GAP Australasian-Dentist-Mar Apr 2019

Category 8 AustrAlAsiAn Dentist B ack in 2011, Dentsply sirona unveiled an innovative addition to its range of new generation treatment centers – the sinius. now in 2018, sinius is reaching a new milestone. Dentsply sirona has delivered its 15,000th unit to Dra. isabel rodriguez Garcia in Pozoblanco, Cordoba. sinius has become a popular Dentsply sirona treatment center during the past 7 years, mostly due to its outstanding performance and multifaceted design. “the whole concept of sinius is delivering outstanding efficiency by being flexible and ergonomic”, said Michael Geil, Group Vice President equipment and instruments of Dentsply sirona. He continued by explaining that “the sinius treatment center is not only ultra-compact – it also delivers clear benefits in terms of time and streamlined workflows. its intuitive operation with touchscreen technology and numerous integrated functions ensures its efficiency.” Three different concepts indeed, with its integrated treatment packages for implantology and endodontics, as well as an integrated hygiene function, it’s not too difficult to see why sinius has become such a desirable product among generalists and specialists. the fact that it also comes in three different concepts (the sliding track design, the OtP arm design and the whip arm design) fitting with individual treatment methods, further confirms that sinius belongs to the top treatment center products on the market today. Dra. isabel rodriguez Garcia, who ordered the 15,000th sinius, has been a dentist in spain for more than 25 years. For her practice in Pozoblanco, Cordoba, she opted for the sliding track design: “the fact that i had purchased the 15,000th unit was quite unexpected and exciting! it perfectly fits with my working technique and the sliding track allows for the dentist element to be easily moved forward and backward.” A holistic vision of design and workflow the sinius treatment center concept is based on the experience of more than 150.000 installed Dentsply sirona treatment centers around the globe, characterized by a holistic vision of the relationship between ergonomics and workflow in practice routine. As an innovator in linking digital technology with dental solutions, Dentsply sirona has been on the forefront of developing advanced products for more than a century. But what does actually make sinius such an enduring product after all those years? Could it be the sophisticated ergonomic treatment concept of the sliding track design with its swivel- mounted dentist element that ensures everything is at your fingertips? Or is it perhaps the intuitive, functional design that offers more freedom of movement, the wireless foot control, the comfortable positioning with flexible height adjustment and vertical mouth alignment? it could also be the seamless integration of key functionalities like endodontics or implantology. According to Michael Geil, “sinius does particularly well at implementing cutting-edge technology into its design with, for example, its Apexlocator display on the sivision monitor and its easytouch user interface. i believe it is most likely the perfect integration of all of the above features, which makes the whole treatment center work in perfect symbiosis with the user. After all, 15,000 purchased units in just 7 years is quite an achievement for any product and evidence for the clinical and aesthetic superiority of sinius.” u a milestone for more efficiency: Dentsply sirona sells 15,000th sinius n ws F or over 30 years, dentists have been able to create digital impressions at their practices. today, thanks to continuous and further development, intraoral scanners deliver results that are at least as good as those obtained from conventional impressions. this has been verified by studies carried out over the past four years. the comparison of digital and conventional impressions has often been the subject of scientific studies. the goal was to assess the quality of the restorations and the impressions themselves. in a systematic assessment of studies, it was found that the accuracy of digital impressions is on the same level as those obtained by conventional impressioning methods for the manufacture of crowns and other permanent restorations 10 . Only Conventional versus digital impressioning in 2018 was it determined, in an in-vivo study, that digital intraoral impressioning for the manufacture of ceramic crowns leads to results identical to those obtained from conventional impressioning 1 . Furthermore, it was also determined that this statement applies, regardless of what type of intraoral scanner is used to create the digital impressions 8 . the fact that digital impressions are an adequate alternative to conventional impressioning becomes clear in the accuracy studies. scans either indicated that permanent restorations had a better fit when using digital impressions compared to the usual techniques 4 , or comparable results 2,6 . Furthermore, the digital technique proves to be more efficient and more convenient than conventional impressioning techniques 5 . regardless of the type of scanner used, the efficiency is similar to that obtained from conventional impressioning techniques 3 . Patient comfort is of particular significance. this important aspect has been addressed in several studies. Patients reported that digital impressioning was more comfortable than conventional techniques 9 . Above all, it has been accepted particularly well in orthodontistry 3 . Based on patient-centric results, the digital technique proves to be the most efficient, preferred method, compared to conventional impressioning 7 . u References available – email: gapmagazines@optusnet.com.au