Written by Dentistry Today Monday, 01 March 2010 00:00
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Product Focus
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Diamonds
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Coltène/Whaledent  Alpen x1 Single Patient Diamond Instruments are individually wrapped, gamma-sterilized, and available in packs of 25. The diamonds are competitively priced and are available in an extensive selection of shapes, sizes, and grits. For more information, call (800) 221-3046 or visit the Web site alpenrotary.com. |
Diatech  Manufactured with Swiss precision, Diatech Gold Diamonds offer the highest level of performance and durability at a reasonable cost. The exclusive multilevel diamond application ensures maximum, uniform crystal coverage, enabling rapid, smooth, and comfortable cutting. Diatech only uses natural diamonds that produce superior cutting efficiency and long instrument life. For more information, call (800) 222-1851 or visit the Web site diatechusa.com. |
SybronEndo  The LA Axxess Diamond Bur, designed with Dr. Stephen Buchanan, is a high-speed diamond bur that makes effortless cutting of dentin and enamel possible. It automatically creates perfect line-angle extensions as it meets each orifice. With its high-speed cutting ability and its automated outline form, molar access times can be greatly reduced, outline forms have a more organic shape, and tooth structure is conserved. For more information, call (800) 346-ENDO (3636) or visit sybronendo.com. |
AXIS Dental  NTI Diamonds are Unimatrix-bonded. The Unimatrix bonding technique promotes superior retention of diamond particles on the tips and edges and minimizes clogging, resulting in a cooler-cutting and longer-lasting diamond instrument. NTI Diamonds have highly polished stainless steel shanks that will not corrode during sterilization. In addition to the full line of NTI friction grip and handpiece shapes, AXIS also offers a large selection of specialty diamonds such as the Zir-Cut diamond. For more information, call (800) 355-5063. |
Parkell  Parkell offers 27 styles of diamond burs with a wide selection of shapes and a variety of grits to meet all your clinical needs. Each one is specially designed to ensure quick and reliable cutting performance, no matter the procedure. For more information, call (800) 243-7446 or visit parkell.com. |
Brasseler USA  Whether you demand the profession’s highest quality and cutting efficiency (ultra-premium DURAcut and premium Peter Brasseler Series) or if you prefer single-patient diamonds, Brasseler offers the highest-quality diamond instrumentation in the profession. Regardless of how you manage your diamond inventory, with Brasseler diamonds you never have to compromise quality. For more information, call (800) 841-4522. |
Garrison Dental Solutions  The G-Force line of dental diamonds utilizes a unique manufacturing process that permits more crystals to simultaneously contact the tooth surface, allowing the diamond to cut faster and last significantly longer than traditional diamonds. Additionally, the diamonds’ optimized spacing between crystals ex-poses more of the cutting edge of each crystal and improves debris removal and heat dissipation. For more information, call (888) 437-0032 or visit the Web site garrisondental.com. |
Sabra Dental Products  Precision-balanced, tempered steel guarantees perfectly concentric diamond burs. A special electroplating process bonds the diamonds to the shank, preventing chipping and peeling, which assures multiple uses and consistent dependability. They are available in more than 110 shapes and grits, including extrafine, fine, medium, coarse, and supercoarse. For more information, call (800) 888-4435. |
SS White Burs  There are more than 500 Piranha single-patient-use diamonds in 6 grits, making it the broadest line of single-patient-use diamonds available. The diamonds offer a fresh cut every time while eliminating the danger of cross-contamination. They are ISO 13485 certified for quality and consistency. For more information, call (800) 535-2877 or visit the Web site sswhiteburs.com. |
Meisinger USA  The Black Cobra Diamonds were developed with the primary focus of reducing the time and cost associated with crown preparation. These 180-µm, su-percoarse turbo diamonds allow for the bulk reduction of enamel in a fraction of the time of a traditional crown prep diamond. The black carbon coating promotes extended life of the diamond as well as increased aggressiveness, which combined produces the ultimate crown prep instrument. For more information, call (866) 634-7464. |
Kerr  Independent evaluations recognize BluWhite Diamonds for superior cutting efficiency and reduced tendency to clog versus other diamonds. They offer high performance and value in addition to a wide selection of shapes and grits for all tooth preparations. BluWhite Diamonds also provide specific composite finishing shapes and grits to enable clinicians to obtain optimal aesthetic results. For more information, call (800) KERR-123 or visit the Web site kerrdental.com/burs. |
Dollar Diamonds  These guaranteed-quality, consistent-performance, single-patient diamonds are produced in a wide range of styles, sizes, and grits while allowing for multiple preps prior to disposal. They are manufactured and packaged with the patients’ health in mind. Dollar Diamonds excels in providing you with a high-quality, cost-effective bur to assist each and every dental practice that is operating today. For more information, call (866) 666-0261 or visit the Web site dollardiamonds.net. |
