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Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 11/2017 TRENDS & APPLICATIONS 13 When an idea turns into innovation A visit to COLTENE’s endodontics plant and a case treated with the company’s latest endodontic solutions 1 2 Fig. 1: Dr Barbara Müller, manager of COLTENE’s endodontics business unit, introduced the company's portfolio of endodontic products.—Fig. 2: HyFlex EDM, the next generation one file NiTi system.—Fig. 3: Participants from Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan listened to product presentations such as the CanalPro cordless handpieces. By Marc Chalupsky, DTI Although the headquarters of COLTENE are in Switzerland, its A now well-known expert in endodontics, Dr Barbara Müller has been responsible for the company’s endodontics business ther entrenched in recent years as the company’s portfolio of endo- dontic products has continued to grow. “We successfully managed to give our NiTi material shape memory properties.” endodontics plant is in southern Germany. At the factory, located in Langenau, a town between Stuttgart and Munich, 155 em- ployees produce treatment aux- iliaries and endodontic equip- ment in a fully automated and camera- and laser-controlled process. The German location houses an impressive logistics department thanks to the of- fice’s central location. Dental Tribune was invited to learn more about the company’s endodontic products. unit for over 20 years (Fig. 1). She takes pride in the company’s achievements. Today, COLTENE is an international leader in the development and manufacture of dental consumables and solu- tions for a variety of applica- tions. The company operates worldwide, with subsidiaries and distributors in over 120 coun- tries. With the 1990 introduction of the ParaPost X System, COLTENE came to be known as a provider of endodontic solu- tions. This position has been fur- An impressive endodontic range The CanalPro line, for ex- ample, features a cordless en- dodontic motor, a fully auto- mated electronic apex locator and a variety of rinsing solu- tions, which are colour-coded for procedural safety. ROEKO and HYGENIC paper points are sterile and highly absorbent, and being non-adhesive, allow for reliable and easy drying of the root canal. Fast and safe ob- 3