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FDI Worldental Daily

Industry Wednesday, 28 August 2013 16 www.fdiworldental.org AD ISince March 2011, Sirona Dental Systems operates a wholly owned subsidiary in Turkey. For the FDI An- nual World Dental Congress, it has announced to present a number of innovativesolutionsthat,according to the company, are supposed to give dentists a competitive edge through thoughtfully design as well as enhanced features and working processes. Informationaboutitsup- coming Digital Dentistry Symposium in Istanbul will be also available at booth C035, the dental equipment manufac- turer said. Ondisplay,willbethe recently launched intra- oral camera CEREC Om- nicam,thatallowstotake powder-free impression in full-colour. With the device, clinicians are now able to choose from a range of two intra-oral cameras and three millingunitsaccordingto their individual needs. More options are also available in the new version of CEREC that comes with a virtual articulator for simulating jaw movementsforthefirsttime.Ac- cordingtoSirona,thiswillallows dentist to determine the dy- namic contact points in addition to the static ones. Moreover, the CEREC SW 4.2 features a “smile design” function thatoffersthepossi- bility to check the design and aesthetic appear- ance of an anterior tooth restoration in a virtual three-dimensional face of the patient prior to treatment.Therefore, the software converts a two- dimensional photo of the smilingpatienttoathree- dimensional representa- tion with the help of spe- cificfacialfeatures. In addition to all other ORTHOPHOS XG imaging devices, the ORTHOPHOS XG 3D of- fers high-definition qual- ity in 2-D as well as 3-D. Dependingonthetypeof device, the Panorama CSI Sensor is eitherintegratedintotheproductor can be purchased as an option. It provides high-contrast, low-noise panoramic imaging, especially when combined with ASTRA (the anatomically structured recon- struction algorithm), Sirona said. Sirona says to develop its prod- uct in close co-operation with end users.Theglobalcompanyhasbeen producingandmarketingadvanced dental solutions from its headquar- ters in Germany for more than 30 years. SIRONA DENTALSYSTEMS, GERMANY www.sirona.com Booth C035 NewdevicesandsoftwarepresentedbySirona IAmong the new products pre- sented by the industry in Istanbul will be the intra-oral unit X-Mind UnityfromtheFrenchActeonGroup. Featuring one of the smallest focal spots on the market, the successor of the X-Mind DC is claimed to pro- videanoptimalimagewithupto50 per cent less radiation, depending on the patient’s morphology. In or- dertoachievethis,theX-Mindunity was developed to communicate seamlessly with the ACE technol- ogy in the Sopix inside sensor. It also works with a constant voltage of60kVor70kV,thecompanysaid. Also on display will be the P5 Newtron and NEWTRON P5XS ul- trasonic generators, which now fea- ture B.LED technology, an innovation thatallowsclinicianstodetectandre- move dental plaque simultaneously based on the B.LED plaque-revealing agent, which is fluorescent under blue light. The NEWTRON technology automatically tunes the tips to allow individualised and gentle treatment. The devices have a user-friendly de- sign that features an inclined front plane,aluminouspowerbuttonanda refined hand piece that is supposed toofferperfectbalanceineverysitua- tion. In addition, Acteon announced thatitwillbebringingitsMeToorange of tooth-whitening prod- ucts to Istanbul. They come with whitening sim- ulation software, avail- able both as a full and trial version,thatisintendedto help practitioners show patients how they would look after treatment. A speciallybrandedwebsite provides demonstration videos, clinical cases and product specifications, the company said. In accordance with a simple, well-tolerated protocol using a powerful lamp and a well-designed kit,chairsidetreatmentwithMeToois very gentle. A disposable cheek re- tractor, incorporating a suction sys- tem and a light-curing dam which changes colour when polymerised, are well presented and easy to use. ACTEON GROUP, FRANCE www.acteongroup.com Booth C021–022 IWith NobelProcera, Dr Matts Andersson first presented fully- automated industrial CAD/CAM prosthetic production to dentistry thirty years ago. Nowaydays, the system continues to lead the field as it delivers outstanding quality, ready-to-use restorations, accord- ing to the manufacturer Nobel Bio- care. Since the fabrication of the firstcopingin1983,patientsallover the world have benefitted from the more than eleven million deliv- eredhigh-qualityunits.EveryNobel Procera product and solution since then has been designed to give pa- tients both functional and natural- looking tooth restorations, individ- uallydesignedtolast,thecompany said. With the new NobelProcera 2G scan- ner,NobelBiocarehasrecentlytaking yet another significant step forward to provide more dental laboratories anddentistswithgreateraccesstoits prosthetic products and solutions thaneverbefore.Themoreefficient second-generation device is sup- posed to deliver direct access to the comprehensive assortment of NobelProcerarestorations.Inaddi- tion, users of the 3Shape Dental System are now able to gain open access to NobelProcera’s high- quality CAD/CAM abutments as well through a new open access partner- ship between the Danish digital den- tistry solutions provider and Nobel Biocare. NobelProcera encompasses a comprehensive range of innovative, science-based restorative solutions for the replacement of teeth in all in- dications, ranging from the single tooth to the edentulous. Each can be combinedwithspecificmaterialprop- erties to achieve both functional and aesthetic results. According to the company, the system provides easy accesstoaglobalnetworkofregional production facilities to better serve eachindividualnetworkofdentalpro- fessionals. Nobel Biocare is continuing to drive dental CAD/CAM innovation with high-end solutions, such as individualisedabutments,implant bridges and bars. The company says to approach the development of each new product with ad- vanced engineering, thorough ver- ification, meticulous validation as well as specialised manufacturing techniques and tooling. This re- sults in a consistent precision of fit and exceptional product quality in line with medical device stan- dards. NOBELBIOCARE, SWEDEN www.nobelbiocare.com Booth C029 NobelBiocareexpandsaccesstoprostheticrangewithnewscanner,partnership ActeonGroupsbringsnumerousclinicalinnovationstoIstanbul