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As an innovation for crown-and bridge-preparation, Komet’s DIAO has impressed users worldwide with its outstanding and long-lasting sharpness and its optimal controllability.

Now Komet has expanded the DIAO range to reach more applications, allowing dentists to benefit from the superior performance of DIAO when preparing cavities too.

The unique coating combining diamonds with ceramic pearls ensures superior sharpness that lasts longer than other diamond instruments. Users also confirm DIAO’s excellent control during preparation. The application which requires only light pressure of the instrument, makes treatments not only more time-efficient but also less tiring.

The rose-gold colour makes the instruments easily recognizable when preparing for the next procedure and allows for easier reprocessing and reorders. In short: The practice processes become easier.

DIAO is an innovation from Komet, which is celebrating 100 years of innovations that have focused on making the dental procedures more efficient for the most demanding of dentists and enabling them to provide the highest standard of care to their patients.

From March 14th to March 18th, Komet Dental is part of IDS 2023, the leading global trade fair for the dental community in Cologne and can be visited at the booths H010 J029 and H030 J031 in Hall 11.3. The 100-year old company from Lemgo will present its latest products, offer a variety of interactive ways to test them on site and provide opportunities for trade fair visitors to receive individual consulting. 

Innovations from Lemgo Set New Standards 

Komet Dental’s product innovations include the heat-treated FQ file system for endodontics and the new innovative oscillating disc for use in aligner therapy. Moreover, Komet Dental will be presenting the expansion of the DIAO portfolio. The innovative diamond coating with integrated ceramic pearls enables a concentrated cutting performance for optimum control and can now also be used for cavity preparation. 

Focus on Intensive Exchange and Extensive Testing 

True to the motto “Feel the Future of Quality”, visitors can get their hands on all the Komet products on site at the trade fair booth. Experts and product developers will be available to provide individual consulting. In addition, Komet offers an exciting game that involves a VR goggle and will give visitors completely new perspectives on dental treatments. The highlight to take part in: The free EndoFIT Essentials and KometBioSeal trainings. In these courses, experts will guide through the entire procedure of a root canal treatment or shine a light on the application and the benefits of the bioceramic obturation material KometBioSeal. 

Dental industry and Dental trade fair | IDS (ids-cologne.de)

Thank you for the interview.
Annett Kieschnick, Berlin

Christian Schuchmann and his colleague Hans Jürgen Lange jointly manage the dental laboratory Teuber in Darmstadt, Germany. The laboratory focuses on modern dental technology consisting of digital technologies, craftmanship and services.

The preparation prior to applying fixed buccal or lingual braces or popular aligners is often hampered by dental crowding, particularly in adult patients with misaligned teeth. The interproximal reduction of dental enamel, also known as IPR, is therefore an indispensable part of any orthodontic treatment.
Anyone who has ever removed dental enamel the traditional way knows what a hard job it can be. Manual IPR can take hours, exhausting both the dentist and the patient. This can put the patient’s patience to the test and strain the dentist’s wrists.

The tedious and time-consuming manual method is typically performed using diamond coated strips with a honeycomb pattern. With this method, the dentist must keep checking how much substance has already been removed. It is not only extremely difficult to achieve an even reduction of the enamel with this method, but also very time consuming. In other words: Another typical case for Komet. We are always the answer to making daily life at the dental practice simpler, safer and more effective.

Dental crowding can be more easily treated with mechanical methods. To this end, we have a comprehensive range of innovative oscillating segment discs at your disposal.
With Komet, you can save up to a third of treatment time, and the physical strain on the dentist’s wrist is significantly relieved.

Developed in close cooperation with Prof. Dr. Jost-Brinkmann of the Charité Berlin, Komet’s IPR system of oscillating discs greatly increases the safety during stripping since the oscillating 60° segment discs have a minor pivot angle of 30°. The discs of Komet’s IPR system save space and provide an unobstructed view during enamel reduction, thus minimizing risk of injury to the soft tissue.

The advantages:

• minimized risk of injury to soft tissues thanks to the oscillating function of the discs
• perfect view and evacuation of chips thanks to the honeycomb pattern
• less strain on the dentist during the treatment
• greater comfort to the patient
• faster and easier work to the benefit of the dentist
• the required quantity of substance can be achieved with precision

The oscillating segment discs are available in the sizes that allow the removal of the usual quantity of enamel. They are used in the oscillating contra-angle OS30 provided by Komet.

