Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition

DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition Business 9 Unveiled to the Middle East and Africa market at the AEEDC exhibition in Dubai, the new A-dec LED dental op- eratorylightisnowavailableto dentists around the world. “Designed for optimal visual acuity and treatment-room er- gonomics, the A-dec LED is an outstandingsolutionthatoutper- forms all other industry options,” saysA-decProductManagerTom McCleskey. “By evolving LED technology, we’ve established a new benchmark for operatory lighting.” A-dec’s advanced light emit- ting diode (LED) technology has been optically engineered specifically for dentists and the dental operatory. The A-dec LED stands alone in the market be- cause of how well it reduces eye strain and provides optimal er- gonomics while ensuring ample illumination, clarity and depth during treatment. The new offering features multiple intensity levels, cure- safemode,lowcostofownership, and intuitive ergonomics. Adjustable intensity levels of 15,000lux,25,000lux,and30,000 lux at 5,000K are able to flood the oral cavity with a consistently neutral white light for true-to- life tones, which help practition- ers, diagnose clearly. The light’s cure-safe mode emits a brilliant yellow light at 25,000 lux, en- ablingthedentalteamtoworkef- fectively without curing photo- initiated resins. McCleskey also mentions the solution’sabilitytoreduceeyefa- tigue because of how the light’s “stadium effect” mitigates shad- ows and maintains a uniform light pattern. Plus, its unencum- bered controls, unparalleled po- sitionability, and fluid move- ment, combine to create out- standing ergonomics. Thislatestadditionsetsapre- mium standard for A-dec Dental Lights, a family of lighting solu- tions that also include the A-dec 500® Halogen 3-Axis and A-dec 300® Halogen 2-Axis. DT New A-Dec Led Light Unveils Brilliant Simplicity TOKYO, Japan: A team of Japanese researchers has demonstrated that hydrogen sul- phide, one of the main causes of bad breath, could be a key com- ponent in developing future medical therapies. In a recent study conducted at the Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, they reported that stem cells isolated from dental pulp transformed into liver cells after being incu- bated with the characteristically foulsmellinggasforatleastthree days. While dental pulp stem cells have been found to have the abil- ity to transform into a number of different cells, including muscle and blood cells, this is the first time that researchers have claimed to have produced a huge number of cells that were able to storeglycogenandcollecturea— the two main functions of the liver. They said that although more research might be needed on the possible carcinogenic effects of the method, results indicate that it produced cells with little po- tential to differentiate, hence limitingtheriskofdevelopingtu- mours after transplantation. “Hydrogen sulphide did not cause apoptotic changes in the cells,” the researchers stated in the report. Common methods of produc- ing hepatic cells for human transplantation include the use of foetal bovine serum, which is heavily regulated worldwide. The researchers however ex- tracted stem cells for their study from patients undergoing regu- lar tooth extractions. These were then divided into two groups, of which one was incubated with hydrogen sulphide and the other with a different medium. Commonly associated with the smell of rotten eggs, hydro- gensulphideisproducedinsmall amounts by the human body for signalling and other biological functions. In the oral cavity, where it is considered highly toxic to tissue, it is produced by forms of bacteria that do not re- quire oxygen to grow. DT Bad breath gas used to make liver cells from teeth Exclusive Distributor : Pharmapal Drug Store Tel +971 4 2675001, PO Box 37345 Dubai, United Arab Emi- rates www.pharmapaluae.com