I just tried these one step sectional matrixes and absolutely love them. They have the clamp, sectional matrix and wedge in one preassembled unit.  Very fast and easy to place.  The clamp wedges the teeth apart and another silicone wedge seals the box from below.  They are $85 for fifty or $1.70 each.  Info on [...]

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I have found the most common thread that exists to define the variance amongst end users is their optical impressions. This IS the most critical aspect of CEREC since it is the only means by which we input data into the machine to create our restorations.

This single factor, from the end users comfort level with [...]

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..GIGO never meant more with CAD CIM dentistry that it does today with CEREC 3D

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We love this new product as an alginate substitute.  Handling and set time are ideal.  Very fast and accurate.  We mix it with the Pentamix.  It is made by Kerr and is avaliable from your dental supplier.

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We have purchased these overlays instead of reupholstering our dental chairs.  Much more cost effective, we don’t lose the use of our chairs, and patients LOVE them.  Tempur-pedic has a medical division and you get a discount as a dental office.  SRP is $695, but you can get it for $320 plus $20 shipping.  1-888-881-9779
 TEMPUR-PEDIC® [...]

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This is absolutely the best material to make a matrix for provisional restorations. Many dentists use alginate, putty, or a vacuum-form matrix. These techniques either compromise time or accuracy.  Template makes a very accurate quadrant template and sets in 30 seconds with no flash. It is dispensed in a 50 ml cartridge that fits any [...]

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Maxcem defines the standard for the new class of self-etch, self-adhering resin cements providing excellent bond and mechanical strengths, superb esthetics and unmatched simplicity. A two-part paste/paste, dual-cure resin cement, Maxcem’s innovative and proprietary initiator system allows all the essential ingredients to etch, prime, bond and cement to be combined into one product, offering:
Exceptional material [...]

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I cannot imagine practicing dentistry without the aid of magnification and illumination.  I started with 2.0x flip ups and have worked my way up to the 4.8x through the lens fixed magnification.  It is unbelievable what you can see that you could not see with the naked eye.  I use a pair of loupes from [...]

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What are the most dreaded words you can hear from your hygienist when you are in the middle of something?  “Doctor, I need a hygiene check, or Doctor, I need anesthesia for my patient.”  This product will not help with the first question, but it has just about eliminated the second one in my practice.  [...]

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O.K., this is not a product per say, but is perhaps the biggest thing you can do in 2005. Dentistry is finally being presented in the media with a positive spin. Extreme Makeover, The Swan, magazine articles, news clips, etc. are raising awareness of what dentistry can do for the population at [...]

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