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New! Puros Demineralized Bone Matrix
Puros Demineralized Bone Matrix (DBM) Putty and Putty with Chips, including the carrier, are 100% derived from allograft bone. Ready-to-use moldable putty formulation offers excellent handling and time-saving convenience.
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New! LINK: A Revolutionary Ortho Anchor System
LINK is a revolutionary ortho anchor system for improving anchorage, and efficiently facilitating better results. Self tapping with an outer hexagonal head for simple and drill-free insertion.
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New! Impregum Soft Polyether Tray Impression Material: Better than any VPS?
Impregum Soft Polyether tray impression material provides dental professionals with the benefits of a polyether and the convenient dispensing style of a vinyl polysiloxane (VPS).
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New! Flexi-Overdenture: Dentures In A Snap!
Additionally, you get a better, more secure fit at the area where the canal widens, because the Flexi-Overdenture post has a second tier that widens at the same point. This makes Flexi-Overdenture the most retentive overdenture around.
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New! FenderMate: A Revolutionary One-Piece Wedge and Matrix Application
Choosing a matrix technique for normal sized Class II preparation often ends up with a sectional matrix for a good result. Most sectional matrix systems are applied starting with the placing of the matrix which is secured with a wedge of suitable size.
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New! OraVerse for Rapid Reversal of Local Anesthesia: Anybody Have Success with This?
We now have an agent for the rapid reversal of local anesthesia – phentolamine mesylate , or OraVerse. Is anybody using this?
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New! Forendo Root Canal Cement: Can This Really Be Used as a Permanent Sealer?
Pulpdent has just come out with a new root canal cement, Forendo, that is non-setting. What bothers me is that I do not understand how this can be used as a permanent root canal sealer when it does not set?
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- Dr Arun J: respected sir,
im a post graduate student n want to do a study on efficacy of ur instrument in comparision wit other instruments.. so kindly can i kn...
Read More - dan p: As a busy executive, not allowing me the option to pay for this product is a complete disservice, especially since most dental practices inflate the c...
Read More - MarkW: I agree with the LIGHTSPEED LSX technique. I like taking the apex to a larger apical size. These files allow me to do that while still leaving the m...
Read More - been there done that: Maya, am not a dentist but a patient who has been screwed by so many dentists. I hope your problem is eventually resolved. But in the mean time, go to...
Read More - JULIE: CAN I GET AN OPINION ON THE COST OF THIS FLEX STYLE BRIDGE, I AM LOOKING FOR AN UPPER NEED TWO TEETH EACH SIDE.
WILL IT BE RELIABLE OR NOT LAST TO L...
Read More - Terry: Hi, I am considering a valplast partial. I am really afraid and I really can't afford the $2000 that the dentist is asking for so I really hoped this...
Read More - Maya: I recently went in for a root canal because my tooth was hurting and I could not brush that tooth or eat or drink anything hot or cold. I was told tha...
Read More - Sharon: I just went to the dentist and had $600 worth of Arestin applied. I was extremely hesitant about such an expensive treatment. I just had a baby but I...
Read More - Amanda: Has anyone tried the new Valo curing light from Ultradent? If so, could you please give me some feedback. How does it compare to others?
Thanks for...
Read More - sheila scott: i have been considering the snap-on-smile for a few months now, and plan on making an appointment with a local dentist who has these. the only questi...
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Impregum Soft Polyether Tray Impression Material: Better than any VPS?
Impregum Soft Polyether tray impression material provides dental professionals with the benefits of a polyether and the convenient dispensing style of a vinyl polysiloxane (VPS).
>>Read More and Comment |No Comments »
Flexi-Overdenture: Dentures In A Snap!
Additionally, you get a better, more secure fit at the area where the canal widens, because the Flexi-Overdenture post has a second tier that widens at the same point. This makes Flexi-Overdenture the most retentive overdenture around.
>>Read More and Comment |No Comments »
FenderMate: A Revolutionary One-Piece Wedge and Matrix Application
Choosing a matrix technique for normal sized Class II preparation often ends up with a sectional matrix for a good result. Most sectional matrix systems are applied starting with the placing of the matrix which is secured with a wedge of suitable size.
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Clearfil SE Bond: Zero Post Operative Pain?
I love Clearfil SE Bond [Kuraray]. Gordon Christensen recommended this and told the audience that it would result in zero post-operative pain
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Composi-Tight 3D: Worth the Expense to Buy This New Generation of Rings?
I have been using the Garrison rings very successfully. They are dependable, durable and can easily be tightened when they start wearing out. They have come out with a new generation of rings – the Composi-Tight 3D.
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No-Prep Veneers: Have You Done These Successfully?
