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08 BUSINESS Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 6/2017 Glidewell expandu partneruhip with Structo By DTI SINGAPORE/NEWPORT BEACH, USA: After testing three of Structo’s OrthoForm printers for its labora- tory services over the last year, Glidewell Dental has announced the expansion of its partnership with the Singapore-based 3-D print- ing solutions provider with an investment in two of the compa- ny’s newly launched DentaForm 3-D printers. “Having one of the leading dental labs in the world place its trust in our technology shows that our solution is addressing a very critical need in digital den- tistry,” commented Huub van Es- broeck, co-founder of Structo, on the announcement. The Structo printers are equipped with MSLA (mask stereo- lithography) technology. Owing to the proprietary technology, the 3-D printers are able to achieve speeds much higher than conven- tional SLA printers, resulting in higher production throughput and lower costs. “Structo’s unique MSLA technology is just the type of innovation the industry needs,” said David Leeson, Director of Engineering at Glidewell Den- tal. “We are very excited to con- tinue this partnership with Structo and improve our pro- duction efficiency by adopting the newly launched DentaForm 3D printer.” He remarked that the company foresees further expansion, with the acquisition of additional DentaForm print- ers in the second half of this year. “Operating two of Structo’s new printers is not only suffi- cient to replace a number of our existing printers, but also allows us to increase capacity overall,” he added. Despite being halfway across the world, the partnership has been beneficial for both compa- nies, according to van Esbroeck. “David and his team have been providing us with a lot of feed- back that has contributed to new features and design elements of the DentaForm printer.” More information about the DentaForm printer and Structo’s portfolio can be found at www. structo3d.com. In addition to its line of dental 3-D printers, Structo manufactures control systems and software and for- mulates its own photopolymer materials tailored to each use in a range of dental 3-D printing applications. Handpiece-deployed carieu detection COLOGNE, Germany/CHICO, USA: Lares Research, a global leader in handpiece manufacturing, intro- duced Fluoresce HD, its revolu- tionary new handpiece-deployed caries detection technology at the 2017 International Dental Show in Cologne in Germany. It is available for both high- and low-speed handpieces. The light emitted from the handpiece causes caries to fluoresce orange-red, while healthy dental tissue appears green, enabling the dentist to visualise the margins and easily remove the carious tissue. Conventionally, dentists de- cide whether dentine is diseased and should be excavated based on the colour and hardness of the tis- sue. Determining whether all the decayed tissue has been removed is still clinically difficult with cur- rent techniques.1–3 In addition, re- current caries remains one of the major reasons for restoration re- placement. Thus, Fluoresce HD was developed for effective, yet minimally invasive, removal of diseased dentine. A ground-breaking advance- ment in the removal of caries, Fluoresce HD utilises the pat- ented Fluorescence-Aided Caries Excavation (FACE) restorative technique. A study conducted at the University of Zurich in Swit- zerland in 2006 showed that FACE achieves a better combination of excavation time and successful removal of infected dentin com- pared with conventional excava- tion, caries detector dye, and che- momechanical caries removal.4 For deep caries excavation, Lares offers a 0–25,000 rpm Fluoresce HD low-speed hand- piece with a 405 nm LED light in- tegrated into the motor. The emit- ted light accentuates the margins between healthy tooth structure and restorative materials, and thus helps preserve healthy tissue and maximise the remaining strength of the tooth, leaving it less prone to breakage. Fluoresce HD provides the dentist with visual confirma- tion that all carious tissue has been removed, thereby minimising the risk of reinfection. Simple and cost-effective to use, Fluoresce HD can be deployed with Lares’s turbines or with any KaVo MULTIflex-compatible tur- bines (KaVo Dental) by the addition of a Lares Fluoresce HD LED swivel coupler. For low-speed caries exca- vation, Fluoresce HD may be de- ployed with the addition of the Fluoresce LED-lit low-speed motor and a 1:1 fibre-optic contra-angle handpiece. Adoption of Fluoresce HD in the dental practice is easy. In comparison with current methods, Fluoresce HD saves signif- icant chair time because the dentist does not need to repeatedly inter- rupt the decay removal process by putting the handpiece down and picking up an explorer or applying and waiting for dye to detect unre- moved caries during preparation. More information about Fluoresce HD, relevant studies and articles can be found at www. laresdental.com. Editorial note: A list of references is available from the publisher. 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