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Host Thais Carter tells us why she has a mad crush on Chicago’s Midwinter Meeting.

Align Technology's iTero Intraoral Scanner provides accuracy, efficiency.

Model scanners, CAD software and milling equipment were once only found in the largest laboratories and milling centers. However, today they can be found in even one- to two-person laboratories. There is little doubt that technology is allowing laboratories to become more efficient, more productive and have more control and consistency in their work.

The Get Fit Faster campaign aims to educate clinicians about four key time-saving tools to optimize efficiency and profitability of CAD/CAM Dentistry.

Check out these companies exhibiting at the Midwinter Meeting for the first time.

New Canary System caries detection system finds carious lesions before conventional methods.

DPR gets a sneak peek of the Elevance Delivery System that will complement the Midmark Elevance Dental Chair.

DPR caught up with Damon Baker of Orascoptic to see the features of the new XV1 up close and personal during the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting.

Andrew Aradi of DenMat talks to DPR at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting about Denmat's newest laser, the SOL Portable Diode Laser.

Erik Beard of Gendex gives you a complete video overview of the GXDP-700.

3Shape will demo and reveal several new product innovations, including its new D900 dental lab scanner, at Chicago’s major February dental events.

DPR talked with Curtis Mitchem, D.M.D, about his personal experience with Align’s iTero imaging system.

Offered up in this edition of the Weekly new dental products roundup are ortho instruments, a handpiece coupler, a combination teether/toothbrush, CAD/CAM implant abutments and fluoride foam. Here's a summary of each with links to complete articles and the weekly video of the products that were posted throughout the week. Ortho Lingual Collection Hu-Friedy

Sirona Dental Systems this week announced that Jeffrey T. Slovin has become its chief executive officer in accordance with the succession plan previously announced on Nov. 16, 2012.

America’s ToothFairy at Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting  Celebration of Smiles reception updates dentists on the foundation’s latest programs and successes.

Smooth and creamy Gelato APF Fluoride Gels are said to be effective, efficient and high quality while providing caries protection and prevention. The easy-to-use APF and neutral fluoride gels are an economical and quick application treatment. The gel is a 60-second acidulated phosphate fluoride that contains 1.23% fluoride ion. The low PH provides maximum fluoride uptake with improved thixotropic properties to ensure closer adherence to enamel and interproximal areas.

Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals announced the latest in its line of PreviDent products with the launch of PreviDent 5000 Boost Plus. The prescription-only home fluoride therapy toothpaste was launched at a Thursday morning press conference in Chicago.

From Chicago Midwinter: DPR Executive Editor Stan Goff sits down with Marc Gordon of Carestream Dental to talk about the CS 8100 digital pan system and more.

These Titanium Base Abutments serve as a connector between CAD/CAM individually fabricated crown/abutments and the implant. Two types of the base abutments are available: PRZ-ADP serving as an adapter between the Zirconium bridge and the implant; and PRZ Titanium base abutments for cementing to the custom-milled zirconium screw retained crown or bridge. They are available for use with major implant systems. HI-TEC Implants LTD. 972-9-9587775

The dual-purpose Baby Banana® Brush is a combination teether and toothbrush. Said to have an “a-peal-ing” design that is irresistible to babies,  the brush features 100% medical grade silicone bristles babies love to chew on. It cleans teeth and gums. The peels of the banana are easy for tiny hands to grab and hold. Safety is designed into the brush as it is virtually impossible for a child to hurt themselves while using it. Live-Right LLC

Providing extended lamp life, the Max-Power LED Swivel Coupler is said to save time and money The coupler is KaVo MULTIflex compatible as well as compatible with all Lares MX model swivel handpieces and all other brands and models of lighted highspeed handpieces with Multiflex back-end connections. It provides bright white light similar to daylight. The replacement LED lamp for the Max-Power LED coupler is also plug-compatible with prior xenon lamp model Lares MX swivel couplers, enabling easy upgrade to the advantages of LED lighting.

Probably not a guide you'll be requesting for your dental practice ... right?

Gendex introduces SRT, Scatter Reduction Technology, to its award-winning GXDP-700™ Cone Beam 3D system. This new feature allows clinicians to reduce artifacts caused by metal or radio-opaque objects such as restorations, endodontic filling materials, and implant posts. 

As thousands are on their way to Chicago for Midwinter 2013, see how McCormick Place readied the stage for 2012.

DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental Specialties has introduced its newest innovation and an expansion of it endodontic file system. PROTAPER NEXT is the same variable taper design found in the original ProTaper that clinicians have turned to for more than a decade, but refined to improve performance.

Exclusively designed for one-step final polishing of composites, Komet’s new light-yellow polishers feature a special silicone bond that provides outstanding flexibility and conformation to tooth anatomy.

Sunstar Americas will launch their new GUM® EasyThreadTM Floss at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting this week.

High-strength Obsidian™ lithium silicate ceramic crowns are indicated for the fabrication of full-contour crowns, 3-unit anterior bridges, veneers, inlays and onlays that are said to exhibit lifelike esthetics and toughness. Unlike layered ceramic or porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations, the restorations are resistant to chipping due to their monolithic composition and average flexural strength of 373 MPa. They are said to exhibit an ideal combination of esthetics and strength with translucency that mirrors the vitality of natural teeth.  

This year, clicks are the criteria for gauging reader/user interest. These products are recognized for having the most views in our product database on DentalProductsReport.com.

There are 10 instruments in the Ortho Lingual Collection that are said to feature optimal intraoral access, visibility for the clinician, enhanced comfort for the patient and more time savings per procedure. The collection includes: cutters, pliers and lingual ligature directors designed for patient and clinician ease, comfort and accessibililty. Each cutter and pliers feature a gold-plated handle, longer handles that allow for easier access and orbit-formed box joints that are 14% to 20% thinner than standard orthodontic instruments. Hu-Friedy