IDS Days 3- IDS Is In Full Swing!

Day 3 IDS 2013The sun was shining today as I got to the convention.Philips, which announced updates to the AirFloss and the Flexcare. AirFloss now has a self-firing function to speed up your flossing. Unfortunately, this new AirFloss will not be available in the U.S. for some time, according to the company. The new FlexCare Platinum has three levels of intensity and three modes.Acteon has some interesting new products: the ultrasonic scalers the Newtron P5 and P5XS. The flagship P5XS can deliver medicants for periodontal treatment and also disclosing solution to aid in finding plaque and removing it while scaling. There is also iPad control if desired. Both units have an LED light in the tip, which can be white or blue, to help identify plaque. Acteon's X-Mind unit is an x-ray head that can integrate with a Sopix sensor. The sensor plugs into the x-ray unit and automatically shuts off the x-ray generator when the proper amount of radiation is received. This reduces x-ray exposure to the patient. Acteon has released a new intra oral camera, the Soprocare. This camera is a intra-oral camera, does caries detection and can also observe plaque and gingival inflammation. This new unit is currently in my office and I will be posting about it.EMS has launched new Air-Flow powders for the Air-Flow Handy 3.0 air polisher. There are 2 models one that is just for supraginigval polishing and another that can do both supra and sub gingival root polishing.These different pow...
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