Product Updates: Page 119

Clear aligners create new orthodontic opportunities

By Kathy Kincade

Demand for clear aligner products and services is up at a time when many cosmetic procedures are on the decline. And with more products to choose from and a broader patient base to offer treatment to, a growing number of general dentists are considering this orthodontic option.

September 23, 2010

RelyX Unicem cement recommended for Vitablocs crowns

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Vita Zahnfabrik recommends RelyX Unicem self-adhesive resin cement from 3M ESPE for adhesive cementation of its Vitablocs feldspar ceramic crowns, the company announced.

September 8, 2010

Komet offers tungsten carbide cutters for PFM crowns

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA now offers DF Cutters, tungsten carbide instruments designed for creating a defined roughness of precious and nonprecious metal surfaces to be used in porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns.

September 6, 2010

Align Technology launches Invisalign G3

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology has introduced Invisalign G3, which includes software features designed to make it easier to use Invisalign with class II and III patients, new SmartForce features designed for increased predictability of certain tooth movements, and more intuitive software to streamline treatment planning and review, according to the company.

August 15, 2010

Komet offers metal crown remover

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA has introduced the H34 tungsten carbide crown remover designed to cut and remove metal crowns.

July 13, 2010

Aurum offers all-zirconia crowns, bridges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aurum Ceramic Dental Laboratories is now offering Opalite all-zirconia crowns and bridges as an aesthetic alternative to metal occlusion or full-cast posterior, the company announced.

June 13, 2010

Dentsply offers clear aligner service for dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentsply International has become the latest -- and largest -- company to dip its toe into the clear aligner service market. At the California Dental Association meeting in Anaheim last week, the company announced the new MTM Clear Aligner Service Center, designed to provide general practitioners and orthodontists with an automated treatment option for correcting minor anterior misalignments.

May 17, 2010

Triodent launches veneer and crown delivery system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Triodent has expanded its product line with the Griptab veneer and crown delivery system, a restoration handling system for dentists doing multiple restorations, including crowns, veneers, inlays, and onlays.

May 6, 2010

FDA clears collagen dental membrane

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Collagen Matrix announced today that it has received FDA's 510(k) clearance of its new Collagen Dental Membrane indicated for use in oral surgical procedures involving guided tissue and bone regeneration.

October 21, 2009

Triodent launches Griptab for crowns, veneers, inlays

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Triodent has launched Griptab, designed to improve the way dentists do indirect restorations.

September 7, 2009

Align to pay Ormco $13 million in settlement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology will pay Ormco $13 million in cash and 7.6 million shares as part of a settlement agreement related to ongoing patent litigation between the two companies.

August 16, 2009

Jury says Invisalign infringes Ormco patent

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A jury has ruled in favor of Ormco, a subsidiary of Danaher, in its patent infringement case against Align Technology.

June 25, 2009

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