AFFINIS™ wash material flows like hydrocolloid. This optimized flow captures detail while providing all the desired benefits of a polyvinylsiloxane material. AFFINIS™ has outstanding wetting characteristics in a moist environment. The outstanding wetting behavior of a cured AFFINIS™ impression against the die stone assures an accurate model.
AFFINIS™ is available in both 50ml and microSystem® dispensing systems. There are five viscosities offered, including light-body and regular-body wash material and heavy body and putty-soft/putty-soft fast tray material.
For more details, contact your authorized Coltene/Whaledent distributor or visit www.coltenewhaledent.com. (800) 221-3046, Ext. 8198
Biocrown Fiber CompositeBiocrown crowns and bridges are made by Recigno Laboratories Inc., using a new three-step process. 1 — Die is scanned by a laser. 2 — Finished coping/framework is designed and fabricated using CAD/CAM equipment. 3 — Cristobal+ is applied to the coping/framework.Biocrown crowns and bridges are available from single units and bridges up to a complete roundhouse. Biocrown features include: Use for crowns and bridges up to a full roundhouse • Precision marginal fit of 20 microns using laser and CAD/CAM DCS Smart-Fit® technology • Can be adjusted or stained in the mouth with light-cure technology • High-strength framework substructure milled from reinforced fiber composite • Cristobal+ superstructure for excellent esthetics • Lower enamel wear compared to other materials.
Visit www.recigno.com to request your free Biocrown starter kit, including mailing boxes, shipping labels, Rx forms, and patient-education material. (800) 732-4466, Ext. 9024
FlossBrite® makes flossing funBergman Oral Care introduces FlossBrite®. The FlossBrite® mission is to capture a worldwide market niche with a fun and easy, innovative, safe and effective flossing device that demonstrates a higher level of oral hygiene and dental awareness.Studies show that 90 percent of us dislike flossing because it is difficult, frustrating, and time-consuming, so we choose not to floss regularly.
FlossBrite's user-friendly, bright, and fun advantage serves the frustrated flosser. It helps kids age 6 and older to master successful self-flossing. FlossBrite® also serves those with limited dexterity and the physically challenged.
For more details, visit www.flossbrite.com. (877) FLOSSBRITE
Johnson & Johnson gives your patients another reason to floss: Reach® Whitening Floss. It is the only floss said to be clinically proven to whiten between teeth where stains form most (in controlled clinical studies).
The innovative, silica-coated floss gently polishes away stains. The floss is shred-resistant, slides easily between teeth, and is gentle on gums. It can be used alone or as adjunct to other whitening products.
For additional information, contact Johnson & Johnson at (800) 224-6513 or visit www.jnjoralhealth.com. (800) 224-6513
For more details, contact Bowman Medical Products by e-mail at [email protected] or visit www.bowmanmed.com/gloves. (800) 962-4660
Self-Seal Sterilization PouchesMedicom Inc.'s Self-Seal Sterilization Pouches have been designed to provide a reliable, convenient, and cost-effective solution for quality infection control. They are designed with the highest quality materials and produced on state-of-the-art equipment.The pouches are steam, chemical vapor, and ETO compatible. Special medical-grade, heavy-weight paper stock provides superior strength against rips and tears. Self-Seal Pouches are available in nine different sizes to accommodate your sterilization needs. Medicom products are available through your dental distributor.
Call Medicom today to receive a sample of your favorite size. Mention this product write-up and receive a special promotional offer for the Self-Seal Pouches — buy five boxes, get one free.
For more details, visit www.medicom.ca. (800) 435-9267
For additional information or a free sample, contact Flow X-Ray or your local distributor. (800) 356-9729
Two Striper ShortCutsPremier Dental Products Company introduces 23 popular shapes of Two Striper® ShortCut diamond rotary instruments, designed with a shorter shank to provide dentists with better access into the posterior. According to Premier, only Two Striper® diamonds are manufactured through the unique PBS process, which permanently attaches natural diamond crystals to a surgical-grade, stainless-steel shank, resulting in accelerated cutting rates and extended useful life.Premier is offering the ShortCuts in convenient and economical five-packs, with an offer that ensures dentists will have the shapes they need: Purchase three ShortCut five-packs and receive one free. This offer is available for purchases made to authorized Premier distributors, with the free five-pack shipped from Premier to the dentist upon receipt of the dealer's invoice. This may not be combined with other offers.
For more information, visit Premier Dental Products Company at www.premusa.com. (610) 239-6000
For more information, contact 3M ESPE, Dental Products, 3M Center, Building 275-2SE-03, P.O. Box 33275, St. Paul, MN 55133-3275. (800) 344-8235
For additional information, visit Coltene/Whaledent at www.coltenewhaledent.com. (800) 221-3046
Contact Sirona to request a free presentation kit. (732) 935-8679
For additional information and pricing, contact Marjean. (888) 820-8609
For additional information, contact Common Sense Dental Products. (888) 853-5773
Dentistry.com, a Los Angeles-based provider of dental-health information and resources, recently added the games to encourage visits to its virtual "dentist's office." While the Web site is designed for both the general public and the online dental community, the primary goal is to draw children to the site.
