Category: From the Lab

Waterline Tip #2

Bypass Water Heaters Some of the municipally fed dental units (the units fed directly from the building plumbing) contain water heaters to generate warm water for the patient’s comfort. Unfortunately, warming the water creates an optimal environment for microbial growth and water treatments might not be as effective under these conditions. So turn off those water […]

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ADA SCDP (Standards Committee on Dental Products)

Ms. Peri Nelson, Assistant Director of the Infection Control Lab at THE DENTAL ADVISOR, recently returned from the ADA SCDP (Standards Committee on Dental Products) annual meeting, where she participates with several working groups in the development of voluntary consensus standards. It is important that the working groups are comprised of volunteers from the profession, […]

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Testing Polishability

Polishability depends on the material, the polishing instrument and the ease of use. Our laboratory can quickly provide a manufacturer with information about how different polishing systems perform and how effectively different restorative materials can be polished. Often this information will be published in The Dental Advisor so that all may benefit.   Look for […]

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Biomaterials Research Laboratory

Two members of our scientific team are now qualified to perform scanning electron microscopy studies at the University of Michigan Center for Materials Characterization. This capability allows us to look at material surfaces with exceptional depth of field and magnification to help explain product success and failure. For example, when used to evaluate the change […]

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