When it comes to filling a root canal—a tight 3-dimensional seal is essential to achieving long-term clinical success. Coltene now introduces GuttaFlow®2, which offers all the benefits of the original GuttaFlow® in a convenient syringe delivery system, plus the added advantage of easier drilling for post preparation and retreatment.
DentalEZ® and NevinLabs™ proudly introduce the new ErgoEZ™, an innovative laboratory bench designed to conform to the personal requirements of each individual lab technician.
This module will tell you more about Aquasil Ultra—and you’ll soon see why it’s the most popular impression material on the market.
This module will highlight the features and benefits of Flexitime® VPS Impression Solutions, and show how this innovative and versatile impression material system allows dentists to capture precise detail for an accurate marginal fit—every time.
Tools: Needle nose hemostat and ligature director with a small head
Ligature material: Thin steel ligature 0.008” diameter and two inches in length
When to use it: Use this tie to prevent tipping when you are retracting canines or doing en-masse retraction. For maximum control, the wire needs to be guided close to the bracket body.
Technique: Make a u-shape under the hook on both sides of the bracket body going under the wire. Take one side, go over the wire and under the hook and close it on the opposite side by twisting. Push the sides of the steel ligature as close to the bracket body as possible and tighten to maximize the seating force.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director with a small head (optional)
Ligature material: Conventional o-ring
When to use it: When alignment is almost normal. This ligature will not provide tip control when used with the vertical slot.
Technique: Place o-ring behind the occlusal tie wing and over the gingival hook. When ligating lower anterior brackets, it is important to go occlusal to gingival when placing regular o-rings.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director
Ligature material: Multiple modules of clear powerchain
When to use it: To derotate and close spaces. The term “chicane” refers to an elastic that is placed on both the buccal and lingual sides of the teeth. It is a very helpful technique for simultaneously derotating teeth and closing space or derotating multiple teeth. The chicane is very versatile and can be used in a number of different clinical situations.
Tools: Ligature director, mirror
Ligature Material: None
When to use it: Use with .014 or smaller Niti wires to resolve crowding on lower anteriors.
Technique: Place wire behind the incisal tie wings and use ligature director to engage.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers, ligature director, short explorer
Ligature material: Four modules of RMO gray powerchain
When to use it: For angulation and torque control of the anterior teeth when using a ribbonwise archwire with a vertical insertion. The power tie can be used to correct torque and angulation problems with both full sized and under sized wires.
Technique: Remove old elastic and bring the last module of the four modules around the bracket body. It is not necessary to remove the wire to do this. Start to make a reverse double overtie and stretch the elastic as much as possible using a hemostat. Bring both parts of the open module around the side to which the tooth is tipped and go under the hook with both sides. When correcting a torque problem is does not matter which side of the tie wing you go around. Take the short probe and catch the first module. Place the tip of the probe on the occlusal tie wing. Slide the elastic behind the tie wing.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers with a thin head, cotton pliers, ligature director with a small head
Ligature material: Clear powerchain
When to use it: Derotation
Technique: Detrotate teeth by wrapping clear powerchain around the tooth, attaching to the wire and bracket hook.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director
Ligature material: Clear powerchain
When to use it: When it is not possible to ligate a tooth but it needs to be brought closer to the wire.
Technique: Make a normal tie on the wire using the first module of the chain and then is stretch the second module around the crown of the tooth. The technique is especially helpful when the crowding is so severe that the bracket could not be bonded to the tooth.
The wings of Incognito brackets are large enough to accommodate both overties and powerchain. Powerchain is easily placed over the existing ties. Recommended powerchain is Rocky Mountain because it is thinner and easier to place on Incognito brackets.
Tools: Hemostat/Mosquito pliers and ligature director with a small head
Ligature material: Sections of four modules of powerchain (not too thick; can use Rocky Mountain or Ormco)
When to use it: Use the reverse double overtie when you need maximum seating force on the wire.
Technique: Ligature is placed around the hook and the behind the occlusal wing before placing the wire. In contrast to a normal double overtie, the free modules are oriented to the occlusal. To overtie, seat the wire in the slot with a ligature director, stretch the elastic with the hemostat/mosquito pliers over the wire and fix the first module under the hook, using the ligature director to direct the powerchain. To remove the reverse double overtie, use a short dental explorer to pull the ligature from under the hook and remove.
This module will show how Integrity® Multi•Cure Temporary Crown and Bridge Material—with its dual-cure capabilities—allows clinicians to create stronger esthetic provisionals up to 30% faster.