The site boasts three different games, all of which are easy to learn and quick to play. "Dental Defense" is similar to the old "Space Invaders" game, but a close brush with extinction here comes not at the hands of attacking aliens, but against candies, pies, and other confections. "Celebrity Smiles" is similar to the old "Concentration" game and "Whack-a-Molar" is similar to the popular online "Whack-a-Mole" game.
The games are challenging enough that no player, child or adult, is likely to master them without investing some time at the Dentistry.com site — which is precisely the point.
For more details, visit www.dentistry.com or e-mail [email protected]. (805) 490-2460
Luxatemp® AutoMix Plus System uses Zenith's AutoMix technology to provide a predictable, accurate, and consistent mix every time with no hand mixing, air bubbles, or wasted material due to over-mixing.
For additional information or to order the AutoMix Plus Refill Kit (contains one 76 g cartridge and 15 fine mixing tips), visit Zenith/DMG at www.zenithdmg.com. (800) 662-6383
For additional information, call Bryan at SOH Productions, (614) 523-3535, Ext. 2005. (614) 523-3535
STAGE-1™ implants are packaged in Lifecore's patented "flip top" packaging that includes a placement head, cover screw, instructions for use, and three patient chart labels. The packaging is color-coded by implant diameter and corresponds to the surgical instruments and kit.
For more details, contact Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. at (952) 368-4300. (800) 752-2663
For additional information, contact ICN Worldwide Dosimetry Service at (714) 545-0100 or visit www.dosimetry.com. (800) 251-3331
The Endo-Eze® System includes all the necessary materials to treat root canals from diagnosis to restoration, including the new Endo-Eze® files and burs, obturation materials and handpieces.
For more details or an in-office demonstration, contact Ultradent Products, Inc. or visit www.ultradent.com. (800) 552-5512
Garant™ 2 Dispenser System3M ESPE introduces the 3M™ ESPE™ Garant™ 2 Dispenser System for light-body impression materials in cartridges. Separate openings for base paste and catalyst minimize the risk of cross-contamination, and the new dispenser design requires less effort to extrude impression material out of the dispenser.The Garant™ 2 dispenser system is economical, as dentists use only the exact amount of material needed, and the color-coded cartridges and mixing tips make the handling of different products easy.
The Garant™ 2 dispenser system provides homogeneous and void-free impressions, and consistent quality. The easy-to-use system comes with a step-by-step card explaining proper usage.
To ensure optimal mixing, it is highly important to use the correct mixing tips and the correct intraoral tips for each material. For additional information, contact 3M ESPE Dental Products, 3M Center, Building 275-2SE-03, P.O. Box 33275, St. Paul, MN 55133-3275. (800) 344-8235
Additional product information is available from Vista Dental at www.vista-dental.com. (877) 418-4782
HeraCeram PorcelainHeraeus-Kulzer, Inc. introduces HeraCeram Porcelain. The same materials and technology used to produce HeraCeram was used in the Apollo mission to the moon in 1969.HeraCeram is suitable for all common alloys; it has no silver discoloration and a wide range CTE. It exceeds the highest clinical and esthetic standards due to opalescence, fluorescence, and abrasion characteristics. Features include very easy handling characteristics, minimal shrinkage, one opaque bake only, and no confusion between fast and slow cool firing cycles. Natural opalescence and logical colors eliminate multiple layers and opacious dentines.For additional information or to place an order, call (800) 431-1785 in the U.S., (800) 268-2030 in Canada, or visit www.jelenko.com. (800) 431-1785
For additional information or to place an order, call or fax HUG Video at (856) 627-9529; credit cards or checks are accepted. (800) 552-5512
CareCredit® lowers minimumCareCredit® has lowered the treatment-fee minimum for the Extended Payment Plan to $1,500. The change in the minimum amount will help practices increase treatment acceptance of higher level, more comprehensive cases, including cosmetic implants and reconstructive cases.CareCredit® offers patient payment plans from $100 to $25,000. The Extended Payment Plan features a low interest rate lower than most bank cards, a low monthly payment, and a low, fixed processing fee. This plan is ideal for patients who would prefer more time to pay for treatment over $1,500.
For more information, visit CareCredit® at www.carecredit.com. (800) 300-3046, Ext. 519
Film for dental applicationsDentists who use 35mm photography to document patients' smiles and teeth now have a new tool from Kodak: two neutral color-balanced film products packaged in 12-exposure rolls. Twelve-exposure rolls let dentists dedicate one roll per patient; for easier organizing of images. Neutral balance supports more accurate documentation of color information for communicating with dental labs.The film rolls provide space for recording patient information and notes, for additional help in tracking the photos. The film is available through dental supply dealers for convenient ordering.