Can you really do a no-prep veneer? Some of my patients have seen advertisements for Lumineers and they do not want their teeth prepared and do not want injections. What are the rest of you doing?
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Best Incisal Wrap Preparation?
Could somebody please describe the best incisal-wrap preparation? I have been to three courses and been told at each course that one particular design is the best.
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Forendo Root Canal Cement: Can This Really Be Used as a Permanent Sealer?
Pulpdent has just come out with a new root canal cement, Forendo, that is non-setting. What bothers me is that I do not understand how this can be used as a permanent root canal sealer when it does not set?
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RC Prep: Should I Use This in Every Endo Case?
What is the best way to use RC Prep? Is it really necessary to use RC Prep in every case?
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SafeSider Files: A Simpler System and More Resistant to File Breakage?
I attended the Greater New York Dental Meeting this year and had the opportunity to try out the SafeSider files made by Essential Dental Systems.
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Nickel Titanium Rotary Endo Files: Any Worry-Free Systems?
I have not had great success with nickel titanium rotary endo files. I have had problems with files breaking and getting lodged in canals.
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Warm Gutta-Percha Fills
It seems like all the endodontists and general practitioners in my area are using warm gutta-percha fills. For some reason, Thermafil is not being used much.
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Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: An alternative to the traditional calcium hydroxide apexification technique?
Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) has been enormously successful as a vital necessity in the treatment for adult dentition. It has famously been noted for its ability to seal internally in the pulp chamber and along the root canal wall.
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Using Chlorhexidine as an Endodontic Irrigant?
Research has shown, however, that a 2 percent solution of aqueous chlorhexidine will kill the bacteria in one to two minutes. This length of time is certainly acceptable for practical endodontic treatment
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NobelActive: Initial Impressions?Curing Lights: Recommendations?
I need new curing lights. However, I am not an engineer and cannot really determine which of the many curing lights currently on the market I should buy.
>>Read More and Comment |12 Comments »MI Paste: How Does This Compare to Pronamel?
I have a lot of younger patients in treatment and I would like to think that I am doing the best in the way of preventive dentistry for them. So, I’m wondering which is a better product for a general practice, Pronamel (Glaxo) or MI Paste (RECALDENT)?
>>Read More and Comment |5 Comments »Arestin: Will This Cut Down on Referrals?
My periodontist has been using Arestin therapy with great success in treating acute periodontal abscesses. I have referred over patients with this and all he usually does is inject some Arestin into the abscess.
>>Read More and Comment |26 Comments »iBond Self Etch: The Ideal Bonding Agent?
I would like to use just one bonding system for all my bonding needs. Is iBond the answer?
>>Read More and Comment |9 Comments »Early Detection of Oral Cancer: Is Velscope Reliable?
I have taken two courses in the early detection of oral cancer. Each course had opposite views of whether new technology, such as the VELscope, is reliable to detect oral cancer at an early stage.
>>Read More and Comment |10 Comments »Twisted File: A New Paradigm in Endodontic Canal Preparation?
I stopped using rotary nickel titanium files a few years ago because of problems with files breaking, but I was reading about the next generation of rotary nickel titanium, the Twisted File, and I’m intrigued again.
>>Read More and Comment |12 Comments »Snap On Smile to Increase Vertical Dimension?
Can Snap-On Smile be used for more than cosmetics, such as to open the bite - increase the vertical dimension?
>>Read More and Comment |32 Comments »Fabricating Flexible Removable Partial Dentures?
I have seen advertisements for Flex Star V for fabricating flexible removable partial dentures, which looks similar to Valplast, which patients like better than their old metal framework removable partial dentures.
>>Read More and Comment |29 Comments »Soft-Core HD vs. Thermafil
I have been reading about Soft-Core HD (Axis) which is very similar to Thermafil but somewhat cheaper. Really looks to be about the same kind of product. Have any of you switched from Thermafil to Soft-Core HD?
>>Read More and Comment |15 Comments »Massad Impression Technique
Have any of you tried Dr. Joseph Massad’s trays or used his impression technique?
>>Read More and Comment |12 Comments »Enamel Loc Self-Etching Sealant: Is it Reliable?
We are intrigued with the new self-etching sealant system, Enamel Loc, but have heard varying accounts of its reliability.
>>Read More and Comment |20 Comments »Apex Locator: Consistently Accurate Readings?
Has anybody used an electronic apex locator that provided consistently accurate readings? In wet canals with sodium hypochlorite or blood?
>>Read More and Comment |15 Comments »Digital Impression Systems: How Fast Will This Be Adopted?
Intra oral digital impression systems are coming to the forefront of dentistry. But how fast is the adoption is going to happen?
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