Ready to Scale New Heights? 3 Reasons to Try Newtron

Realizing it’s time to upgrade your workflow with a new ultrasonic scaler? If you find yourself in the market for this popular hygiene staple, and if your list of questions is getting longer and longer, it might be helpful to take a look at some key advantages that come with using a piezoelectric scaler.

An RDH for over 25 years, Brandy Husted can speak from personal experience, having researched and used several scalers over the years. Today, Husted reaches for 2 of ACTEON's ultrasonic piezoelectric power scalers, the Newtron P5 and the Newtron Booster, in her Calgary, Alberta practices.

Here, she lists 3 top advantages she’s witnessed firsthand since she first brought the Newtron scalers into her hygiene workflow.

1. Wide Range and Number of Tips

With over 70 different tips—the widest range of specialized tips on the market—the Newtron offers hygienists a healthy combination of both expertise and clinical versatility, while also promoting a comfortable scaling experience for patients. The large variety of tips allows for adaptation to a wide range of clinical applications, and smoothly adapts to treatments ranging from heavier calculus, light maintenance, and biofilm removal. Irrigation reaches the end of the tip for maximum efficiency, total irrigation control, and powerful cavitation, and the large number and wide assortment of tips also allows for faster and more efficient treatments.

“This is probably the standout feature for me, because in comparison with other systems coming to the market, the Newtron has a large amount and a very wide range of tips,” shared Husted. “Often, especially with piezoelectric scalers, choices and tips are quite limited, whereas Newtron is the only scaler on the market that offers so many tips. In fact, there are 22 tips that are specifically designed for calculus removal.”

The Newtron offers multiple tips, both resin and titanium, that are slim and adaptable to the thread anatomy of an implant, and in addition to hygienists, dentists, too, may adopt the Newtron into their own workflows. Besides prophylaxis, the wide range and number of tips can be used for periodontics, endodontics, surgical endodontics, implant care, and prosthetic dentistry.

2. Newtron Technology

Offering controlled linear vibrations, automatic and continuous frequency adjustment for safety and comfort, and a unique Color Coding System that intuitively associates each tip color ring with 1 of 4 power ranges, the Newtron provides unmatched precision, preserves enamel and tooth surfaces, and offers enhanced patient comfort.

“With the intuitive power setting, if I’m scaling at the power setting I’ve selected and suddenly encounter more difficult calculus, the Newtron will auto-adjust,” shared Husted. “It can be compared to the cruise control on a car, which automatically adjusts the speed as the car climbs a hill so you never lose power. I’m not constantly changing my settings when I have different levels of calculus throughout the mouth, because each tip has a color-coded band that matches to the color of the power setting which saves time.”

“Another advantage is that this piezoelectric scaler works by sweeping the calculus off the tooth without tapping or putting energy onto that delicate root surface,” she added. “So, it causes much less damage to the cementum or enamel of the tooth when we are attempting to remove biofilm or calculus. Because it’s a piezoelectric scaler, it generates less heat which means it requires less water, there’s less exposure to aerosols, and it’s more comfortable for the patient. With the Newtron, the power that’s being selected is appropriate to the color-coded band on the tip, not only making it easy but I never have to be concerned about putting too much energy into a tip that isn’t designed for it, which adds more safety.”

Ergonomics

Balanced and slim, and made of titanium for a lighter weight, the Newtron handpieces feature LED lighting (P5 B.LED and P5 B.LED XS only) for precise and accurate treatment, an ergonomic shape regardless of the grip position, and no perceptible vibration for ergonomic benefits to the clinician. In addition to a flexible cord on the handpiece, the elegant design of the device includes a flat glass surface, clean lines, and an illuminated power dial. An inclined front panel makes it easy to access the device settings and handpiece. Additionally, the Newtron features exclusive handpiece holders that are made of silicone and are installed on the front or side of the device for easy removal and autoclaving.

“The Newtron has ergonomic features that are really lovely,” said Husted. “One of the leading causes of fatigue for hygienists can be attributed to holding the handpiece very tightly. With the Newtron’s design—including the shape of the handpiece, which is wider than many magnetostrictive scalers—I find I have a very good grip even with wet gloves, and it requires very light pressure. Plus, there’s no vibrating mechanism to numb the tactile sensitivity in my fingers and hands. So, it allows me to hold the handpiece in an ergonomically comfortable position and really feel what I’m doing. The cord is also very light, which reduces drag.”

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Husted treats more than 1,000 patients over the course of any given year, and finds herself reaching for the Newtron dozens of times each day for her hygiene treatments. “Dental hygiene is not just about cleaning calculus off teeth anymore,” added Husted. “Today, the trend is more focused on biofilm removal and flushing out the gums, and hygienic treatment that includes more of a therapeutic focus. In my opinion, the Newtron is a better choice for both patients and clinicians.”