Bien-Air Dental has recently released its Optima MCX and iOptima electric handpieces—the most affordable and simplest way to adopt electric handpiece technology in your office. With the longest warranty (available for 3 years), the EVO.15 Contra-Angle line is the safest in the industry. Each EVO.15 handpiece is equipped with a heat-arresting, “cool touch” ceramic push-button that is guaranteed not to elevate above human body temperature (98°F) during operation.
The advantages of electric handpieces are obvious: faster prep time, faster crown removal time, less noise, less vibration, longer life, versatility, etc. However, there are innumerous lesser-known advantages of electric handpieces that are being discovered every day.
One of the best-kept secrets of electric handpieces is an unexplored field in dentistry: intermediate-speed dentistry, or the ability to reduce the speed of the handpiece, and what new clinical advantages it reveals. For example, there’s amalgam removal: Many dentists have discovered that reducing the speed of electric handpieces to approximately 40,000 rpm produces a debriding effect with amalgam. At such a slow speed, the bur begins to “flake the amalgam out” until big chunks begin to detach from the dentin.
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| Figure 1. Bien-Air Dental’s CA 1:1 L and 1:5 L EVO.15 Contra-Angles are perfect for all high-speed and low-speed procedures. They cut vibration and noise in half while providing the additional benefit of constant speed. | Figure 2. In a committed effort to promote patient safety, Bien-Air Dental is introducing CoolTouch+, the world’s first and only heat-arresting system proven not to exceed human body temperature. |
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| Figure 3. Controlled with the user-friendly interface of an Apple iPod touch, iOptima is the world’s first electric motor system to harness the ease of use and performance of the most popular mobile device on the planet. | Figure 4. An integral part of the Optima system, the latest generation MCX-LED motor features brushless technology for superlative performance in both high-speed and low-speed procedures. |
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| Figure 5. Bien-Air Dental’s best-selling Optima MCX system gives dental professionals the option to upgrade their units with the latest electric technology at the most affordable price, and it is available in 5 colorful varieties. |
The old way of “blasting” amalgam out of a restoration—sectioning the amalgam using an air-driven handpiece at speeds of greater than 300,000 rpm, then scooping out what is remaining—is now no longer necessary. Using such a slow speed is not only a much more effective approach, but also a much sounder approach of reducing postoperative sensitivity by minimally impacting the adjacent, healthy tooth structure.
Even the best high-speed, air-driven handpieces produce vibration, which can cause postoperative pain on sensitive tooth structure such as dentin. But not Bien-Air Dental’s electric handpieces, which are designed to operate with zero vibration. Furthermore, at such a slow speed (50,000 rpm), the sound is almost indistinguishable from the noise produced by the suction. Imagine silently and quickly removing amalgam and then learning afterward that your patient had much less postoperative sensitivity!
The good news is that you do not have to wait any longer to discover these “hidden jewels” of electric handpieces. For more information, call Bien-Air Dental at (800) 433-2436.
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