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I manufacturer _ news 46 I implants1_2012 W&H W&H News App: Up-to-Date Infor- mation Directly to Your iPhone, iPod and iPad ExperienceW&H news and video in a completely new dimension, developed for all customers,partners and friends ofW&H Den- talwerk.The newW&H NewsApp is available free of charge for dentists,studentsandallthoseinterestedindentalmatters.You haveaccesstoallnews,reports,andstudies,oryoucanexplore dentalvideosofW&H.Stayinginformedhasneverbeenthiseasy and enjoyable. Just a couple of taps of your finger and you can pick up current informationonW&Handitsproducts,24hoursaday,sevendays a week. Benefit from the wealth of experience of international experts and make use of topical reports and studies on W&H products as well as general dental issues. Experience inter- views,application videos,instruction of instruments,company presentation and many more. Contents are downloaded to your device in real- timeviaWLANor3G.Furthermore,thisappisbeingconstantlyexpandedtomeet your needs and demands.You can even become a fan of W&H Dentalwerk on Facebook! TheappisavailableinGerman,EnglishandSpanish.Youwillreceivetheversion according to the language settings of your device automatically. The newW&H NewsApp is available to download free of charge viaApp Store and Android Market.With its News App,W&H presents a plat- form which will support you both in your everyday work and in your dental life. Should you have any questions or remarks on the W&H news app, we would be pleased to receive your E-mail: e-market- ing@wh.com. W&H Deutschland GmbH Raiffeisenstraße 4 83410 Laufen, Germany office.de@wh.com www.wh.com Geistlich Pharma Membranes in Focus: 2nd International Meeting in Lucerne Membranes play a crucial role in allowing bones to regenerate predictably. At the 2nd International Ex- pert Meeting held at the beginning of November 2011inLucerne,renownedexpertsagreed:thenat- ural collagen membrane Geistlich Bio-Gide® im- presses with its appropriate barrier function, good clinical handling and problem-free healing. In the presentation block, the basic principles of bone regeneration were described in detail as well as the role of membranes in guided bone regenera- tion (GBR) and guided tissue regeneration (GTR). Prof Jan Lindhe (Sweden) demonstrated histologi- cally that new bone is only formed in the region around blood vessels. Prof Daniel Buser (Switzer- land) considers a few weeks to be realistic for the formation of temporary matrix in most cases.After this period the wound area has superficially healed andsofttissueintegrationofthemembranehasbe- gun.Thisinturnisattributabletothegoodtissuetol- erance of Geistlich Bio-Gide® . Prof Jürgen Becker (Germany) explained that, preclinically, blood ves- selsarecreatedwithintheporousmembranestruc- ture after just one week.According to Prof Becker, this could contribute to the augmentative success of Geistlich Bio-Gide® ,together with the soft tissue integration.DrJean-LouisGiovannoli(France)uses GeistlichBio-Gide® membranesforperi-implantitis therapy, especially for three-wall defects. He con- siders the mechanical stabilisation of the augmen- tation material to be the most important function of the membrane. Following intensive and partly controversial dis- cussions,the experts in Lucerne agreed on the key requirements for GBR membranes.Besides a suit- ablebarrierfunctionandgoodclinicalhandling,un- complicated behaviour in the event of dehiscence is desirable. Geistlich Bio-Gide® meets these con- ditions. Geistlich Pharma AG Bahnhofstrasse 4, 06110 Wolhusen, Switzerland www.geistlich-pharma.com Omnia Omnia introduces PTFE surgical sutures In addition to the traditional surgical sutures made of silk,polyesterandabsorbablePGA,Omniaex- pands its offer of surgical sutures by in- troducing the new generation of surgical sutures, PTFE sutures. Omnia PTFE su- turesaresoft,biologicallyinertandchem- icallynon-reactive.MainfeaturesofPTFEsu- tures are a great fluency of the thread along the tis- sues,strongknotholding,andstablequalityinthelong time.Compared to other monofilament synthetic su- tures,this material is highly tolerated in the oral cav- ity.Further,PTFE sutures are ideal to limit inflamma- tion,bleeding and other collateral effects which may occurduringthesofttissueapproximation.Thesesu- turesareavailableindifferentcombinationsofdi- ameter and length with different kinds of needles.Omnia PTFE su- tures are ideal for any im- plant, periodontal and bone graft surgery where the usage of a monofila- ment suture with low bacterial adhe- sion is recommended.PTFE sutures areavailableinconvenientboxesof12 pieceseach. Omnia SpA Via F. Delnevo, 190sx, 43036 Fidenza (PR), Italy info@omniaspa.eu www.omniaspa.eu