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Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | February 2016 a10 INDUSTRY NEWS Ad LM Dental’s instruments for atraumatic tooth extraction are described as being lightweight, well-balanced and feature comfortable, non-slip ErgoTouch handles. By LM Dental Staff The clinical challenge: Instruments (tips) in- tended and used for implant maintenance are too bulky, especially in cases when patients have healthy, tight tissue around the implants. Proposed solution: ErgoMix Mini Implant Instruments from LM Dental. Reasoning supporting the solution: According to LM Dental, practitioners were frustrated with tip sizes of implant hand- instruments. They ap- proached LM with their frustration and shared improvement suggestions. In response, LM, a market-leading instrument manu- facturer in Europe, known for being sen- sitive to practitioners’ needs and passion- ate about clinical relevance, designed a series of titanium implant instruments with mini-sized tips. These LM ErgoMix implant instruments are made of softer- than-standardtitaniumalloythatisgentle on implants yet effective for calculus re- moval. ErgoMix implant instruments also feature replaceable tips and large diameter (12 mm) silicone surfaced handles that, ac- cording to the company, improve comfort. The ErgoMix replaceable tip mechanism is engineered so that no tools are needed to change the tips. That means there is no wrench tool to lose – guaranteed. The tips line up perfectly to the handles, making ErgoMix technology the 21st-century ver- sion of the outdated cone-socket system, according to the company. The implant series includes four instru- ment patterns: Mini Gracey 1/2 – anterior (gray); Mini Gracey 11/12 – mesial (orange); Mini Gracey 13/14 – distal (blue); and Mini Universal – universal, all surfaces (red). They are available as a kit, containing one of each instrument and a cassette, or they may be purchased individually. Extract with confidence: Ergonomics, Scandinavian design LM Dental’s extraction instruments uniquely combine ergonomics, Scan- dinavian design and functionality for atraumatic tooth extraction. They fea- ture comfortable, non-slip ErgoTouch handles and are well-balanced and lightweight, according to the company. The instrument blades are made with DuraGradeMax supersteel, the same Clinically relevant and appropriately sized tips help improve implant maintenance LM Dental’s ErgoMix Mini Implant Instruments are made of softer-than- standard titanium alloy that is gentle on implants yet effective for calculus removal. Photos/Provided by LM Dental Chicago BOOTH No. 3415 material LM uses for its periodontal cu- rettes and cutting instruments. Blades stay sharp long and are very durable, ac- cording to the company. TwistOut The company describes the LM-Twist- Out elevators (red) as being ideal for tooth extractions in situations where strong force, leverage or torque is need- ed. LiftOut LM-LiftOut luxating instruments (blue) are designed to perform typical extrac- tions atraumatically. The instrument tip is introduced into the periodontal space and slowly advanced toward the apex of the root as the instrument is moved gently back and forth. SlimLift LM-SlimLift slim-design luxating in- struments (purple) are created for the most atraumatic extractions. The slim profile results in less tissue trauma dur- ing the luxating procedure, enabling faster healing. The company describes the Slim-Lifts as being ideal for implant preparations. LM extraction instruments are sup- plied in convenient autoclaveable cas- settes that protect both the instrument and the handler during the mainte- nance cycles. You can visit booth No. 3415 (LM/Plan- meca) in the Chicago Dental Society 2016 Midwinter Meeting exhibit hall, to learn more and to feel the comfortable ErgoTouch-handle technology. (Source: LM Dental) ErgoMix Mini Implant Instrument Extraction instruments combine ergonomics with Scandinavian design