Crown and Bridge Archives - Initial Insight

February 9, 2020

Visalys CemCore

There is a growing trend in the dental materials world, especially in cementation, and that trend is making products more versatile. We recently received…

January 31, 2020

Meron Plus QM

I recently watched a round table discussion on zirconia cementing. After an hour of discussing all the different tricks and techniques of zirconia cementation,…

January 24, 2020

Bifix SE Cement

We all have those patients… the ones with the oversized tongue, hyper-producing salivary glands, and tiny openings that need a crown on #18. They…

January 24, 2020

Panavia SA Cement Universal

Panavia cements have come a long way. When I was a dental assistant, more years ago than I hate to admit, I remember Panavia…

August 23, 2019

TransForm Heat Mouldable Impression Trays

As a dental assistant, I found myself many times taking a torch to the distal extension of a plastic tray. I was trying to…

August 23, 2019

Polyisoprene Dental Dam

Let’s be honest. Most of us do not use rubber dam as much as we probably should. It is the gold standard in isolation….

August 16, 2019

PowerMix™

I spent 10 years as a dental assistant before going dental school. In that time I acquired some super powers. Super Hearing: I could…

August 9, 2019

FujiCEM™ Evolve

In the complex world of bonding and cementation is there still a place for resin-modified glass ionomer cements? I would argue, yes! High risk…

August 9, 2019

Optibond™ Universal

Trying to keep track of bonding agent generations can make your head spin. Generations used to be based on number of bottles and what…

August 9, 2019

Optibond™ eXTRa Universal

The Optibond™ (Kavo/Kerr) family of bonding agents boast what many would still agree are one of the gold standards in dental adhesion. Their two…