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January-February 2017 | No. 1, Vol. 7 PUBLISHED IN DUBAI www.dental-tribune.me January-February 2017 | No. 1, Vol. 7 January-February 2017 | No. 1, Vol. 7 www.dental-tribune.me www.dental-tribune.me practice management Short-term gains… long-term problems? trends & applications Vibration therapy in orthodontics: Realising the benefits industry report From straightforward to complex cases 12016 issn 1868-3207 Vol. 1 • Issue 1/2016 ortho international magazine of orthodontics International Magazines ortho international magazine of orthodontics Shipping Address Name Address Zip Code, City Country E-mail Date, Signature PayPal Credit Card Credit Card Number Expiration Date Security Code F +49 341 48474 173 subscriptions@dental-tribune.com EUR 22 per year (2 issues per year; incl. shipping and VAT for customers in Germany) and EUR 23 per year (2 issues per year; incl. shipping for customers outside Germany). Your subscription will be renewed automatically every year until a written cancellation is sent to Dental Tribune International GmbH, Holbeinstr. 29, 04229 Leipzig, Germany, six weeks prior to the renewal date. SUBSCRIBE NOW! www.dental-tribune.com A cost-effective and custom solution for bruxism ByAkervallTechnologies In the U.S. alone, bruxism affects 10 per cent of people and as many as 15 per cent of children, according to the American Sleep Association. Once this oral habit has been identified, dentists usually prescribe a night guardorsplint. However, many types of night guards exist on the market that do not fit perfectly owing to the hard acrylic material from which they are manufactured. Furthermore, while custom-made occlusal guards are the best permanent solution, not every patient affected by bruxism can afford such an expensive mouth guard. Insurance may cover a night guard only once in the patient’s life- time. Therefore, many cases of brux- ism go untreated, causing continued permanent damage to patients’ teeth. U.S.-based Akervall Technologies of- fers an effective custom-made and cheaper solution: the SOVA Night Guard, the thinnest over-the-coun- ter night guard on the market made of thermoplastic material. While the SOVA Night Guard is only 1.6 mm thick, it has been designed to with- stand 30 per cent more impact than a conventional mouth guard. Pa- tients have reported that within the firstweekofwearingthenightguard, the pain caused by bruxism or tem- poromandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) was significantly reduced or stopped. Moreover, they have re- markedonSOVA’sstabilityandthin- ness, as well as the ease of drinking andtalkingwhilewearingit. The technology behind the SOVA Night Guard is called Diffusix and it works with unique perforations and special crumple zones that prevent grinding forces from travelling to the teeth, relieving pain and reduc- ingtheriskofdentalinjury. When a SOVA Night Guard is prop- erly fitted, perforations oscillate on impacttodiffusegrindingforcesand guide those forces into the crumple zones.Theperforationsalsoallowfor a true custom fit and natural flow of airandsaliva. TheSOVANightGuardismadefrom a tough thermoplastic polymer ma- terial with a high tensile strength that is biocompatible, biodegradable andBPA-free. The night guard starts as a flat horseshoe shape. After immersion in 130 °F (54 °C) water, the material becomes pliable. The night guard is then molded against the teeth until it hardens. Thus, rather than requir- ing taking an impression and send- ing it to the dental laboratory, the SOVA Night Guard can be molded in the office in under 5 minutes to provide the patient with an imme- diate solution. The appliance can be remolded up to 20 times. SOVA also works with orthodontics. As the teeth are moving, the night guard canbeeasilyadjusted. AkervallTechnologies 1512WoodlandDrive Saline,MI48176 USA www.sovanightguard.com F +4934148474173