Carbides and Diamonds

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 02/02/2018

  Get the Magic Touch

  Just about everyone loves zirconia crowns—and that includes dentists and patients. They’re strong and esthetic, making them the answer in a lot of restorative situations. Unfortunately, zirconia isn’t the easiest material to work with. If you’re not careful, you can end up with a microfracture if you try to adjust a crown that doesn’t seat...

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  • Marie
  • 10/30/2017

  Diamond and Carbide: No Need to Choose Just One

  When it comes to burs, you may have a preference for diamond or carbide, and may exclusively use one or the other. But you don’t need to choose between them—both have their time and place to produce the results you need. While for some dentists, the choice is based on personal preference, for others, it’s a matter of having always used one or...

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  • Julie Schmitt
  • 06/06/2017

  Microcopy: A Proven Leader in the Dental Industry

  You might be familiar with Microcopy Dental because of their popular NeoDiamond product line, which has bragging rights as America’s #1 selling diamond. But did you know that Microcopy’s NeoBurr and NeoDrys are both Dental Product Shopper ‘Best Products’? And many of their other non-diamond products have earned respectable awards in the...

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 05/09/2017

  Strauss Diamond Instruments…And More

  Don’t let the name fool you, Strauss Diamond Instruments has a full line of products to assist you with all of your restorative procedures. In addition to a large selection of diamond burs and carbide burs, Strauss offers discs, finishing strips, interproximal instruments, polishers, and more. Strauss Diamond Instruments is the American division...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 12/12/2016

  Wrapping 2016 up With a Bow

  As the end of the year draws closer, you may be taking stock of how the past 12 months went for your practice: what worked and what didn’t, what needs to be replaced or upgraded, and how you’re going to make 2017 even better from every angle, delivery of care to the bottom line. This is a good time to look at the condition of your equipment—do...

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  • Julie Schmitt
  • 12/01/2016

  VA Dentist Risks Veterans’ Lives with Unsafe Sterilization Procedures

  There’s always that one person who ruins it for the rest of us. The football team that lets air out of the ball to gain an advantage. The passenger in a car accident who fakes an injury to get a settlement. A college student who cheats on an exam. Even a dentist who wipes off ‘single-use’ burs and uses them again. I’m sure that nearly every...

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