Products

An evaluation of Opalescence, a whitening system from Ultradent Products.

A hygienist shares how Air-Flow® technology made her a believer in the benefits of air polishers.

We take a look at the Top 10 most innovative products of 2016 from Digital Esthetics.

Dr. Flucke, Chief Dental Editor and Technology Editor at DPR, shares his personal choice for top 5 products based on the products he had the opportunity to test drive this year.

The editors of DPR choose the top 50 dental products they feel make a lasting impression.

The third part in a series where the editors of DPR pick the top 50 products of 2016 that impressed them.

The second part of a series showcasing the top 50 dental products chosen by the DPR editorial team.

DPR picks the Top 50 products that impressed us.

The new Com‐Fit Plush™ Natural Fit mask is unlike other protective face masks. Clinicians say it’s more comfortable than leading competitor brands and independent testing shows it has better breathability. Our innovative elastic chin strip provides a better fit and a better fit helps improve protection.

DMP’s BONASCAN is formulated to give you options traditional impression materials don’t. Its powder-free scannability is perfect for dentists who want the option to take advantage of digital technology, but prefer the ease of traditional impression methods.

Introducing the latest innovations from DEXIS for its award-winning, zero-radiation caries detection device. With this latest CariVu software release, significant enhancements build on the value of DEXIS’ ground-breaking transillumination caries detection device.

Brasseler USA has announced the release of the NL4500 handpiece, which is designed to provide treatment options for a variety of patients.

Team training and support become significantly important when adding new treatments to the dental practice’s service mix, including Invisalign. Without complete team involvement in the education and implementation processes, the practice could fall short of achieving its goals.

The electric handpiece attachments from Dentsply Sirona are designed to easily let you apply your skills to the fullest with confidence, accuracy, and efficiency. Featuring a 20-percent-smaller head for easier access, titanium shell for reduced weight and ceramic head bearings for extended durability, the new attachments offer many reasons to upgrade.

Curve Dental challenges the status quo by taking a new approach to practice management with Curve Hero. Its number one goal is to simplify the hassles associated with dental software and provide accessibility, flexibility and convenience for clinicians and their staff. Here Dr. Jack Slome of Accolade Dental Centre tells us about his experiences with using Curve Dental.

One practitioner shares his experience with DentiMax Dream Sensors.

“Patterson Dental has focused on growth by building a leadership position around the combination of superior sales, service, support and technology applications that we believe will be increasingly compelling to the full dental market,” said Scott Anderson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Patterson Companies. “We are excited to partner with a leader such as Heartland Dental that shares our values and the desire to bring best-in-class products and solutions to the dentists and teams they support.”

Delivering high-performance, controlled efficiency to facilitate crown preparation procedures for ceramic and all-ceramic crowns, Komet USA’s newly launched, innovative Deep Purple™ diamonds are specially designed for fast, effective substance removal.

Hu-Friedy, a global leader in the manufacturing of dental instruments and products, today announced the addition of the Sickle Scaler designs to its line of EverEdge 2.0 hand instruments designed to help clinicians achieve the best clinical outcomes. Leveraging decades of instrument making experience, Hu-Friedy developed EverEdge 2.0 using a proprietary heat treatment process and enhanced finishing techniques.

Ultradent Products recently launched the newest member of its world-renowned VALO® curing light family, the VALO Grand curing light. The VALO Grand curing light reportedly features all the benefits of the award-winning VALO light, but with a larger head size and 50% bigger lens-measuring 12 mm.

Glidewell Laboratories has announced a new line of bone grafting products, to be sold under the umbrella of Newport Biologics.

Running an efficient dental practice is a complex job. Using dental practice management software that does not streamline the various daily aspects of your practices only adds further to that challenge.

One practitioner shares how ClearCorrect easily and efficiently helped one patient become more confident in his smile.

Innovative dental products from around the world are set to debut at DenTech China, the country's leading dental trade show. Organized by Shanghai UBM Showstar Exhibition Co Ltd and celebrating its 20th anniversary in October 2016, DenTech China is expected to welcome over 700 exhibitors with an exhibition space of more than 50,000sqm. Spanning 12 categories, the event will welcome 47% of its exhibitors from overseas and bring together five international pavilions from Germany, Italy, Korea, the United States and Taiwan.

Oral-B® GENIUS™ Professional Exclusive Power® Toothbrush with Bluetooth Connectivity LET’S HELP PATIENTS BRUSH THEIR VERY BEST -Oral-B® Position Detection technology, available in the Oral-B® app, combines cutting edge motion sensor technology located in the brush, and video recognition using the smartphone’s camera to read patients’ brushing position and track areas that patients brush so that no zone is missed.

Cocofloss is a soft, textured dental floss that's delightful to use and leaves less plaque behind. Hundreds of synthetic filaments work together to truly scrub tooth surfaces clean and enable Cocofloss to move gently between contacts without shredding.

Inside Look - The TORNADO Handpiece from Bien-Air Dental DPR takes a close look at how the TORNADO air-driven handpiece came about, and what makes this a special handpiece.

One practitioner explains how the Restful Jaw allows him to offer more comfort and care to his patients.

Before he found Mr. Thirsty One-Step, Dr. Alan Young used an isolation device that required a proprietary hose and came as sterilizable units that were actually pretty difficult to sterilize--two challenges he doesn’t have to worry about with Mr. Thirsty One-Step. This is a disposable, hands-free isolation device that requires no maintenance and can be used with his existing hosing and HVE system.