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  New! Online Course: Achieving Esthetic Predictability in Perio-Implantology - Part 1

The predictability of the different therapeutic modalities and the long-term prognosis involve a scientific approach in all clinical procedures using one or several delicate osseous and/or muco-gingival plastic surgeries.

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  New! DASK Sinus Elevation Kit dasik_image.jpg

Dentium USA has introduced a new sinus elevation kit called DASK.

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  New! A New Treatment for Pain Following Third Molar Extraction Dental Surgery?

This past week, BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. announced the successful completion of phase II trials for its BEMA Buprenorphine dental surgery pain treatment following third molar extraction surgery.

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  New! ILUMA Elite Cone Beam CT Scanner

The ILUMA Elite Cone Beam CT Scanner gives you the ability to take high quality Cone Beam CT scans in the office, providing undistorted high-resolution anatomical information to help you diagnose and treat patients accurately.

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  New! Class IV Restoration Online Lecture: Maximizing Esthetics and Predictability

The lecture looks closely at layering techniques for Class IV direct resin restorations will be discussed in detail using the latest generation of resin systems.

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  New! Non & Minimally Invasive Veneers Online Lecture

Dr. Louis Malcmacher lectures on veneers. Covering how to give your patients affordable veneers, how to help your patient understand the process, and more…

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  New! MDI: The Leading Small Diameter Dental Implant System

IMTEC’s MDI system is the market leader in small diameter implants, and has quickly become one of the hottest dental products on the market.

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SimPlant Crystal 3-D Implant Training Tool

When it comes to diagnostics and treatment planning, you need images of unrivaled clarity to work with. In comes SimPlant Crystal – providing you with crystal clear images from CT and cone beam scanners.

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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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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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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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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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Massad Impression Technique

Have any of you tried Dr. Joseph Massad’s trays or used his impression technique?

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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.

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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?

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