Category Spotlight: Spandex Advanced

Lip and cheek retractors may not be one of the more glamorous aspects of an increasingly high-tech dental industry, but they nonetheless play a critical role in many of today’s most common dental treatments. And while many dental products and materials are beneficial to either clinicians or patients—yet seldom both—Hager’s Spandex Advanced lip and cheek retractor is a rare exception.

Clinical Advantages

For clinicians, Spandex Advanced lip and cheek retractor offers full-lip coverage as well as convenient hands-free retraction, a benefit that can be an added boost to workflow efficiency since it allows clinicians to concentrate solely on treatment without having to tend to any additional retraction-related issues. In addition, Spandex Advanced quickly and easily eliminates safety concerns when it comes to possible injuries resulting from sharps, rotary instruments, whitening agents, and other dental tools and materials that can potentially injure patients’ lips and cheeks.

A Duo of Patient Benefits, Too

For patients, the unique latex-free, ultradurable material offers 2 crucial advantages. While its primary function is to be an added layer of safety and protection from instruments and materials that can be potentially harmful, Spandex Advanced also offers a high degree of stretchiness and elasticity, which can go a long way toward making lengthy dental treatments more comfortable for patients.

Flexible & Comfortable Material

Made from 100% medical-grade silicone and autoclavable up to 1,000 times, Spandex Advanced features a gentle inner-rim fit and innovative soft, flexible design that stays in place and moves with lips and cheeks, offering secure and comfortable retraction when the mouth is open or closed.

Reusable, Highly Versatile

In addition to being reusable and cost-efficient, Spandex Advanced also is highly versatile and suitable for a wide range of dental procedures, including hygiene, whitening, restorative and digital dentistry, orthodontics, and as a photo-contraster for patient imaging.