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Thixotropic Impression Materials: What is the Advantage?
I keep seeing advertisements for thixotropic impression materials like SternVantage Quick Light Body. How are these used to your advantage when making an impression?
>>Read More and Comment Vibrajet: Reducing the Pain of Injection?
The pain of getting an injection is the most frequent complaint I hear from my patients. I’ve seen advertisements for a vibrating dental syringe attachment, Vibrajet, that could reduce the pain experienced by patients having intraoral injections for dental treatment.
>>Read More and Comment Press Form Kit from Ellman: Comparable Products?
I recently saw the Ellman Press Form Kit at a show. It produces clear plastic shells for making temporary crowns.
>>Read More and Comment V3 Ring: A Major Improvement for Sectional Matrix Ring for Class II Composites?
Triodent has recently come out with an improved version of their V-Ring called V3 Ring, that is supposed to make the original V-Ring obsolete. But, is the new V3 Ring that much better?
>>Read More and Comment Air Bubbles in Flowable Resin Composites?
I have found air bubbles in every flowable resin composite that I have tried.
>>Read More and Comment 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 PrepCheck Prep-Marking System: A Good Solution for Crown Preparation?
One of the problems I have always had is over, or under-reducing the occlusal on molars. I saw an advertisement for PrepCheck, which is a rubberized strip with articulating paper on one side.
>>Read More and Comment KromaFaze: A Better Alginate Impression System?
Every dental office makes alginate impressions. I have been considering changing over to KromaFaze for simplicity.
>>Read More and Comment 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 Cutting Thru Metal Frameworks on Bridge?
Today I had to cut off a 3-unit bridge made of base metal alloy. The metal framework was very thick.
>>Read More and Comment Stylus ATC Handpiece: Better Than Standard Air Driven Handpieces?
Midwest has just come out with a new hybrid high-speed handpiece called the Stylus ATC, which runs partly on air and partly on electric. But is this much better than standard air driven high speed handpieces?
>>Read More and Comment 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 First Quarter Impression Material: Fastest of Vinyl Polysiloxane Impression Materials?
I have been researching setting times of vinyl polysiloxane impression materials and I think that Danville Engineering line of First Quarter impression materials have the fastest setting time? What has been your experience?
>>Read More and Comment Ultra-Etch: The Gold Standard for Phosphoric Acid Etchant?
I saw an advertisement for Ultradent claims that their 35% phosphoric acid is the ‘Gold Standard’ for phosphoric acid etchant. Is there any truth to this claim?
>>Read More and Comment Sapphire Home Whitening: No Hypersensitivity?
I have seen the advertisements for Sapphire, the new at-home bleaching kit from DenMat. Does this really work well?
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