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business34 Show Preview IDS Cologne 2013 AMDLASERS’sdiodelaserPicasso Litewasrecentlyvotedthemostpop- ular dental laser, as surveyed by diode laser users in the most recent Clinicians Report titled “Are Diode Lasers Worth the In- vestment?” In the June 2012 re- port,Picassolasertech- nology was evaluated and compared against eight other current diodes in the market. Clinicians Report (CR), an independent, non- profit, dental educa- tion and product test- ing foundation, con- cluded that “Picasso Lite has a good combi- nationoffeatures,ease of use, low cost, and is a valuable adjunct for soft tissue surgery and hemostasis”. Picasso Lite was awarded an Excellent- Good rating overall with top ratings in sev- eral categories, includ- ing hand piece and cord, simple controls, and has most affordable disposable tips amongst eight leading brands. According to CR, 73 per cent of clini- cians surveyed would recommend a laser and 80 per cent felt it was a good investment. Picasso laser technology contin- ues to be the game changer it was in 2009whenitwaslaunched. Inthree short years its popularity has sky- rocketed, according to President and Founder of AMD. “We gave doctors what they asked for, an affordable dental laser for soft tissue that was easy to use and had world class training support,” he said. “Picasso Lite de- livered what no other laser could and continues to be the top pick against new lasers that are on the market.” He added that “CR is the most highly respected global testing facil- ity for dental products and is the ‘go to’ report used by the majority of cli- nicians looking to make educated product purchases.” Based in Tulsa, IN, in the US, AMD LASERS is an internationally recognized market leader in den- tal laser technology and education. Since 2011, the company belongs to the DENTSPLY International group. AMD LASERS, USA www.amdlasers.com HALL 11.3 BOOTH E010 A scientific report combining morethan20clinicalin-vivoaswellas in-vitro studies on Ivoclar Vivadent’s all-ceramic system has been recently launched by the Liechtenstein dental manufacturer. The report is intended to present—in a clear and structured manner—the most important studies on IPS e.max that have been con- ducted over the course of the past ten years. They attest to the suc- cessful performance and reliabilityoftheIPSe.max system, according to the company. Among other things, the report summarises data on the clinical per- formancethatcoverlonger periods of time: up to five years for zirconium oxide and up to ten years for lithiumdisilicate.Anover- all survival rate of 96.8 per cent for the entire system was calculated bycombiningthesurvival rates of IPS e.max Press (six studies), IPS e.max CAD (six studies) and IPS e.max ZirCAD (eight studies). A total of 1,071 restorations were observed in all 20 studies. Apart from these findings, the report also provides the results of a number of clinical trials that have focussed on the system’s individual components, such as the lithium- disilicate glass-ceramics IPS e.max Press and IPS e.max CAD, the zirco- nium oxide-based IPS e.max ZirCAD as well as related products such as IPS e.max ZirPress and IPS e.max Ceram. According to the report, the sur- vival rates of these materials ranged between 93.7 and 98.4 per cent. IPS e.max from Ivoclar Vivadent is a high-performance all-ceramic re- storative system comprising lithium- disilicate glass-ceramic and zirco- nium oxide materials for the press and CAD/CAM technique. The system is complemented by a universally applicable nano-fluor- apatite glass-ceramic which is suit- able for veneering all its components. Sincedevelopmentstartedmorethan a decade ago, the IPS e.max has also been investigated by researchers on a regular basis. Many reputable ex- perts have contributed to what has become a valuable resource for scien- tific data on IPS e.max, according to Ivoclar Vivadent. The IPS e.max Scientific Report Vol. 01/2001–2011 in English is avail- able for downloading at the com- pany’s website. IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG, LIECHTENSTEIN www.ivoclarvivadent.com Hall 11.3 Booth A020 USERS RANK PICASSO LITE MOST POPULAR DIODE LASER IN INDUSTRY REPORT 5 Fig. 1: The Scientific Report presents results from studies conducted on IPS e.max and its components over the course of the last 10 years. 5 Fig. 2: Success and failure rates of restorations (crowns and bridges) fabricated with the IPS e.max system from Ivoclar (in per cent). AD REPORT ON IPS E.MAX SYSTEM STUDIES AVAILABLE FROM IVOCLAR VIVADENT 5 AMD LASER’s diode laser Picasso Lite was launched to dental markets in the year 2010.