Direct Restorative Materials

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 05/29/2019

  Meet the New Addition to BISCO’s THERA Family

  The age of “drill and fill” is over, declares Dr. Rolando Nuñez, clinical research manager for BISCO. The Illinois-based company is continuing its search for new materials that are more compatible with tooth structure. This search includes new science and technology. BISCO’s latest innovation is TheraCal PT, a dual-cured resin-modified calcium...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 02/11/2019

  Not an Anterior 'Artist'? No Problem with This Composite

  I’ll never forget when I had the opportunity to try my hand at a composite restoration at Dental Trade Alliance’s Mini-Dental School at the University of Colorado. After that experience, I remember thinking that in order to achieve an esthetic result with a composite, you must have natural artistic talent, which not everyone—myself included—is...

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  • Marie
  • 06/05/2018

  The Future Is Here: Phasor Uses Near-Infrared Wavelengths to Heat Composites

  Vista Dental Products has changed the composite delivery game with a new system that uses near-infrared technology to quickly heat compules. The result is reduced chair time and improved restorations. Phasor™’s patent-pending technology heats composite to 150 degrees in seconds, retains that heat during the procedure, and yet stays cool to the...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 03/29/2018

  BISCO Direct Restoratives Anchor DPS ‘Best Products’ Issue

  The March “Best Products” issue of Dental Product Shopper reads like a greatest hits compilation for various manufacturers, especially those companies that make products in the issue’s featured categories of direct restorations and cosmetic dentistry. Considering that in one issue, BISCO has a 6-page Best Products feature and an Early Adopters...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 02/22/2018

  Filling the Delivery Void in Restorative Procedures

  Whenever we interview dentists about direct restorative materials, whether it’s a composite, cement, glass ionomer or other flowable, we always make it a point to ask, “What sets this material apart from other similar products?” Many dentists comment on ease of use—not just the ease of shaping the material, but the product design and delivery...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 02/05/2018

  Beautifil Flow Plus: Injectable Anterior and Posterior Composite

  Sometimes it is fun to Google something just to see how much info there is on it. There is a lot of information out there on Beautifil Flow Plus from Shofu Dental Corporation. Pages upon pages—including studies, YouTube videos, and clinical articles. There is also quite a bit about it on the Dental Product Shopper website—evaluations, customer...

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