Australasian Dentist Magazine March April 2021

Category 32 Australasian Dentist To begin with, do you have a hygienist in your surgery? If your answer is yes, go to the end of this article.* If your answer is no, then read on. It’s not often that a truly unique and revolutionary product and solution comes into dentistry. GUIDED BIOFILM THERAPY (GBT) is a method of biofilm management inclusive of AIRFLOW®, PERIOFLOW®and PIEZON® technologies, invented by EMS. This systematic, predictable method of biofilm management features the intentional removal of biofilm using AIRFLOW®technology prior to the instrumentation of hard deposits. AIRFLOW®technology is a combination of air, the finest powder in dentistry and warm water that creates a spray that gently exfoliate teeth without any device physically touching the tooth. The EMS AIRFLOW®Prophylaxis Master system and the EMS AIRFLOW®PLUS POWDER administer GBT and are true pioneering tools for your practice. Released four years ago in Australia, the combination of the EMS AIRFLOW®Prophylaxis Master and the EMS AIRFLOW®PLUS POWDER delivers a clinically proven ground-breaking spa treatment for the mouth and an effective treatment for implants and restorations. What EMS has developed is a minimally invasive, safe, effective, comfortable and gentle method to maintain teeth and soft tissues, implants and restorations. The powder delivers a one-of-a-kind, evidence- based solution to preventing peri-implantitis and is the only predictable solution for implant maintenance. Subgingival air polishing is revolutionising dental hygiene. If you don’t have a hygienist in your practice or one that treats with GBT you are missing out on providing a unique treatment and sending your patients home with a really clean, refreshing mouth. More than 100,000 hours of extensive clinical testing and research and development was conducted at the EMS laboratories in Switzerland in cooperation with periodontists, caries specialists and dental hygienists. The research is one hundred percent proven by scientific evidence and the results are a minimally invasive approach, a cleaner mouth and a pleasant experience for the patient. Although it is a vast improvement for hygienists, as the focus is on prevention and maintenance, this treatment is not just for hygienists. This treatment is for all patients and all dentists and specialists. Hygienists have much less need of power and hand instruments – a visit to the dentist becomes a much more satisfying dental experience for the patient; it’s ideal for orthodontists as they can clean in between the braces, no wires or ligatures need to be removed and GBT helps early detection of white spots and caries. For periodontists, it’s an integral part of non-surgical periodontal therapy and a key factor for long-term maintenance after all periodontal treatments. For dentists and specialists placing implants, GBT is the only solution for implant maintenance as there is no risk of scratching implant surfaces, abutments or prostheses. It’s a minimally invasive technique that helps effectively remove the biofilm and prevent caries in the least invasive way with the highest level of comfort, safety and efficiency. This is a new state-of-the-art spa treatment for the mouth, a highly efficient approach to remove biofilm and a gentle and clean healthy work-out for the mouth. GBT is part of a comprehensive preventive concept and it is not only efficient but timesaving as well. This treatment is also valid for primary caries and perio prevention in children and teenagers. The first experience the patient feels a gentle application of warm water instead of a harsh scaler scraping and poking between the teeth. The scaler isn’t used as much and it’s not the first tool that the hygienist brings out. Instead, in its place, is a warm, watery pleasant surprise. It’s a innovative, fresh procedure so the patient does not expect such an enjoyable and satisfying experience. What are the chances they will make another appointment and bring their family back? And if you don’t have the Airflow Spa GBT, that’s the service and treatment you’re competing against. Isn’t that why you’re in practice? Isn’t that the service you should be offering: a gentle and painless experience that leaves the mouth totally refreshed? * How often does your hygienist ask you for new equipment, to update their tools? Chances are that if they see and try the Airflow Spa GBT they’ll want it because it’s a smoother, cleaner, more comfortable method of practicing good hygiene. They’ll be more appreciated by the patient and your surgery will be ahead of the pack. All patients will immediately appreciate the warm, comfortable experience. Once they try the new state-of-the-art approach patients won’t go back to the harsh, rough, scratchy scalers that poke around their teeth. So if your hygienist finds this treatment exciting and is keen to try it out and suggests you look at introducing this new equipment, accept their sound advice. To learn more and to book a free GBT demonstration visit: https://professional. airflowdentalspa.com.au/ The author received a Guided Biofilm Therapy treatment at Caulfield Park Dentists by Swiss-Trained GBT Clinician Deb Hume-Brown https://www.caulfielddentists . com.au/ product profile By Amos Lang Treat patients confidently with GBT regardless of the stage of orthodontics they are at. Have a patient with staining? AIRFLOW PLUS Powder is strong enough to remove even the toughest of stains but gentle enough to be used on all areas of the mouth. The Guided Biofilm Therapy enabler – , the Swiss-made AIRFLOW Prophylaxis Master Comfortable and gentle for all patients