The latest dental product news with the weekly product roundup - May 17, 2013

From BIOLASE's NewTom VG3 to new upholstery for dental chairs, this week's product roundup offers great products and practical solutions to enhance patient care and increase performance.

NewTom VG3

BIOLASE's NewTom VG3 digital panoramic imaging system received FDA clearance, and the company expects to ship the first units in June.  Find out the full story here.

Hatho Habras Discs

Hatho Habras discs by Keystone Industries offer a flexible and abrasive bristle design that gives dental lab work a uniform finish.  Reportedly, the discs are ideal for removing light oxide, heavy cleaning, semi-finishing, blending, and more.  The brushes come in three coarses (fine, medium and course) and are available in packages of four and 48.

Superior Upholstery

Superior Upholstery's replacement upholstery program replaces old worn out cushions with completely assembled, easy-to-install new cushions.  Practitioners simply send the old cushions back to Superior so they can recycle the core plastic, wood and metal parts.  Memory Foam and the Relaxor System with heat are also available.  For more information, or to place an order, call 407-841-2313 or head to www.superiorupholstery.com.

COE® Adjust-a-Tray™

A single use, customizable impression tray, GC America's COE Adjust-a-Tray allows practitioners to adjust a single impression tray into 141 different configurations by snapping off unwanted portions.  This allows for greater storage space that would otherwise be taken up storing multiple trays, plus there is no need to add wax to the tray's posterior portion.  View the full story here.

Pentron Strada

Pentron Strada's first patient education video uses easy-to-understand animation to explain post and core procedures in layman's terms.  The rest of the site houses various other patient education materials, including infographics, discussion boards, news articles, and more.  Click here to view the full story.

Prexion 3D Eclipse

The Prexion 3D Eclipse digital scanner's versatile functionality offers dedicated 2D cephalometric and panoramic options, plus a 3D CBCT modality that is said to deliver high-quality images and diagnostic clarity.  Find out more about this new CBCT scanner by reading the full story here.

Ti-Max Z45L

The Ti-Max Z45L by NSK Dental is said to be the world's first 45° contra-angle electric handpiece, offering access to hard-to-reach areas of the mouth. For more information, check out the full story here.