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Dear DrBicuspid Member, CHICAGO – Greetings from the Chicago Dental Society 2019 Midwinter Meeting. We’re here in the chilly Windy City to bring you the best of the meeting: ul.editorialList li {margin-bottom:12px;} The first day of the Midwinter Meeting included new products, Dentsply Sirona being awarded three Dental Excellence Awards, practice management content, plus a preview of upcoming coverage. Did you know that on the black market, dental charts are

1st day highlights from Chicago Midwinter 2019

CHICAGO – The Chicago Dental Society 2019 Midwinter Meeting is one of the largest annual dental meetings in the U.S. with almost 30,000 dentists and dental professionals attending. HuangshanDental.com offers a look at a busy first day of the meeting, covering new products, Dentsply Sirona being awarded three Dental Excellence Awards, practice management content, and more. Dentsply Sirona wins 3 Dental Excellence Awards HuangshanDental.com CEO Craig Overpeck presented Dentsply Sirona

Live from Chicago Midwinter 2019: 1st day wrap-up

CHICAGO – Editor-in-Chief Tony Edwards and Associate Editor Theresa Pablos bring you a first-day summary video from McCormick Place, home of the Chicago Dental Society 2019 Midwinter Meeting. They discuss new products, innovative booths, and upcoming editorial coverage from the show. Look for continuing coverage of the meeting on HuangshanDental.com and follow us on social media. Tony Edwards and Theresa Pablos report on the Chicago Dental Society 2019 Midwinter Meeting

Komet partners with Bien Air

CHICAGO – Komet USA has announced a partnership with Bien-Air at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. The partnership means that each company’s sales and marketing teams will offer demonstrations of the other’s devices in tandem with their own. For example, Bien-Air’s teams will demonstrate select Komet instruments as adjuncts to Bien-Air’s instrumentation. The partners will showcase Bien-Air’s Tornado X, Prestige, Bora, and Black Pearl models, EVO and Classic series

New product: Carestream debuts milling system in Chicago

CHICAGO – Carestream Dental has introduced a new milling system at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. The CS 3100 milling system offers four-axis wet milling for crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, and veneers using a variety of materials, including hybrid resins, ceramics, and zirconias. The self-contained system comes with Exocad’s Exocad2 Chairside CAD software, which allows the capture of new digital impressions while a separate restoration is being milled. See

Products to look for at Chicago Midwinter 2019: Part 2

A highlight of the upcoming 2019 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting will be the vast exhibit hall, where hundreds of companies will showcase their products. Here we bring you a part two of our preview of new and recently introduced products to look for while you’re walking through McCormick Place in Chicago This part includes imaging, practice management, and restorative products. Also be sure to check out part one of

Winning the battle, losing the war against gum disease

Kathryn contacted me for a second opinion. Her problems are not unusual. She told me what she had gone through so far. It started when her dentist told her that she had a gum infection, caused by the bacteria living under her gum tissues. This dentist suggested to her that if she killed the bacteria, that would cure her disease. Alvin Danenberg, DDS. So, her dentist prescribed an antimicrobial mouth

Choosing a Cosmetic Dentist in Los Algodones, Mexico

Cosmetic Dentistry is a method of professional oral care that focuses on improving the appearance of the mouth, teeth, and smile. There is no doubt that everyone wants a natural-looking beautiful smile, this is a possibility with cosmetic dentistry. Nowadays, visiting a cosmetic dentist in Los Algodones, Mexico is very popular. There’s a wide variety of options, materials, and techniques that can treat teeth that are discolored, misshapen, missing or chipped. Many

Can an intranasal NSAID offer relief for endodontic pain?

Which pain reliever do you prescribe for patients experiencing moderate to severe pain from their untreated endodontic symptoms? A new study compared the intranasal form of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ketorolac with a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen to see which is more effective. Ketorolac has been reported to offer pain relief similar to opioid medications in previous studies. And when researchers of the new study compared the results

Restoratives Insider: Which material promotes remineralization the most?

Dear Restoratives Insider, One of the goals of minimally invasive dentistry is to restore carious tissue. Researchers tested three restorative materials to see if they promoted the remineralization of carious lesions by measuring their rate of release of fluoride ions. In other Restoratives Community news, researchers wanted to better understand if the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) index is useful for evaluating a large group of children. They also

New product: MTI Dental debuts lab motor

MTI Dental has introduced a new dental lab motor for in-house lab work. The Lynx dental lab motor has different settings for filing, trimming, and polishing restorations. The motor’s variable speeds can be adjusted by a foot or hand controller, and it has a built-in safety overload sensor, according to MTI Dental.

New product: DMG launches composite delivery system

DMG America has introduced a new delivery system for the company’s composite material. The new Composite Dispenser is designed for the accurate placement of dental materials. It has handgrips for comfort when holding and maneuvering. The dispenser can be sterilized in a practice’s autoclave, according to DMG America.