Reports & Studies

The maximum LED technology: the new W&H Synea turbines, and Alegra turbines and contra-angle handpieces as well as surgical straight and contra-angle handpieces with LED+! Dentists have welcomed this innovation and many are using the LEDs from W&H!

LED stands for ´light emitting diode´. When electricity flows through the LED, it emits a particular wavelength of radiation depending on its structure and material.

These LED turbines are good products which provide brighter lighting than similar tools that use bulbs. In fact, bulbs often fail us...

User report by Franck DIEMER, France. I was very impressed with the new Alegra contra-angle handpiece WE-99 with generator technology. The daylight quality, relatively "white" LED light provides brighter illumination than a conventional halogen light, which helps to improve visibility and working comfort.

Do you have limited knowledge of LED illumination? Do you require expert advice on the subject? Then you are in the right place! As your expert partner in LED matters, W&H will be happy to explain what you need to consider when purchasing LED products.

What high-speed instruments are currently available for the field of restoration and prosthetics? What are the current technological trends and what new developments are being worked on in terms of motor, chuck system, light, cooling or maintenance? The following information is intended to provide up-to-date advice on the crucial issue of what to consider when buying your instruments.

I have used W&H products for 27 years and I am impressed by the innovations and continuous product developments. Univ. Prof. DDr. Herbert Dumfahrt, Director of the Universitätsklinik für Zahnersatz und Zahnerhaltung (University clinic for dental prosthetics and restorative dentistry), Innsbruck, Austria.

Dr. Christoph Kaaden, Endodontology specialist from Munich, Germany. Without doubt, the best change to date has proven to be the introduction of the “Entran” battery-operated Endo contra-angle handpiece from W&H. My practice has two of these contra-angle handpieces. At last, we are now able to carry out root canal preparations using a highly ergonomic device, without the hindrance of a foot control or a mess of cables.

W&H Entran - Cordless Endodontics Handpiece. A user report by Dr Sam Zukerman, Smile Designs Dentistry, Hawthorn East, VIC, Australia. Published in "Bite: Better Business for Dentists", 25 February 2010.

Do you have limited knowledge of LED illumination? Do you require expert advice on the subject? Then you are in the right place! As your expert partner in LED matters, W&H will be happy to explain what you need to consider when purchasing LED products.

See how Dr Sascha Jovanovic conducts a sinus floor elevation and bone grafting procedure and then places three implants

The maximum LED technology: the new W&H Synea turbines, and Alegra turbines and contra-angle handpieces as well as surgical straight and contra-angle handpieces with LED+! Dentists have welcomed this innovation and many are using the LEDs from W&H!

LED stands for ´light emitting diode´. When electricity flows through the LED, it emits a particular wavelength of radiation depending on its structure and material.

Do you have limited knowledge of LED illumination? Do you require expert advice on the subject? Then you are in the right place! As your expert partner in LED matters, W&H will be happy to explain what you need to consider when purchasing LED products.

The effectiveness of dental treatment depends largely on how well the oral structures that are to be treated can be recognised. Delicate instruments with fibre optics and press button chuck systems are available to dentists in conservative/prosthetic dentistry today.
User report: Dr. Neugebauer, Dr. Karapetian, Dr. Lingohr, Dr. Scheer, Univ. Prof. Zöller (Cologne)

The application of intraoperative positioning aids in the form of implant drilling templates allows those who are new to implantological procedures, and also experts, to work confidently when carrying out targeted prosthetic oriented implant insertion.
User report: Dr. Neugebauer, Dr. Karapetian, Dr. Lingohr, Univ. Prof. Zöller (Cologne)

An innovative implant positioning aid makes it easier to find the optimum implant position – will it therefore replace the drilling template?
User report: Dr. Lang, Dr. Michalides (Bremen)

A new system for positioning implants
Dr. Jörg Neugebauer, Dr. Viktor E. Karapetian, Dr. Dr. Martin Scheer, Prof. Dr. Dr. Joachim E. Zöller

Implantological units with brushless motors do not only provide a high performance while preparing implant sides in dense bone, they also allow to document the insertion procedure and can be used to fix the prosthetic screws with a definite torque.

In the following interview, Elodie Laurent, hygiene manager at the « Espace Sourire » dental clinic at Six-Fours in France, talks about the advantages the new Lisa 500 autoclave brings to her everyday work, especially in so far as the made to measure cycle and traceability system are concerned.

We have been using the Assistina in our practice since August 2010. Previously we used oil spray to maintain our instruments – which in hindsight was clearly very expensive and time-consuming. The advantage of the Assistina? The device is easy and safe to use. The instrument spray ducts are cleaned and oiled automatically and correctly, and nothing else is required of the user. It is a good feeling not to have to worry about the process. The immediate success of the new method of instrument maintenance was obvious with the smooth operation, lack of noise and the extended working life of our instruments.

I wanted a device that is easy, fast and safe to use, that is economical and also prevents the escape of oil during treatment. That is why I selected the Assistina. And it has paid off. Report by Ms. Kornkaew Aimaram (head nurse, Dental Department of Thonburi Hospital, Bangkok/Thailand)

Dr Josh Pond who operates the “All about Teeth” dental surgery in Townsville, Australia, gives his comments on the use of the W&H LisaSafe label printer and the LisaWare software in conjunction with the Lisa 500 autoclave to link instrument tracking with his paperless patient records.

Senior Dental Assistant Tracey Carroll is one of a growing number of users of the W&H Assistina - regarded as the 'Rolls Royce' in handpiece cleaning and maintenance systems. Tracey has worked with Queensland practice, The Endodontic Group for 15 years and has seen many changes in that time in dental equipment. She says it would be difficult to think of one piece of equipment which has made such a difference to the daily routine of auxiliary staff as the W&H Assistina.

Where the dentist needs a contra-angle handpiece, the dental technician needs a handpiece. It is perhaps the most frequently used instrument throughout our working life. User report by ZTM (Master dental technician) Jürgen Auffarth.

A dental technician works continuously with handpieces and turbines. Wolfgang Weisser has worked with most drive systems from a wide range of manufacturers for many years. Here, he talks about one of his favourite systems. User report: Wolfgang Weisser (Germany)

Dr. Peter Tschoppe and Prof. Dr. Andrej M. Kielbassa on LEDs in general and on Alegra in particular. These days innovative instruments are available to the dentist which help to ensure effective treatments that are also gentle on the tooth enamel.

Do you have limited knowledge of LED illumination? Do you require expert advice on the subject? Then you are in the right place! As your expert partner in LED matters, W&H will be happy to explain what you need to consider when purchasing LED products.

“The light really is perfect for restorative dentistry and prosthetic preparations” - that was the opinion of one highly experienced French dentist. Read more reviews, published in DENTOSCOPE 41, Nov. 08 (France).

The enclosed table should help you to find your way in the jungle of the various straight and contra-angle handpieces with the widest variety of step-up and step-down speed ratios.

The next pages will inform you about the new W&H Hygiene and Maintenance concept.