. Allows flexible dosing through a convenient automix syringe designed and sized for easy handling so the right amount can be dispensed each time with a consistent paste-paste ratio.

Two clinical studies conducted by separate research institutions concluded that Dentsply’s NUPRO Sensodyne prophylaxis paste with NovaMin® offers a substantial reduction in dentine hypersensitivity for an extended period of time.

Said to provide an optimal gel state, the Kerr Nexus RMGI offers two to three second tack cure capability to promise simple One-Peel™ cleanup after each use.

Dr. Gary Johnson explains the best way he’s found to improve denture stability.

Experience has shown that to achieve successful resin composite posterior restorations, composite layering is essential. However, proven to be time consuming and technique sensitive, the procedure must be performed properly to avoid polymerization shrinkage and marginal leakage. Because dental professionals have continuously sought more advanced materials and more efficient techniques, dental research has led to the introduction of bulk fill resin composite materials.

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Soft reline material is used everyday in dentistry, the challenge lies in finding a sturdy, yet comfortable, material that resists odor buildup, is easy to apply, and can be cleaned by the patient without damage to the lining material. Affordability of any dental material or equipment is also a factor when deciding to implement a new product on the clinic.

Crown and bridge procedures are often complex, labor intensive and detail oriented endeavors incorporating a number of different dental materials for success from start to finish. Clinician’s Choice has two stand-out products that offer the possibility of easing the dentist’s burden in managing two elements of crown and bridge: fabrication of the provisional and cementation of the provisional.

Today’s shift toward all-ceramic crowns requires a more accurate impression material. Not only is it important to accurately portray the marginal area, but the tooth’s entire surface must be captured.

Lining dental material is frequently used beneath dental restorations to reduce the potential for post-operative sensitivity, but take on a much greater role long-term in serving as pulpal protectants.

In the second installment of this new Web series, Dr. Harvey Silverman provides tips on how to determine if the veneers you’re placing will look natural.

Looking to get more patients interested in cosmetic dentistry? Get your team involved. As part of DPR's 10 Minute Easy Smile Makeover series, here's how to get your team members to enhance the cosmetic dentistry experience.

Want more accurate impressions? Clinician’s Choice HeatWave thermoplastic moldable impression tray system provides an accurate fit, right out of the box.

Kerr's SonicFill provides dentists with a fast, efficient way to place posterior restorations.

Every dentist wants to provide their patients with caring, quality service that can restore form, function and a natural looking, pleasing smile. When we take on the responsibility of providing patients with cosmetic dentistry we directly impact their self-image. Consequently, before providing that service, we need to know as much as possible to determine if we can fulfill their expectations. Fortunately, this is easy to do if you use the following simple techniques:

When placing restorations in the posterior region, it is reassuring to know that those fabricated from IPS e.max lithium disilicate provide dentists and their patients with strength, esthetics and the security of monolithic structures. These uniformly constructed restorations perform at maximum strength and potential durability. The minimal draw and adequate height of the preparation ensure good resistance and retention.

Until recently, all “Sixth Generation” self-etching/priming adhesives contained volatile solvents that must be evaporated prior to light curing to provide consistent bond strengths. Now a solvent-free self-etching, single-bottled system has been introduced by Pentron Clinical Technologies. Bond-1 SF Adhesive uses a proprietary formulation said to eliminate the need for commonly used solvents such as acetone, alcohol and water.

Periodontal disease is way too common and is something that should not be ignored. When left untreated, it can lead to very costly and painful situations. One way to help fight perio disease is to use the Perio Protect Method™, a comprehensive method that is customized for individual patients to help manage biofilms-communities of bacteria-growing in the spaces or pockets between the teeth and gum tissue.

A technique for treating patients with gingival recession.

For many years, the IPS Empress all-ceramic brand was known for the highest level of esthetics when imitating the characteristics of natural teeth. Since it was introduced, more than 37 million indirect crown and veneer restorations fabricated from the IPS Empress pressed ceramic material have been placed.