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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. It is supposed to run partly on air and partly on electric. Midwest claims it cuts with greater power and more accuracy then comparable handpieces. Is anybody using this? How would you rate this handpiece? Is it that much better than standard air driven high speed handpieces? Are these handpieces sturdy? I know we can drop our air driven high speed handpieces and they still work just fine. I have been considering switching to electric handpieces. I have tried them out at the dental meetings. They cut great. But the start-up costs concern me. Any thoughts?
According to Midwest:
“For the first time ever, air & electric handpieces have fused into a single handpiece system to deliver the power and efficiency of an electric without sacrificing the superior access lightweight and familiar comfort of an air handpiece.
* With activation of the rheostat, the Stylus ATC system:
o Accelerates to an optimal cutting speed.
o Continually monitors bur load.
o Senses the amount of torque delivered.
o Automatically adjusts torque to maintain peak power.
o Limits speed when the bur is not under load to minimize wear on handpiece bearings.
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BIEN AIR. Thats all you need and their handpieces are more than reasonable in price and max in Quality! The repair department is the best I’ve ever seen and if you have problems the part is in the mail that day. I live in Canada and send to California and receive stuff quicker than the local dealers are able to do. www.bienair.com Check it out you won’t be disappointed. I don’t lecture or get a pice of the action I’m just happy to let others know about a company this good who always performs above the call of duty. I’ve used Sirona e- and I would never change back now that I’ve been Bien Aired. I have e- handpieces in all my ops and have been using Bien Air for well over ten years. Air driven handpieces are too loud, not smooth and NO torque. Its like the Stone Age of Dentistry.
Noise level is one area where electric handpieces are categorically superior to air turbines. I think the new ATC concept is good, but it is still air driven and has the noise level to prove it.
Spence
I’ve demo’d the ATC and it’s worth a look at. It’s smooth and relatively chatter free. As for noise, it doesn’t have the high pitch wail of normal HPs, definitely quieter than most high speeds.