Another professional IPR set was developed in cooperation with Dr. Thomas Drechsler. Tailor-made for use in combination with the oscillating segment discs, this set combines easier handling with an optimized clinical treatment, facilitating the work of orthodontists and dental assistants.

The oscillating discs come clearly arranged in a modular storage box with a practice-orientated design. Suitable for sterilization, this ergonomic storage box meets all criteria of efficiency and hygiene in dental practices.
Thanks to the various disc sizes and their logical arrangement in the storage box, inter-proximal accurate substance removal isguaranteed (i.e. 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 or 0.5 mm). A range of oscillating discs – coated on one or both sides – is available to remove substance using the step-by-step technique for reliable, reproducible results. The OS-discs are only authorized for use in the oscillating contra-angle OS30.

IPR is, of course, only one of many interesting topics about which we are going to report. If you want to be absolutely sure not to miss anything, we recommend that you subscribe to our newsletter. Thus, you will have all IDS-related Komet at Home News delivered directly to your inbox.

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Worn dentition can also be triggered off by erosion. To support this, Dr. Etienne quotes some studies showing that nowadays, almost 30 % of adults in Europe suffer from erosion, for example caused by excessive consumption of soft drinks containing sugar or anorexia etc. In his presentation, Dr. Etienne presents a few typical case studies, for example of patients with worn dentition caused by a combination of bruxism and erosion.

How to treat worn dentition correctly

In mild cases of worn dentition, direct composite restorations are the first choice. In cases of severe loss of healthy dental substance, however, indirect restorations are the only treatment method that covers all prosthetic aspects (wax-up, mock up). This is the only way to recreate the vertical dimension of the occlusion. Dr. Etienne likes to work with the special instruments from the Perfect Veneer Preparation (PVP) set 4686/ST and the Occlusal Onlay Set 4665/ST during preparation for indirect veneer restorations. He is very impressed with the ideas of the two German inventors Dr. Ahlers and Prof. Dr. Edelhoff, for example the depth markers 868BP with uncoated guide pin. These instruments prevent an undesirable penetration too deeply into the enamel and ensure that the predefined shape is observed.

In his presentation, Dr. Etienne also presents the OccluShaper 370. Thanks to its special shape, the instrument does not leave any sharp edges and prepares a wavy occlusal shape. “With the OccluShaper, the enamel prisms are cut orthogonally, contrary to V-shaped preparations where they are cut in a parallel pattern. The wavy shape creates the ideal conditions for the subsequent bonding”, says Dr. Etienne.

A shiny finish

At the end of his presentation, Dr. Etienne recommends the set 4637 for final polishing. The set was developed for trimming and polishing ceramic restorations such as zirconium or lithium silicate. The ZR abrasives are distinguished by their impressive removal capacity. They are perfectly complemented by Art2 polishers for two-step polishing. These polishers polish indirect restorations to a natural looking high shine in just two steps.

The procedure shown in the presentation is without a doubt the currently most elegant way of treating worn dentition. However, when it comes to fighting the above described causes, i.e. bruxism and erosion, the onus is still on the patient.

What cutters do I need? How do I use them and in what order? These questions and many more are answered by the new splint set 4676A. This new set only focuses on those instruments that are actually needed for creating bite guards and bite splints. Easily manageable and clearly structured, the set 4676A covers all indications from the creation of new splints to small corrections and adaptions.

The highlight of the set is the new acrylic cutter that perfectly complements the splint set 4676A. Thanks to its particularly thin working part, it facilitates much finer, more precise work. Rework of the splint edges can be reduced to a minimum.

The well thought-out set only contains seven tools required for trimming and polishing – all you need to complete your work in record time. What could be easier?

A very smooth surface is a decisive factor for the success of dental restorations because it minimizes the abrasion at the antagonist. This is where our two-step polishers come into play: They are a perfectly matched team where each member knows exactly what to do.

The polishers are provided with several lamellae that support and stabilize each other during rotation. As a result, they remain flexible while their service life is extended. Able to adapt to almost any anatomic surface, these polishers polish occlusal, labial, buccal and interproximal areas to a high gloss in no time at all. A beautiful shine is already achieved after the first polishing step (blue) which is then topped by the high-gloss finished obtained during the second step (gray).

In short, our new polishers for all-ceramic and zirconium oxide restorations allow you to score points where winning is important every day: in the dental laboratory.

The choice of polishers is huge, and it is often difficult to define the perfect solution at a glance. This is where Komet comes in: with Art2, a two-step polishing system that makes your daily routine easier and more effective. A perfect polishing result in just two steps – whatever the application, whatever the material.

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