Dental Product News

Posted: 11 January 2012

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PPD's pick of the hottest developments in dentistry

360 CERVICAL MATRICES
Triodent

360 Cervical Matrices are the perfect companion for any clinician doing Class V restorations or abfraction lesions, particularly if these extend sub-gingivaly where it is harder to get tissue and material control. They are small, partly flexible contoured formers which are held firmly in place while the material (generally composite or glass-ionomer) is cured and then the matrix is removed. Due to the nature of the material, this will not stick to the restorative material. The resultant effect is a better shaped, smoother restoration, which requires less final contouring and trimming, also in some cases less polishing due to the very smooth nature of the inner surface of the matrices.

The new 360 Cervical Matrices turn on two axes, making them manoeuvrable so dentists can find the perfect application angle for any Class V restoration - even an upper second molar. The matrix achieves this with a rotatable handle and three grip positions for easy access.

The versatile system is able to reach every tooth with ease and provides an excellent seal on the gingival margin. Each matrix is clear for easy curing and there are three sizes available, each designated by a different colour.

01943 605050
www.optident.co.uk


CITANEST
Dentsply

With patient care at the forefront of any dentist’s mind, it’s reassuring to find a brand you can trust. Dentsply has a proud history of research and development-based innovation that has provided the dental profession with innovative brands that include ProTaper Universal, Sani-Tip, and Spectrum. Alongside these market-leading brands, Dentsply also offers Citanest 3% with Octapressin, a local anaesthetic available in 2.2ml cartridges in both self-aspirating and standard form.

Citanest is an adrenaline-free anaesthetic that is compatible with most patient medications where many plain and adrenaline containing solutions are often not. Citanest contains prilocaine, and is 40% less toxic than lidocaine, yet still provides the depth and duration demanded by routine dental procedures.

Citanest is also the only local anaesthetic that uses Felypressin as a vasoconstrictor to maintain anaesthetic in the desired area, and is latex-free for further reassurance.

0800 072 3313
www.dentsply.co.uk


DECONTAMINATION PRODUCTS
W&H

W&H is launching a number of new decontamination products, all of which have been developed as a result of working with customers to meet the needs of a busy practice. These include two new steriliser models, the Lina and MS, to suit individual budgets and requirements, along with the ThermoKlenz and the new W&H Multidem. The ThermoKlenz washer-disinfector dryer offers guaranteed cleaning consistency due to the regulation of water temperature and detergent concentration. It also allows validation of a professional, quality standard of cleaning, with the benefits of efficiency, ease of use, cost effectiveness and time saving guaranteed compliant performance. The Lina, Type B Steriliser is a reliable partner that can be adapted to a practice's requirements. Staying true to the W&H concept, it offers exclusively hospital grade type-B cycles as well as a short ECO-B cycle for your small loads. With its user-friendly key-pad, practice staff can navigate all the sterilisation options easily. The MS Type N Steriliser is the latest addition to the W&H range of sterilisers offering economical reliability. The MS offers a fast N-type cycle with the benefit of Dry-pluS Cycle for extended drying. With its large 22 litre capacity chamber this user-friendly system makes sterilising easy.

01727 874990
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IMPLANTOLOGY YEAR COURSE
Biohorizons

The Implantology Year Course with Dr David Guy, in association with Biohorizons, comprises 10 lectures over 12 months, as well as practical sessions, and commences in January 2012. Offering 70 hours of verifiable CPD and requiring no experience of implantology, this course provides a very high level of training, enabling clinicians to perform implant dentistry skilfully and with confidence. The lectures and practical sessions, allowing each delegate to treat up to 10 of their own patients under one-to-one supervision, will be held at Dr Guy’s practice in Cardiff. Dr Guy achieved a distinction in his MSc in Implant Dentistry and holds a Certificate in Restorative Dentistry. He is a Fellow and committee member of the British Society of Oral Implantology and is an associate fellow of the Clinical Institute of Education at Warwick Medical School. The Implantology Year Course costs £4,000 per person and is limited to eight participants.

02920 220794
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www.courses.guysdentalclinic.co.uk

DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS
Knight Dental Design

Itero digital impression scans can now be sent to Knight Dental Design to access their full range of cosmetic cad-cam and traditional aesthetic restorations. The digital impressions from Itero combined with Knight Dental Designs' award-winning restorations create the perfect combination of accuracy and aesthetics for your patients. The technology is able to take IPS Emax, Zirconia, titanium, Nobel and non-precious restorations, including full mouth implant CADCAM bars and screw retained restorations to new levels of precision. Itero scan cases will receive a 15% discount on all restorations during the months of January to March 2012.
 
0208 317 0979
www.knightdentaldesign.co.uk


X-TRA BASE
Voco

X-tra base is the new flowable composite, designed especially for the bulk filling technique. This flowable, self-levelling composite enables up to 4mm thick increments to be laid, which can then be light-cured especially quickly; and this in just one step and without time-consuming layering. A 4mm increment of X-tra base in the shade Universal, for example, requires only 10 seconds of light-curing, and thereby only half of the time required for comparable products from other manufacturers. After the insertion and polymerisation of X-tra base, the stable restoration base requires only an occlusal covering layer with a methacrylate-based universal or posterior tooth composite. This enables an equally simple, efficient and safe restorative treatment in the posterior tooth area.

X-tra base is suitable for lining Class I and II cavities, as well as for the first layer of cavity lining in Class I and II cavities. X-tra base is characterised by high compressive strength (350 MPa) and flexural strength (133 MPa). Due to a particularly high filler content for this material class of 75% by weight and the special resin matrix, X-tra base displays only very low shrinkage and distinctly reduced shrinkage stress. X-tra base is available both in the non-run, non-drip NDT syringe, and in convenient flow caps with flexible metal cannula.

07500 769613
www.voco.com