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A new company started by Berkeley and Stanford graduates recently released a toothpaste costing $20 for a 1.7-ounce tube. The paste, called Livionex Dental Gel, can be used for daily brushing and does not include abrasives, detergents, fluoride, triclosan or antimicrobials.

Z-Discs are made of a special blend of zirconia, diamond and ceramic composites. The discs are engineered to demonstrate a combination of thinness (ultra-thin), strength, durability and cutting qualities, said to make this disc the perfect abrasive disc for cut-off of e.max sprues, for finishing of ceramic bridges, for fine detail contouring of interproximals, and for contouring green state zirconia.

We are all looking for high speed handpieces that have great clinical performance and longevity. The AG Neovo Dental Evolve handpieces are one of the great values in dentistry

Dr. Timothy Bizga uses DENTSPLY Caulk's material to perform Class II restorations in an efficient manner.

In part one of our three-part series, Dental Products Report features eight of the products that have been honored with the 2015 Pride Institute “Best of Class” Technology Award.

  In part one of our three-part series, Dental Products Report features eight of the products that have been honored with the 2015 Pride Institute “Best of Class” Technology Award.

In Part I of our three-part series, we feature eight award-winning companies and their innovative products.

In Part II of our three-part series, we feature eight award-winning companies and their innovative products.

Dental Creations has introduced a new articulator solution, Wondertech Small Articulators. Wondertech Small Articulators are designed function like metal articulators, but are disposable and affordable.

There’s no question that dental assistants play a vital role in the dental practice. They also play a vital role in the selection of products used in the practice. 

Prettau® Anterior is a highly biocompatible zirconia material from Zirkonzahn. Due to its high translucency, it is reportedly ideally suited for use in the anterior tooth region.

Zubler USA has announced the VARIO S400 Sintering oven is now available. The furnace is the result the CAD/CAM enginee?ring expertise of Dental Concept Systems combined with the experienced furnace engineers at Zubler in Germany.

3Shape has announced that dental users of 3Shape systems will soon be able to access the implant lines from DENTSPLY Implants in connection with 3Shape Implant Studio™.

Introducing Mint™, the world's first portable breath quality and hydration level detection product. 

In the May 2015 issue of Dental Products Report, we featured a fun, informative cover story on dental implants. Part of the feature allowed you to "Test your dental implant IQ" as Renee Knight's article included important questions you should be aware of and then we had a number of implant experts answer the questions. 

Steve Jobs once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Using composite resin, this case illustrates an efficient, reliable intraoral repair of fractured porcelain. These elements of esthetic dentistry can be very frustrating for both patient and practitioner especially in the case of an anterior tooth, yet most of these inherent problems with porcelain can be immediately and predictably repaired chairside with the use of composite resin.

Like all dentists, Veasey B. Cullen, Jr., DMD, is well aware that most patients are afraid of injections. That’s why this longtime periodontist with practices in York and Hanover, Pa., loves using Oraqix topical anesthetic gel from DENTSPLY Pharmaceutical.

The NOMAD Pro 2 is probably the best new dental product on the market today.

Did you know that nearly two thirds of dentists who retire early are forced to due to a musculoskeletal disorder? And that studies show the prevalence of work-related pain in dentistry today is roughly the same as it was in 1946?  

Dental technicians must be able to depend on separating and trimming discs when trimming different materials. Renfert’s Dynex separating and trimming discs are designed to fill that need.

After taking in the sights and sounds of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) annual session in San Francisco, as well as a new favorite restaurant in the Union Square district, I decided to set my sights on the AAO exhibit hall and see what products were grabbing the attendees’ attention.

DENTSPLY Prosthetics has expanded its TruExpression tooth line with new Highly Characterized mold forms.

If you're looking for a new, reusable way to pour stone bases, Dental Creations (creator of Wonderfill, Wondertech Small Articulators and more) has a silicone rubber option for you.

Dentatus, well-known for Swedish precision and control, now offers Profin IPR Tips to be used in conjunction with the Profin Directional handpiece.

We recently sat down with New Jersey’s Dr. John Graeber and talked with him about his experience with CariVu from DEXIS. 

A lot of things have changed since 2005 (Twitter wasn’t even around then), but one thing that hasn’t is 3M ESPE’s place at the top of a ranking of the dental industry’s most innovative companies.

When it comes to ROI, there are few technology stories more compelling than digital radiography.When it comes to ROI, there are few technology stories more compelling than digital radiography.

This is the final part of a three-part DPR series discussing cement selection and related issues with dentists from a variety of practices. We’re asking them about their individual priorities and techniques with cementation and how their practice focus affects the materials they choose.

Several clinical challenges reportedly are solved with the introduction of DENTSPLY Implants’ new treatment solutions.