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today Chicago Midwinter Meeting Feb. 28

By Robert Selleck, today Staff n At the Convergent Dental booth (No. 4237) in the Midwinter Meet- ing exhibit hall, you can try out the new extra-coarse cutting 1.25 mm-XC spot size for Solea™ , the first FDA- approved, CO2 9.3 micron dental laser for hard and soft tissue. On Thursday, Convergent Dental CEO Michael Cataldo spoke with today about the new cutting pat- tern, explaining the “extra-coarse” description is a bit of a misnomer. “If you want to back off on the pedal a bit, it’s actually pretty smooth, with lots of control,” Cataldo said, while explaining the advantages of Solea’s computerized controls in general. “It’s not just a straight beam com- ing out,” Cataldo said. “It’s computer enhanced.” The new spot size increases Solea’s industry-leading speed by a factor of four, so large amounts of tooth structure can be removed at or above traditional-drill speed. That means you don’t need to choose between the speed with a drill versus the improved patient experience with a laser. Cataldo said a dentist who had just been testing out the new pattern in the booth had completed a crown prep in three minutes and was con- fident it would have taken just two minutes on a live tooth. The Solea’s unique 9.3-micron wavelengthishighlyabsorbedinboth hydroxyapatiteandwater,vaporizing tooth structure with speed, precision and a reliable analgesic effect. The 1.25-mm-XCspotsizeaddsanewhigh- end capability for rapidly removing thick enamel for crown preparations and large fillings. Cataldo said new patterns will keep being released, and all will be seamlessly integrated into existing Solea set-ups. The 1.25 mm-XC spot sizeisbeingofferedasafreesoftware upgrade to all current Solea dentists and will be included in all new units. “We’re constantly innovating and improving, and everything plugs into the existing platform so it’s easy for our customers to upgrade,” Cataldo said. The software-based platform ena- bles dentists to use Solea’s intui- tive touchscreen interface to switch between spot sizes with a finger tap to perform anesthesia-free and blood-free procedures. Even before the addition of the 1.25 mm spot size, Solea dentists had reported perform- ing six or more additional procedures per day because of being able to treat patients without anesthesia and not having to control bleeding. exhibitors14 Chicago Midwinter Meeting — February 28, 2015 Solea CO2 dental laser is four times faster with new cutting spot size Ad 5 In the Convergent Dental booth (No. 4237), Convergent CEO Michael Cataldo works on a rough crown prep to demonstrate the new 1.25-mm spot size recently introduced for the Solea CO2 dental laser. (Photo/Robert Selleck, today Staff) Here in Chicago To test out the Solea and its new spot size, visit Convergent Dental in booth No. 4237. You also can learn more about the company’s patented tech- nologies and unique computer system controls by visiting www.convergent dental.com.

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