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Types of Dental Articulators: Semi-Adjustable and Adjustable

25/02/2022 - 10:47
Types of Dental Articulators: Semi-Adjustable and Adjustable

Dental articulators are mechanical instruments that allow you to recreate the relationship of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) with the jaws, by mounting the upper and lower impression models on the instrument.

The articulator simulates the patient's mandibular movements; providing the static and dynamic relationships in order to observe malocclusions or dysfunctionalities extraorally. Thanks to this, the dentist can study way the treatment guidelines without causing fatigue or discomfort for the patient.

How to use the VITA Colour Guide to find the best dental composite

18/01/2022 - 10:43
How to use the VITA Colour Guide to find the best dental composite

Do you want to choose the ideal shade to reproduce a natural tooth? Take it slowly because it's not an easy task! To help you out and avoid making mistakes when making your choice, VITA has created the composite shade guide that will help you choose the desired shade.

The 5 Classifications of Dental Burs - Understanding the ISO Code

27/07/2021 - 17:38
The 5 Classifications of Dental Burs - Understanding the ISO Code

Dental burs are metal instruments used by dentists for precise cutting, polishing and grinding. They are used in rotary dental instruments such as turbines, contra-angles and hand pieces. There are numerous burs specifically designed for different areas of dentistry. There are so many types, shapes, sizes and grits available, so we can assure you it's a very interesting topic. Want to know more about dental burs? Then keep on reading!

Top 10 most aesthetic composites at Dentaltix

16/07/2021 - 11:44
Top 10 most aesthetic composites at Dentaltix

What kind of composite would you use for an aesthetic reconstruction? Most of you probably have a clear idea of what an aesthetic dental composite or anterior composite is. But what's probably more difficult to determine is: which is best suited to help reach your objectives faced with all the existing options available?

The 9 most common problems on x-rays and how to avoid them

12/11/2019 - 13:05
The 9 most common problems on x-rays and how to avoid them

Today, panoramic X-rays continue to offer the odontologist an excellent solution for getting to know all the details of the patient's mouth. Despite the great opportunities they offer, it is also possible that a number of problems may arise during the x-ray and its full potential may not be exploited. There are a few basic steps to a good panoramic X-ray that are applied to all X-rays.

Everything you should know about endodontic files: (2) Rotary files

09/08/2018 - 12:05
Everything you should know about endodontic files: (2) Rotary files

After our previous article: "Everything you should know about endodontic files: (I) Manual files" here comes the continuation to this.

Guide to the Different Types of Dental Burs

16/07/2018 - 14:09
Guide to the Different Types of Dental Burs

How many different types of dental burs are there? That is a difficult question to answer because burs are made up of hundreds of varieties which are constantly increasing in quantity each year.

Many times, due to simple lack of knowledge or research, both the most advanced dental professionals and beginners may miss out on models that would significantly facilitate their dental clinic and laboratory work.

Everything you need to know about endodontic files: (1) Manual files

12/07/2018 - 16:35
Everything you need to know about endodontic files: (1) Manual files

Within the world of endodontic instruments lays the endodontic files used for root canal procedures. As time goes, technology advances and keeps producing better files designed to treat each clinical case with the greatest amount of precision and comfort.

Without a doubt, the biggest question from dentists regarding these instruments is which system of files would be the most complete, however there is really no perfect answer to this.