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Self Retaining Slot: Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Power Tie: Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Lasso Elastic (Conventional Lasso): Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Lasso Elastic (O Lasso): Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Powerchain Placement: Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Normal Elastic Tie: Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Reverse Double Overtie (German Overtie): Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Reverse Double Overtie with Steel Ligature (German Overtie with Steel Ligature): Incognito™ Appliance System Clinical Guide Sponsor: 3M Ortho Released: 11/17/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Quick Up from VOCO Sponsor: VOCO America Released: 11/15/11 View Full Description »

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.

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EQUIA Update Module Sponsor: GC America Released: 9/6/11 View Full Description »

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

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Grandio®SO Flow and Heavy Flow Sponsor: VOCO America Released: 9/3/11 View Full Description »

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.

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iBOND® Total Etch Sponsor: Kulzer Released: 7/1/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Gluma® Desensitizer PowerGel Sponsor: Kulzer Released: 6/22/11 View Full Description »

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.

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SOPROLIFE Sponsor: ACTEON Released: 5/23/11 View Full Description »

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.

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BIOSPLINT™ Reinforcement Ribbon Sponsor: ACTEON Released: 5/23/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Grandio®SO Sponsor: VOCO America Released: 4/25/11 View Full Description »

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.

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GC Fuji TEMP LT™ Sponsor: GC America Released: 4/9/11 View Full Description »

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.

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AFFINIS™ PRECIOUS Sponsor: COLTENE Released: 4/1/11 View Full Description »

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.

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Hyflex® CM™ File System Sponsor: COLTENE Released: 4/1/11 View Full Description »

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.

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GuttaFlow Root Canal Filling System Sponsor: COLTENE Released: 3/30/11 View Full Description »

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!

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Venus® Bulk Fill Sponsor: Kulzer Released: 3/1/11 View Full Description »

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.

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ParaPost® Taper Lux™ Sponsor: COLTENE Released: 2/28/11 View Full Description »

Coltene Whaledent introduces new ParaPost Taper Lux, a tapered fiber post designed for canals prepared with the crown down greater taper file technique.

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Synergy® D6 Sponsor: COLTENE Released: 1/30/11 View Full Description »

Synergy® D6 is an ultra esthetic, nano-hybrid composite that produces natural looking restorations without a lengthy or complicated shade matching process.

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Enamel Pro Sponsor: Premier Dental Released: 1/3/11 View Full Description »

Using Enamel Pro’s groundbreaking technology, dental hygienists can simultaneously polish and strengthen teeth in one simple procedure.

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Enamel Pro Varnish Sponsor: Premier Dental Released: 1/3/11 View Full Description »

This module will introduce you to Enamel Pro® Varnish, from Premier Dental, an advanced-formula topical fluoride varnish that both protects and desensitizes teeth.

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Traxodent® Hemodent® Paste Retraction System Sponsor: Premier Dental Released: 1/3/11 View Full Description »

Traxodent® Hemodent® Paste Retraction System is a retraction and hemostatic system for use prior to impression making, cementation, bonding procedures or wherever hemostasis and retraction is required.

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Saliva-Check BUFFER - Oral Health Maintenance Sponsor: GC America Released: 12/17/10 View Full Description »

Oral Health Maintenance

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EQUIA - Restoring the Posterior Dentition Case 1 Sponsor: GC America Released: 12/17/10 View Full Description »

Restoring the Posterior Dentition Case 1

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EQUIA - Restoring the Posterior Dentition Case 2 Sponsor: GC America Released: 12/17/10 View Full Description »

Restoring the Posterior Dentition Case 1

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CAD/CAM with Hybrid Ceramics: Recipes for Success! (1 CE)

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CAD/CAM with Hybrid Ceramics: Recipes for Success! (1 CE)

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Implementing a Systematic Approach with Analogue and Digital Workflows to Create Optimal Aesthetics Outcomes (1 CE)

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Simplified Same-Day Cosmetic Dentistry (1 CE)

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Cements, Materials & Preps: Impact on Color Outcomes (1 CE)

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The Joy of Sealants (1 CE)

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Anterior Discolorations: Resin Infiltration and Microabrasion – When, Where, and How (1 CE)

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New Glue: A Visual Reference Guide for Contemporary Cementation Protocols and Techniques (1 CE)

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Restorative Rosetta Stone - Deciphering the New World of Dental Materials (1 CE)

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In-Office Digital Workflows Featuring Lithium Disilicate (1 CE)