Products

Premier® Dental Products Company has announced its new anterior Morse 0/00 and three handle option for its posterior 135 hygiene scalers - Big Easy® Ultralite™, Big Easy® and Light Touch™!   

Ultradent Products, Inc. has introduced its new groundbreaking fluoride varnish, Enamelast.

DenMat, manufacturer of innovative esthetic dentistry and advanced oral health solutions, has introduced SplashMax, a premium quality VPS impression material.

Tekscan has announced T-Scan® Software version 8.1 now integrates with Dentrix G5, offering real-time synchronization with the patient database.

Whiter Image Dental is again showing the dental industry why they have been nominated as a Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Top 40 innovative company with the upcoming release of its sensitivity-eliminating In-Office Whitening Gel.

This Wednesday, I’m heading down to New Orleans for my first-ever American Dental Association Annual Session.  But just because I’m green doesn’t mean I’m not heading in with a plan or things to do– some of the biggest and best brands in the dental industry will be showing off new and recently launched products, and I’ll be checking out as many as I can.  Read on to find out what products and events are on my list for the ADA session and should be on your radar, too.

Opportunities to recognize excellence seem few and far between. When the moments do present themselves, it can seem like the requirement is to find something good to say about everything and everyone. To call out one person or one product as “greater than” is somehow impolite. Now in its fifth year, Pride Institute’s “Best of Class” technology awards have never been about being polite, but rather, being honest about the technology rapidly reshaping the GP’s approach to practice management and patient care.

Kevin Henry, Dental Products Report group editorial director, talks with David White of Lexicomp about the Pride Institute award-winning Lexicomp Online for Dentistry featuring VisualDX Oral.

We recently talked with Paul Pierson, Principal Packaging Engineer R&D, and Richard Burde, Senior Brand Manager for indirect restoratives, on this new retractionless tissue managing impression system. The team at DENTSPLY Caulk decided there had to be a better way to take impressions.

Dr. Adam Kimowitz tells us what this upgrade has meant for his patients and his practice.

With a two-piece coronal design, the LOCATOR® Overdenture Implant System (LODI) is said to offer a predictable and durable implant retained overdenture for patients requiring an effective, cost-conscious technique for securing their dentures.

As dental labs of all sizes are beginning to invest in their own mills-and the CAM software that goes with it-it’s become a crowded field of often confusing and compelling offerings.

axiUm Dental Hygiene Edition from Henry Schein is a software system designed specifically for dental hygiene educational institutions.

Aquasil Ultra Cordless from DENTSPLY Caulk is said to be the first tissue managing impression system that does not require tissue retraction.  

Mac-based Viive practice management software features patient-centric workflow on a simple and clean platform. The new workflow takes advantage of the Mac operating system to provide access to all available management tools directly from one patient screen, streamlining task management to a single click.

Clearbow from PMG Orthodontic Specialities is a labial bow that is said to be virtually unbreakable, offering 2.75 mm of full labial contact.  Constructed from BPA-free food grade materials, the Clearbow’s patented design is said to provide high esthetics and durability, plus it is unaffected by boiling water and will not stain from coffee, soda or red wine.

The manufacturing world is increasingly turning to 3D printing in an effort to meet the fast pace of today’s competitive marketplace. By answering industry production challenges, lab owners can save costs and move more quickly to digital production.

Many dentists regard temporization as one of the most difficult aspects of full mouth restoration.

Available in nine models, the Ti-Max X450 line of 45-degree air-driven handpieces from NSK Dental are said to provide an industry-leading 21 watts of power, with seven optic versions and two non-optic versions.

Learn how the KaVo QUATTROcare PLUS streamlines laborious manual processes and preps multiple handpieces for sterilization, in just two-to-three worry-free minutes.

An easy-to-use, cloud-based, interactive platform, CloudDDS’s new iRefer patient referral app reportedly streamlines interaction between referring dentists and specialists.

When it comes to clear aligner treatment, accurate impressions matter. 3M™ ESPE™ Imprint™ 3 VPS Impression Material for clear aligners can help you achieve those accurate impressions, giving patients the final results they’re after.

It's what every dentist hopes for: a practice full of excited patients who are fully engaged in their own care.  DPR recently spoke with Dr. L. Don Wilson of Signature Smile in Huntsville, Ala. to learn how KöR Whitening by Evolve Dental Technologies keeps his patients coming back for more.  

Sesame Communications’ new strategic partnership with Healthgrades will reportedly let dental practitioners access millions of prospective patients seeking dental services.

Aurum Ceramic has unveiled a new solution that is designed to combine the esthetics and strength of IPS e.max in a screw-retained bridge.

New GlasIonomer FX-II Capsule from Shofu Dental is said to be an aesthetic conventional glass ionomer that’s ideal for high caries patients.

Set to launch at the upcoming ADA event in New Orleans, the X-Runner ablative laser scanning handpiece for the Lightwalker AT dual-wavelength dental laser offers automated all-tissue ablation capabilities, and allows the user to adjust cutting area size and shape.

As part of the Dental Products Report monthly reading list series, Linda Steeves, RDH, reviewed author Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit: Why we do what we do in life and business." In this review, Steeves outlined ways incorporating Duhigg's habit-changing steps in the dental office can motivate patients to accept positive change. 

3Shape A/S has announced the official release of new capabilities in its Dental System™ to design 2-piece customized abutments using the Straumann® Variobase™ abutment connection, a pre-manufactured titanium interface.

Enamelite has developed a new Clear Zircon Spray Liner for zircon shaded substructures that enhances natural translucency of porcelain applied over the milled shaded zircon in the finished restoration.