Recent CommentsV3 Ring: A Major Improvement for Sectional Matrix Ring for Class II Composites?
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Dr. F. asks:
Getting good proximal contact in Class II composites has always been a problem for me. I have been having more success since I started using the V-Ring made by Triodent. Now the same company has come out with an improved version that is supposed to make the original V-Ring obsolete. The new model is called the V3 Ring and has plastic tips that can provide support for wider Class II composite cavity preparations. Is the V3 Ring that much better? These rings are just so expensive. Will I get that much more bang for my buck? What are you thoughts?
Editor’s Note:
According to Triodent some of the benefits of the new V3 Ring are that since it is made entirely from Nickel Titanium, “it has superior memory retention meaning V3 will return to its original shape, consistently deliver optimal separating force and will not expand over time like stainless steel can.”
Additionally, “V3’s plastic tines are shaped to suit the buccel and lingual surfaces of posterior teeth, thus providing superior adaptation and the ability to restore a tooth even when a cusp is missing.”
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3 Responses to “ V3 Ring: A Major Improvement for Sectional Matrix Ring for Class II Composites? ”
I have used all three generations of the V-Ring. The manufacturer admits to having only 2 generations but that is just not so… Or why else would they call it V3.
The first generation was the best, the second generation useless and the newest V3 is excellent but much harder to place.
The VRing system gives the best and most consistant interproximal contacts and i have used every system invented over the last 15 years.
gerald benjamin
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I also have used their products for several years, starting with the Tri-Clip, when it came in two versions, an inny and an outy. Nice for some situations, but too bulky for a lot of cases. I switched to the V-ring system, and really love the tab matrix. The clamp is never tight enough, though, always needs to be re-tensioned. Many times I use the tab matrix and good tight wedging, without using the clamp, with very good results. The Triodent folks are great to deal with, but orders have been hard to get. One shipment of tabs came pretty well mashed and not usable, terrible packaging and shipping, and a recent order took over 5 weeks to come, and it was wrong. I have a number of clamps, and the other parts that come with the system. Given the relatively high cost, I would have appreciated some way of swapping the fairly ineffective clamps for the new ones. I would think they would want me to buy the matrices long term, rather than clamps one-shot. Sorta of like ink jet printers-the smart printer manufacturers practically give away the printer, knowing you’ll probably buy a jillion ink cartridges. I will probably not buy the new clamps; they may come out with an even newer version. I will probably try the new matrices, when it’s time for more.
The V-3 ring in almost worthless for 75% of the time [ hard to place, very little seperation, expensive and the bands are easy to tear } No even close to the new Garrison 3-D soft faced ring.