Finishing & Polishing

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  • Allison Walker
  • 11/07/2017

  Refined Finishing with GripStrips and ProxiDiscs

  I’ve been looking at this interesting tool, the GripStrip from Centrix, thinking about using one to remove every last trace of a sweet and sticky afternoon treat from between my teeth. I did brush and floss since to make up for the transgression, but am not convinced bigger guns aren’t required to find every last bit. The GripStrip is an...

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 10/23/2017

  Abracadabra!

  Do magicians still say that when they perform a magic trick? How about dentists? Do you think they’ve ever said “Abracadbra!” while adjusting proximal contacts? Well, probably not…and it would be weird if they did…but I immediately had that image in my head after reading about Strauss Diamond’s Magic Strips. Rather than constantly squeezing to...

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  • Allison Walker
  • 06/18/2017

  For the Perfect Polish

  It amazes me that dental materials today can so perfectly match the shine and luster of natural dentition. Polishing tools have evolved just as much. Take the Perfect Polish one-step diamond polishers from Itena North America. Made of silicone reinforced with diamond powder, they were designed for use with composites, compomers, and glass...

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  • Julie Cullen
  • 06/09/2017

  IPR—A Conservative Approach to Overcrowding

  In the course of discussing the direction of dentistry with a few of my dentist friends, one particular theme was repeated over and over—conservative dentistry. This approach to oral health care touches just about all procedures and specialties. In one recent conversation, the topic of overcrowding came up. Because of my unfamiliarity with this...

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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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  • Allison Walker
  • 02/16/2017

  The Importance of Polishing Nanocomposites

  I know there are some fisherman/woman dentists out there (I’ve met a few!). It’s a gorgeous afternoon, the sun is warming up the winter landscape, and I’m already thinking about fishing in just a few months from now. That’s what I like about the Minnow Polishers logo—the little fish that evokes the Microcopy product line’s nickname: “The...

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