highlights

Every year, the independent US test institute Clinicians Report publishes a buying guide of the best dental products. The guide is based on independent, non-manufacturer sponsored product evaluations from the previous twelve months. The evaluations are carried out by the scientific team and clinical evaluators of the Clinicians Report.

All Programat furnaces that have been delivered from Schaan since February 2018 are equipped with the new software. The new software offers numerous new functions and optimizations.

The innovative IPS e.max ZirCAD zirconium oxide material is characterized by high stability, flexural strength and fracture toughness in addition to natural esthetics. This allows the production of restorations with significantly reduced wall thicknesses for minimally invasive preparations. The range of indications includes crowns and bridges as well as implant-supported superstructures.

Cervitec Plus is a protective varnish containing 1% chlorhexidine and 1% thymol. The varnish offers professional germ control in cases of high caries risk. It provides advanced protection for susceptible areas and is therefore suitable for maintaining the high quality of precision restorations. The protective varnish is now available again.

The IPS e.max Shade Navigation App (SNA) is compatible with Android and iOS devices and has been available free of charge since last year. The app finds the correct shade and level of translucency for all IPS e.max restorations, enabling relaxed shade matching procedures.

CAD/CAM users have been relying on Ivoclar Vivadent’s products for many years. There are many reasons for their trust. When it comes to innovative material concepts, clinical reliability is precisely what makes the products so attractive for dental users all over the world.

Dentists are finding it increasingly difficult to make the right choice amidst an ever growing selection of cementation and restoration materials. Which cement is suitable for which material and which indication?

IPS e.max CAD and Telio CAD blocks feature a pre-fabricated interface that allows them to be directly cemented to the Sirona Ti base. The blocks have now been tested and approved for use in conjunction with additional implants.

Dentist Dr Knut Hufschmidt has been successfully using the OptraGate lip and cheek retractor for over nine years, optimizing the treatment procedures in his dental practice.

Bluephase Style 20i is currently one of the most efficient devices for light-curing dental materials. The use of a fast light-curing protocol does not entail any drawbacks in comparison with a conventional protocol, as has been revealed in the in-vitro study below.