,Part of DENTALEZ’s Aeras Intelligence Platform, the Aeras 500 Elite high-speed handpiece from Star combines high power and excellent torque with a lightweight, well-balanced design,
,Not unlike her peers, Dr. Amy Ridall was brought up through dental school and earlyon in her career using compression handpieces. “You get very used to that tactile sense of how fast it’s going, altering the speed using your foot, and how hard you’re pressing on the foot pedal,” she said. “It wouldn’t be impossible to go to an electric handpiece, but I’ve never felt as comfortable using them.”, ,While electric handpieces have a reputation for being heavy and cumbersome, air-driven handpieces are not without their own baggage, as they can lose up to 40% of their speed once cutting begins. “That’s what’s great about the Aeras, is that it has quite a bit more torque,” said Dr. Ridall, a part-time instructor at a dental school and owner of a private practice in Houston, TX. “I’ve cut through zirconia bridges, porcelain crowns, and even titanium without having a situation where it slowed down on me. It seems to have the power necessary for continuous cutting.”, ,A best-of-both worlds solution, the Aeras 500 Elite offers 39 watts of power that rivals the performance of an electric handpiece, paired with the lighter weight and in-hand stability of an air-driven tool. “When I need that extra oomph—for example, when I’m going to be doing a lot of crown preparations or need to cut through a substance that will have a lot of resistance—I definitely pick up my Aeras handpiece. It’s a good workhorse when it comes to situations that offer a bit more difficulty,” added Dr. Ridall., ,In addition to packing a powerful punch, which DENTALEZ says is 30% more powerful than any other manufacturer, the Aeras 500 Elite has a multi-port water spray, cool-spectrum LED illumination for enhanced visibility, and a user-friendly push-button chuck system designed for hands of all sizes., , ,
, ,“The Aeras 500 Elite is a good workhorse when it comes to situations that offer a bit more difficulty.”,– Amy Ridall, DDS, MS, PhD, , ,“It balances very nicely in your hand and there’s not much drag when you’re holding it,” said Dr. Ridall. “The water spray also is very nice. It’s good at directing the water so that I don’t have a lot of kickback of water building up on my mirror, and it clears the area quite nicely. The light is also very nice and bright, and I find that it’s better at illuminating the work area that some
other handpieces.”, ,While over the past several years Dr. Ridall hasn’t used her Aeras 500 Elite much for surgery or bone contouring, she feels if the handpiece was put to the task, it would perform expeditiously. “Considering the fact that bone cuts easier than ceramic, I see no reason why it wouldn’t be very good at cutting bone,” she noted., ,Part of DENTALEZ’s Aeras Intelligence Platform, which includes both an air compressor and a vacuum, the Aeras 500 Elite is equipped with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology that tracks critical information like handpiece usage, sterilization, warranty, and maintenance data when used with a compatible RFID reader system. Additionally, exclusive LubeFree technology makes the handpiece easy to maintain and allows clinicians to replace the turbine right in their office if needed., ,“With other handpieces, you have to send it back to a lab for them to reinstall a new motor, but with the Aeras, you can buy and replace the bearings yourself, which means you’ll never have to be without it,” said Dr. Ridall
