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BIOMET 3i announced a new collaboration with Sirona Dental, Inc. that utilizes the BIOMET 3i BellaTek® Encode® Impression System with the CEREC AC with Bluecam and CEREC AC with Omnicam. The collaboration will create intraoral impressions for custom abutments, resulting in simplified aesthetic restorations.

The lightweight Mr. Thirsty® Comfort Kit includes a lightweight plastic HVE valve and 6 feet of tubing. It is designed to improve patient comfort by keeping metal HVE valve and tubing mounted on the delivery unit. Zirc Co. 800-328-3899 www.zirc.com

During the past few days, Dental Products Report has been reporting from the ground level of the Midwinter Meeting. But, why does it matter? This is why.

It's official. The Internet (and Instagram users) can't get enough of their Brush Buddies Justin Bieber toothbrushes.

The iTero®  imaging system is now available as a single hardware platform with software options for restorative and orthodontic procedures.

XV1 allows dental professionals to deliver superior procedural outcomes with greater ease and less strain.

The SOL™ diode laser is said to be the ideal device for entry-level and experienced users. It reportedly delivers power and essential features at an economical price. It is portable, precise, has enhanced ergonomics, a single interface and a high-contrast aiming beam to make laser dentistry easier.

New Canary System caries detection system finds carious lesions before conventional methods.

DPR gets a sneak peek of the Elevance Delivery System that will complement the Midmark Elevance Dental Chair.

DPR caught up with Damon Baker of Orascoptic to see the features of the new XV1 up close and personal during the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting.

Andrew Aradi of DenMat talks to DPR at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting about Denmat's newest laser, the SOL Portable Diode Laser.

Erik Beard of Gendex gives you a complete video overview of the GXDP-700.

3Shape will demo and reveal several new product innovations, including its new D900 dental lab scanner, at Chicago’s major February dental events.

DPR talked with Curtis Mitchem, D.M.D, about his personal experience with Align’s iTero imaging system.

Offered up in this edition of the Weekly new dental products roundup are ortho instruments, a handpiece coupler, a combination teether/toothbrush, CAD/CAM implant abutments and fluoride foam. Here's a summary of each with links to complete articles and the weekly video of the products that were posted throughout the week. Ortho Lingual Collection Hu-Friedy

Smooth and creamy Gelato APF Fluoride Gels are said to be effective, efficient and high quality while providing caries protection and prevention. The easy-to-use APF and neutral fluoride gels are an economical and quick application treatment. The gel is a 60-second acidulated phosphate fluoride that contains 1.23% fluoride ion. The low PH provides maximum fluoride uptake with improved thixotropic properties to ensure closer adherence to enamel and interproximal areas.

Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals announced the latest in its line of PreviDent products with the launch of PreviDent 5000 Boost Plus. The prescription-only home fluoride therapy toothpaste was launched at a Thursday morning press conference in Chicago.

These Titanium Base Abutments serve as a connector between CAD/CAM individually fabricated crown/abutments and the implant. Two types of the base abutments are available: PRZ-ADP serving as an adapter between the Zirconium bridge and the implant; and PRZ Titanium base abutments for cementing to the custom-milled zirconium screw retained crown or bridge. They are available for use with major implant systems. HI-TEC Implants LTD. 972-9-9587775

The dual-purpose Baby Banana® Brush is a combination teether and toothbrush. Said to have an “a-peal-ing” design that is irresistible to babies,  the brush features 100% medical grade silicone bristles babies love to chew on. It cleans teeth and gums. The peels of the banana are easy for tiny hands to grab and hold. Safety is designed into the brush as it is virtually impossible for a child to hurt themselves while using it. Live-Right LLC

Providing extended lamp life, the Max-Power LED Swivel Coupler is said to save time and money The coupler is KaVo MULTIflex compatible as well as compatible with all Lares MX model swivel handpieces and all other brands and models of lighted highspeed handpieces with Multiflex back-end connections. It provides bright white light similar to daylight. The replacement LED lamp for the Max-Power LED coupler is also plug-compatible with prior xenon lamp model Lares MX swivel couplers, enabling easy upgrade to the advantages of LED lighting.

Gendex introduces SRT, Scatter Reduction Technology, to its award-winning GXDP-700™ Cone Beam 3D system. This new feature allows clinicians to reduce artifacts caused by metal or radio-opaque objects such as restorations, endodontic filling materials, and implant posts. 

DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental Specialties has introduced its newest innovation and an expansion of it endodontic file system. PROTAPER NEXT is the same variable taper design found in the original ProTaper that clinicians have turned to for more than a decade, but refined to improve performance.

Exclusively designed for one-step final polishing of composites, Komet’s new light-yellow polishers feature a special silicone bond that provides outstanding flexibility and conformation to tooth anatomy.

Sunstar Americas will launch their new GUM® EasyThreadTM Floss at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting this week.

There are 10 instruments in the Ortho Lingual Collection that are said to feature optimal intraoral access, visibility for the clinician, enhanced comfort for the patient and more time savings per procedure. The collection includes: cutters, pliers and lingual ligature directors designed for patient and clinician ease, comfort and accessibililty. Each cutter and pliers feature a gold-plated handle, longer handles that allow for easier access and orbit-formed box joints that are 14% to 20% thinner than standard orthodontic instruments. Hu-Friedy

From Faith Hill rocking braces to new dental product launches, here's what you missed from the week of Feb. 11.

Packed with all the product information you may have missed during the week, the Weekly new dental products also links you to the complete articles on each listing and gives you a video summary of this week's offerings. SOL™ DenMat

The Limited 6 ClearCorrect™ treatment option is described as the ideal for simple anterior adjustments. It includes up to 6 steps of clear aligners (single or dual arch). It includes treatment setup, Phase Zero and retainers at no extra cost. ClearCorrect, LLC 866-331-3323 www.ClearCorrect.co

An interview with John Morton, Director of Research and Technology Product Innovation.

Kuraray's CLEARFIL™ MAJESTY ES-2 Premium is for all 15 classical shades