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The dental profession has witnessed great advances in cosmetic dental technology in the last century.

Convergent Dental, Inc., a privately held dental device company, announced Solea®, the first FDA-cleared CO2 9.3-micron dental laser for hard and soft tissue, has also been cleared to perform osseous tissue procedures.

Henry Schein Dental Surgical Solutions is featuring the new iSy(R) (pronounced "Z") implant system at its booth (#2213) during this week's American Dental Association 2015 annual meeting, taking place Nov. 5-10 in Washington, D.C.

The ongoing challenge of getting your kids to brush their teeth reportedly just got easier with the introduction of Kolibree's new smart toothbrush and advanced Kolibree app.

BIOLASE, Inc., a global leader in dental lasers, announced an upgrade of WaterLase iPlus® 2.0 dental laser to provide dental practitioners a clinical protocol and application to assist in the effective management of peri-implantitis.

While we don’t expect you to declare your thanks for a dental product at Thanksgiving dinner, we do know there are products out there you can’t live without, and those deserve some recognition.

While we don’t expect you to declare your thanks for a dental product at Thanksgiving dinner, we do know there are products out there you can’t live without, and those deserve some recognition.

The Cavitron Touch™ ultrasonic scaling system combines touchscreen technology and the new fully rotating, detachable Steri-Mate® 360° handpiece

In the days of G.V. Black dentistry, the watch-and-wait approach actually had a tremendous amount of merit. Clinicians, at times, were able to diagnose caries at an early stage; however, preparation form for amalgam restorations did not lend itself to conservative dentistry.

One DPR Editorial Advisory Board member shares some highlights from the recent CEREC 30, including the launch of new Sirona treatment centers

The team at Mint Hill Dentistry is committed to providing patients with the most beautiful restorations and the best care possible. That’s why they’ve used VOCO products in their practice for more than 12 years.

Microcopy, a leader in the design and development of innovative products for the dental industry, is once again supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its 2015 “Pink to Make You Think” campaign.

Plaque HD™ uses Targetol Technology™, which contains disclosing agents to identify plaque buildup and color it green.

The Greater New York Dental Meeting and ADA Annual Meeting are right around the corner, and there will be plenty of new dental products to see at this much-anticipated shows.

Young Innovations, Inc. and Oral-B, two widely recognized and respected brands with deep dental industry expertise, are now partners in creating professional dental products.

Visual Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vista Dental Products, is focused on developing transformative life changing technologies for cancer screening, detection and intervention through the use of molecular markers.

The following handpiece roundup is not comprehensive but a look at several of the many handpieces available. Additional handpiece information can be found at dentalproductsreport.com.

Technology has exploded in the dental field in the past two decades.

Over the last decade many new technologies have been incorporated into dental practices, including digital impression systems, diode lasers, digital radiography, LED curing lights and caries detection devices yet many individuals are using the exact same handpiece they have always used.

The new Solutions Finder application reportedly will help dental professionals identify the right solution kit for their patients and procedures.

Building on the popular VITA Easyshade digital shade matching system, VITA launched the newest generation of its popular VITA Easyshade digital shade-matching device, the VITA Easyshade V.

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. introduced Sitavig® (ACYCLOVIR) 50mg buccal tablets for the treatment of herpes labialis caused by the HSV-1 virus.

The emergence profile of the Straumann® Bone Level Variobase® for CEREC® features a concave collar design, designed to provide easier cleaning procedures compared to convex collar design Ti-base options. There is no change to the existing workflow.

Sirona launched the new ORTHOPHOS SL family at CEREC 30, the company's celebratory meeting in honor of the 30th anniversary of its CEREC CAD/CAM system.

The JUVORA Dental Disc is a high performance polymer that can be used in metal-free prosthetics.

When looking for a void filler, consider time, ease of use, and clean-up. In the past, filling space in models for tongues and voids has been a complicated, tedious task.

Roland’s DWX-51D dental milling machine is equipped with a 10-station automatic tool changer (ATC), a new C-clamp with torque wrench for reportedly easier loading of materials and an expanded Virtual Machine Panel (VPanel) with built-in maintenance routine. It’s designed to be capable of producing copings, crowns, full bridges and abutments and other prosthetics from zirconia, wax, PMMA, composite resin, PEEK and gypsum with unparalleled speed and precision.

With a new chimney height option of 5.5 mm, the Variobase for Crown can be customized down to a height of 3.5 mm, a design choice intended to ensure an ideal restorative solution for the patient

The user preselects the three closest shades and takes a photograph of the teeth and the selected shades.