For additional information, visit the Kodak Health Imaging Dental Products Group at www.kodak.com/go/dental. (800) 933-8031
Dental catalog has almost 'everything'The new Salvin Dental Catalog has "Everything for your implant practice but the implants." Geared to the doctor who surgically places implants, products include surgical instruments, bone-grafting materials, Criticare vital-sign monitors, defibrillators, centrifuges, osteotome kits, fixation-screw kits, bone-tack kits, implant motors and handpieces, headlamps, infection-control products, and case-presentation models.For more information, send e-mail to [email protected], or visit www.salvin.com. (800) 535-6566
Piranha™ diamondsHigh-quality SS White® Single-Patient-Use Diamonds have a new name: Piranha™. Designed to provide a sharp, fast-cutting instrument for every patient, Piranha™ has 20 percent more diamond exposure than a typical multiuse diamond. Piranha™ also eliminates the time and material costs associated with the cleaning and sterilization that multiuse diamonds require. The product is available now in a convenient 10 pack as well as the standard 50 pack.For more information, contact SS White Burs at (877) 779-2877. (877) SSW-BURS
For additional information, visit JulySoft at www.julysoft.com. (800) 350-7693
DXGroup™ offers a variety of important tools and features for helping dental organizations manage the overall efforts of each clinic and provider within the group. It operates as the core-management software for the central office of the group practice, while the individual clinics use front-end software that is very similar to DENTRIX. DXGroup™ combines ease of use with full-powered management tools that handle many aspects of dentistry, including recall, billing, clinical charting, appointment scheduling, and much more.
An in-office demonstration and presentation of DXGroup™ may be scheduled by contacting Dentrix Dental Systems' special Enterprise Software Hotline at (800) 565-2016 or visit www.dxone.com. (800) 565-2016
For more details about Cergo® fit pressable investment material, contact Degussa-Ney Dental. (800) 243-1942
Made of quality stainless steel and produced by state-of-the-art metal-injection molding, each DELTA FORCE bracket features our advanced micro-etched patented mesh-base design, GRIP-LOK™, which university research has proven to improve bond strength while greatly reducing bond failures.
For additional information or a free brochure, visit www.OrthoOrganizers.com. (800) 547-2000
Par Needle HoldersPatterns of the 4 ½" and 5 ½" Par Needle Holders are available now in the Miltex dental line. Par needle holders feature a "Castroveijo" type beak on a standard ring-handled needle holder for better control during suturing. The delicate serrated precision-milled tungsten carbide beaks provide positive nonslip grip on fine needles and sutures. Gold-plated finger rings help identify the needle holders as a tungsten-carbide pattern. Par Needle Holders are covered under the Miltex lifetime guarantee.For additional information, contact Miltex Instrument Company at (516) 349-0001 or visit www.miltex.com. (516) 349-0001
The new formulation extends the working time up to a minute longer than the original. Dentists using the new formulation will have more time to complete complicated restorations and repairs.
For more information, contact Parkell, Inc. (631) 249-1134
Professional Protector Plan®The Professional Protector Plan® has been serving dentists nationwide since 1969, providing protection to dental students and practicing dentists through professional liability, general liability, workers' compensation, and property insurance products. The PPP is a program committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of the dental profession. (813) 222-4173RelyX™ Veneer Cement3M ESPE introduces a veneer-cement system with a customer-preferred delivery and color-match system that's easy to use and easy to choose. The RelyX™ Veneer Cement provides simple and efficient bonding of porcelain, composite and ceramic veneers. The dentist-preferred, nonslump viscosity prevents veneer drift and is easy to dispense, apply, and clean up — traits common to the RelyX cement family. The light-cure only, resin-based cement also privides exceptional color stability and simplified shade selection. For more information, visit www.3MESPE.com. (800) 634-2249"Brush-on" Duraflor® Fluoride VarnishMedicom, Inc.® introduces Duraflor® 5% Fluoride Varnish in a new convenient unit-dose application. Each pre-measured unit-dose contains 0.5ml of 5% fluoride varnish, along with a disposable brush. Duraflor® is recommended for use with dentinal hypersensitivity. Duraflor® is easy and simple to use! Just paint-on the thick varnish and it dries immediately in the presence of saliva. The product will remain in place up to eight hours allowing maximum fluoride uptake. Studies have indicated your patients will be free of hypersensitivity for up to six months. Duraflor® is packaged in a box of 16 unit-dose applications, along with instructions for use. Please contact your local dealer to place your order. For product information, please call (800) 435-9267 or visit www.medicom.ca.Disinfecting towelettes and sprayPalmero Health Care introduces a fast-killing hospital disinfectant that is ready to use. It effectively kills MRSA, VRE, HIV-1, Herpes, Adenovirus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, E-coli, and is fungicidal — all in one minute! DisCide ULTRA also is tuberculocidal, convenient, economical, and effective. Choose from towelettes in dispenser canisters, quart spray bottles, or individually wrapped towelettes. For more details, contact Palmero Health Care at (800) 344-6424 or visit www.palmerohealth.com.