DentalEZ Group  The Nouveau diamond and carbide burs line includes 130 diamond burs that deliver premium finishing and cutting results. Features and benefits include natural diamond grit that provides better aesthetics and better bond than synthetic diamonds. One-piece construction reduces vibration for smoother operation and longer handpiece life. The burs are harmonically and frequency tuned to cut up to 35% to 50% faster than other leading burs. Available grits range from extrafine to coarse. For more information, call (866) DTE-INFO or visit dentalez.com. |
KOMET USA  ZR Diamonds produce desirable aesthetic and functional results. They are unlike conventional diamonds because their special coating features a considerably higher operating life and material reduction. The diamonds are superior for recontouring tough zirconia material. ZR Diamonds are available in most common shapes and 3 grits: coarse grit that is suitable for gross contouring; medium grit that is less abrasive and better suited for smaller adjustments; and fine grit that produces a smooth surface. For more information, call (888) 566-3887 or visit komet-usa.com. |
Spring Health Products  FG and Turbo single-use diamonds come in more than 80 shapes. The burs are manufactured using a process that greatly improves cutting efficiency. They have uniform diamond coverage, and the diamond particles are oriented at the most efficient cutting angle to offer optimal performance. The diamond particles are uniform in size and distribution for a longer-lasting diamond. They produce less heat with minimal clogging and have a concentric, stainless steel shank, not plated, and a centerless ground that delivers minimal run-out, resulting in maximum stability at high speeds. For more information, call (800) 800-1680. |
Microcopy  Enjoy the fresh cutting performance of a new, sharp diamond with each patient. NEODIAMONDS save both time and money, making preparations more exact, efficient, and enjoyable. They offer multiuse quality in a presterilized package for convenience and safety at a fraction of what other companies charge for their diamonds. For more information, call (800) 235-1863 or visit the Web site neodiamond.com. |
Premier Dental Products  Solo diamonds are sterile, single-patient-use, quality electroplated diamonds. They are available in all popular shapes, including short shanks and in 4 diamond grits. They are ideal for all crown and bridge, operative, and finishing procedures. They are packaged in boxes of 25 individual sterile pouches so dentists can experience fast and convenient tooth preparation. Solo diamonds are available through your dealer. For more information, call (888) 670-6100. |
 Two Striper diamonds offer the best return on investment when it comes to preparation and finishing. Fast, consistent, and accurate cutting and more uses per diamond make it a valuable choice in rotary instruments. PBS bonding and natural-grade diamond crystals deliver all the benefits you have come to expect from the market-leading brand. For more information, call (888) 670-6100. |
Dental Savings Club  KUT diamond burs are manufactured with natural diamond and the best stainless steel shank available in the international market, overcoming the ISO standards required for diamond rotative instruments. They are very efficient in tooth preparation (natural diamond particles), and they cut very rapidly and continue to do so for multiple tooth preparations. (ISO exceeding stainless steel shafts maintain concentricity and accuracy.) KUT diamond burs are recognized for their high cutting precision, their high performance, and their affordable price. For more information, call (888) 768-1230 or visit dentalsavingsclub.com. |
Prima Dental Group  With the continuing technological advances in dental materials, dental practitioners are increasingly faced with the challenge of trying to cut through zirconia crowns and copings. Standard diamond burs and other rotary cutting instruments have proven ineffective at penetrating zirconia. Predator zirconia diamonds provide maximum cutting efficiency and effortless access for the following procedures: endodontic treatment, removing a crown when replacement is necessary, and bite adjustment. For more information, visit primadentalgroup.com. |
ProDrive Systems  With more than 550 premium bur models, ProDrive offers a full selection of diamond and carbide burs manufactured in Germany by Meisinger. Double grooves enable safe bur lengthening by 3 mm. The locking mechanism en-sures bur retention and high performance in both positions for improved precision and accessibility in difficult-to-reach areas. For more information, call (866) 937-8882 or visit prodrivesystems.com. |
Shofu  Shofu Robot Diamonds, one-piece steel shank diamonds, meet strict ISO manufacturing standards. Recognized by independent testing for their superior performance, cutting efficiency, and lack of clogging, they are made with a multicoating technique with a special surface treatment for durability. They are available in a wide range of grits (regular, coarse, supercoarse, fine, and superfine), shapes, and sizes, including a new minimally invasive series and 10 new supercoarse shapes that are ideal for zirconia. For more information, call (800) 827-3638. |