Quick Up is an innovative and complete system that provides you with all the materials you need to quickly, easily and effectively attach corresponding attachments to an acrylic-based denture with the new Quick Up technique.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have the benefits of a glass ionomer restorative and resin-based composite in one restorative system? Well now you can! Watch this module on EQUIA™, by GC, and learn all about it!
*Not available in the US
The Palodent® Plus sectional matrix system enables dentists to achieve consistent contact creation and improved ring stability for predictable, accurate Class II restorations.
This module will introduce you to new Grandio®SO Flow and Heavy Flow, and show how both products combine the easy handling you expect from a flowable with superior physical properties that—until now—were available only from packable universal composites.
iBOND Total Etch is an adhesive system based on the Total Etch technique. It not only leads the industry in high bond strength to both enamel and dentin, but also ensures optimal marginal adaptation and is ideal for desensitizing hypersensitive areas.
Gluma® Desensitizer PowerGel is a unique one-step gel formula that is specifically designed to give you all the desensitizing benefits of Gluma®—with greater control and accuracy during application.
SOPROLIFE utilizes an auto-fluorescence technology under high magnification to assist dentists with the diagnosis and treatments of caries. By enabling dentists to see what was once invisible to the eye, SOPROLIFE is changing the way dental caries is diagnosed and treated.
BIOSPLINT is a multiple-use dental reinforcement ribbon that is ideal for stabilization and immobilization of loose teeth, immediate replacement of avulsed teeth, reinforcement and construction of provisional and permanent bridges, and the maintenance of inter-dental spaces.
Watch this module and learn all about this exceptional splinting material.
This module will introduce you to Grandio®SO, a substrate-optimized universal nano-hybrid composite—and show how its unique combination of superior handling, aesthetics and ideal physical properties make it the most tooth-like composite ever developed.
GC America introduces new Fuji TEMP LT™ Glass Ionomer Provisional Luting Cement, the first provisional luting cement that provides versatility, reliability, durability and ease of use. Combining all the benefits of glass ionomer technology with high bond strength and ease of removal, Fuji TEMP LT™ is the perfect temporary cement for all your clinical cases.
AFFINIS™ Precious is an advanced VPS impression material with silver and gold wash materials that were specifically developed to produce accurate results in the mouth and in the lab.
This module, sponsored by Coltene Whaledent, will introduce you to the Hyflex® CM™ File System with Controlled Memory, a new advancement in engine driven endodontic files that’s easy to use, highly efficient, provides up to 300% more resistance to fatigue and offers significant advantages over competitive systems.
GuttaFlow is a new root canal filling system that's ultra-convenient, reliable and easy-to-use. Your accounts will appreciate how easy it is to fill canals with this injectable system!
Kulzer introduces new Venus® Bulk Fill, a revolutionary flowable composite that improves clinical performance and saves time by virtually eliminating the need for layering when bulk filling posterior restorations.
Coltene Whaledent introduces new ParaPost Taper Lux, a tapered fiber post designed for canals prepared with the crown down greater taper file technique.
Dr. Peter Auster talks about the why ZR-Cem™ Self-Adhesive Universal Resin Cement is so different from other resin cements and the benefits of using Sleeve-It™ Disposable Barrier Sleeves to prevent cross-contamination of syringes.
Susan Wingrove discusses the benefits of Cervitec® Plus Chlorhexidine Varnish, the only antimicrobial varnish on the market today.
Dr. Howard Glazer discusses the properties and biomimicry of ACTIVA™ Presto™.
Dr. Howard Glazer discusses the bioactive and physical properties of ACTIVA™ BioACTIVE-BASE/LINER.
Dr. David Rice discusses a temporary restoration case using LuxaCrown.
Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz talks about the differences and indications of both the Open and Closed Sandwich Techniques.
Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz discusses a Class I clinical case on the first molar treated with a glass ionomer cement (in this case EQUIA Forte® HT) and Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF), otherwise known as the SMART (Silver Modified Atraumatic Restorative Treatment) technique.
Dr. Lee Ann Brady discusses the benefits of using glass ionomers in traditional cementation, in particular GC FujiCEM® Evolve.
Dr. Michael DiTolla discusses self-adhesives cements, in particular SpeedCEM® Plus and how it works well with Ivoclean.
Dr. Ian Shuman discusses the features and composition of LuxaCrown, a long-term provisional.