Make Your Restorative Dentistry Easier & Better with Addent's Calset

 

 

When it comes to restorative dentistry, most of us are always on the hunt for ways to improve our techniques and to also improve our clinical results.

 

Every once in a while, we get lucky and something comes along that helps with both of those things.  However, when that "something" is also super affordable, that's the dental win-win-win trifecta.  The Calset composite warmer from Addent is one of those products.

 

The Calset is a device that warms the composite.  It plugs into an AC outlet and gently warms the composite to one of three temperatures.  The user selects whether the temperature is 98°F, 130°F, or (my preferred setting) 155°F.  The device can hold a composite dispenser with a compule loaded in it as well as 4 other compules, composite syringes & instruments.

 

There have been plenty of studies done over the years that show warm composite provides a better cure with better polymerization for stronger restorations & even better depth of cure.  Warm composite also has a more workable consistency which means easier placement and easier adaptation to the preparation.

 

Here is what the company has to say:

 

The Calset Composite Warmer increases the flow of composites up to 68%. The reason this is so important is that it makes the composite so much easier to work with. Now a heavily filled material can be used on posterior teeth with no compromise to the strength of the restoration.

 

By warming composite, the properties change in a positive way. Once the composite has been warmed to 130°F or 140°F, and the composite is cured immediately after placement, a greater depth of cure is experienced in the same amount of curing time, hence a much stronger restoration.

 

When the composite is warmed, it becomes more flowable. By becoming more flowable, the composite has much better adaptation to the tooth structure, which decreases microleakage significantly. When a flowable is used prior to composite placement, the shrinkage is much greater since the resin is very thin and there is very little filler. When composite is warmed, you are still using a heavily filled material, therefore the shrinkage is much less.

The price?  The unit pictured above is $520.  There are also several different variations and models to choose from.  I've been using the Calset in my office for about 10 years and absolutely love it.  It's one of those devices that just makes you life easier and your clinical results better.

 

Now that you know about it, head on over to the website and order one for yourself.

 

Addent also makes other great products which I'll review from time to time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A prospective controlled trial comparing xenograft/autogenous bone and collagen-stabilized xenograft for maxillary sinus augmentation—Complications, patient-reported outcomes and volumetric analysis

Abstract

Objective

Compare maxillary sinus augmentation (MSA) using two different materials—anorganic bovine bone mineral (ABBM) + autogenous bone (AB) (control group) vs. collagen-stabilized ABBM (test group) in terms of complications, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and volumetric analysis.

Materials and Methods

Sixty patients underwent sinus augmentation (30 control + 30 test group). Intra- and postoperative complications were recorded. PROMs measured the impact of grafting on daily activities, pain and morbidity. CT scans were used to measure graft volume, ridge height, material selection and degree of contact of graft-to-surrounding sinus walls. Dental implant placement parameters were also recorded.

Results

All complications were minor and did not prevent completion of the augmentation or subsequent implant placement. Schneiderian membrane perforation was the most frequently encountered complication. Both treatment groups reported moderate limitation in the 1st 48 hr post-surgery but little or none by day 3 or 4. Jaw opening, chewing and bruising were significantly higher in the control group. The impact on work and social life was moderate initially but reduced to little or none by the 2nd day. Mild to moderate pain and interference to daily activities were reported for the first 3 days requiring the use of NSAIDs only. A mean graft volume of 1.46 cm³ (±0.77) was calculated in the control group and 1.27 cm³ (±0.65) in the test group. Extent of contact between graft and surrounding sinus walls had a significant impact on bone volume. Shorter (8 mm) implants were utilized more frequently in the test group, which was also more likely to require additional vertical augmentation, but this was not statistically significant.

Conclusion

MSA using a lateral wall approach is safe and associated with mild to moderate pain and restrictions to daily activities for 48–72 hr. Patients' reports of morbidity were greater with autogenous bone harvesting. Collagen-stabilized ABBM provides comparable bone volume to AB + ABBM that is sufficient for placement of implants of adequate size with no need for further vertical augmentation. Engaging the surrounding sinus walls had a significant positive impact on graft volume.

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mDixon-based texture analysis of an intraosseous lipoma: a case report and current review for the dental clinician.

mDixon-based texture analysis of an intraosseous lipoma: a case report and current review for the dental clinician.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2017 Dec 06;:

Authors: Lee KM, Kim HG, Lee YH, Kim EJ

Abstract
An intraosseous lipoma is a rare histologic variant of lipoma, accounting for only 0.1% of all primary bone tumors. This may not be the actual incidence because most of these lesions are frequently asymptomatic, but imaging modalities, such as computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) seem to have increased the detection rate. Lipoma occasionally undergoes osseous metaplasia and becomes an osseous lipoma. Although there are numerous papers discussing intraosseous lipoma and some authors have tried to differentiate lipomas from osseous lipomas, there is still a great deal of confusion with regard to characteristic radiologic features and the use of terms. Use of the mDixon sequence in MRI could be an effective, noninvasive method of lesion detection and differential diagnosis. Texture analysis is a useful technique for capturing intratumoral characteristics. We report what is possibly the first use of the mDixon MRI sequence in the measurement of tumoral texture in a case of the extremely rare inferior nasal turbinate intraosseous lipoma in a 58-year-old female. We conclude that mDixon and texture analysis are helpful methods for differentiating intraosseous lipomas from other masses and confirming the benign characteristics of lipoma. Our review of head and neck intraosseous lipoma could be of particular interest to head and neck surgeons and dental clinicians.

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Lagrangian Statistics and Intermittency in Gulf of Mexico

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Multinational patterns of seasonal asymmetry in human movement influence infectious disease dynamics

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Patterns of biophonic periodicity on coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef

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Australian Dental Industry Association to help redefine medical 3D printing

The Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA) has announced that it will be supporting Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to make regulatory changes in legislation for 3D printing in medicine. The announcement comes just one month after the TGA's initial proposal, and affirms a notion that the changes will help make customized healthcare safer for everyone. Balancing […]

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Strong need for dental access persists across Kansas

What Hutchinson will witness when the Kansas Mission of Mercy takes place Feb. 9-10 on the Kansas State Fairgrounds will be an outpouring of charity by those providing free dental treatment.

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Postrhinoplasty fibrotic syndrome

Abstract

Background

Over the years there have been numerous anecdotal reports of nasal tip enlargement and loss of tip definition post rhinoplasty. Subsequent revisionary procedures not only failed to reduce the tip size but aggravated the problem causing an even larger and less defined nasal tip. The final result was often worse than the preop condition and uncorrectable.

Method/Results

Six patients who demonstrated an aggravation of the postop result with subsequent revisionary or secondary surgeries were evaluated to find common causes or circumstances. All patients had 1) worsening of nasal tip result with subsequent procedures, e. g., nasal tip enlargement and/or loss of tip definition with subsequent procedures 2) exhibited substantial postop edema at one or more surgeries and 3) extensive subcutaneous fibrous tissue noted at revisionary procedures.

Conclusions

The nasal scenario described is referred to as postrhinoplasty fibrotic syndrome. It is recommended that if revision surgery is necessary by a surgeon, the scale of the surgery should be smaller than that of the primary operation. If yet another revision is necessary that surgery should be of an even smaller scale than the prior surgery. Augmentation rather than reduction rhinoplasty is clearly a better approach. With the surgical philosophy of smaller and/or less surgery with each revision (should it be necessary) the irreversible condition of postrhinoplasty fibrotic syndrome should be avoidable.

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