18A Industry News DENTAL TRIBUNE | March 2010 Deck Ashtel Dental and 7 Day Dental donate toothbrushes for Hatian relief efforts In wake of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, Ashtel Dental of Fontana, Calif. and 7 Day Dental of Anaheim, Calif., donated a combined 20,000 children’s toothbrushes to the Giving Children Hope Foundation of Buena Park, Calif., for their relief efforts in Haiti. The donation was given to the foundation after executives from Ashtel Dental and 7 Day Dental heard of the foundation’s plans to send them to the children in Haiti that had lost their homes and their families in the earthquake. “We want to help however we can,” said Yousuf Nabi, vice president of marketing for Ashtel Dental. “Our prayers are with everyone in Haiti and we hope our small donation helps those in need during this tough time.” AD Prophy Magic Handpieces Buying disposable prophy is something you need to do, so why not get something in return? Prophy Magic is pleased to announce “incredible deals” where you get the highest quality prophy angles in bulk and free handpieces. Get unmatched deals on your disposable prophys and keep something tangible every time you order. Introducing the ideal hygiene handpiece for your RDH that won’t break the bank. The Prophy Magic Hygiene Handpiece is ultra lightweight, perfectly balanced and accepts all prophy angles. The price is: Free! (Yes, you read that correctly: Free!) Giving Children Hope (GCH) has already sent 47,000 pounds of medical supplies and disaster relief, as well as $1 million worth of lifesaving pharmaceuticals to treat the survivors in Haiti. GCH has also sent two relief teams to Haiti to administer and distribute aid, as well as assess current needs on the ground. The foundation will “continue to accept monetary donations and new relief product for those in Haiti,” said Harmony Trevino, the foundation’s communications coordinator. “This is an ongoing relief effort where Giving Children Hope will continually send food, water, hygiene products and medical supplies.” To learn more about GCHope’s Haiti relief work or to donate, please visit www.aidtohaiti.org. DT For details, please visit prophy magic.com or call (866) 54-MAGIC (62442). DT Implantology starts at the time of extraction Fig. 1 Using the Luxator instrument. By Michael Liebler, DDS If there is sufficient bone available, the placement of implants is a relatively simple and straightforward surgical procedure of modern dentistry. However, if there is massive loss of bone due to periapical or periodontal pathosis, implants can only be placed with bone augmentation. In some cases, it is the extraction procedure itself that causes the loss of mostly the buccal wall of the alveolar socket. This also makes it very difficult to place the implant. Careful removal of the tooth from the alveolar socket, however, will leave the bony walls intact. Even without augmentation materials, there will be good wound healing resulting in good bone height and width at the level of the alveolar ridge. Luxators are ideal instruments for such a careful tooth removal. The action of the Luxator is based on the possibility of bone expansion. The Luxator is introduced in a rotating fashion, parallel to the long axis, down the periodontal ligament. The shape of its blade allows the instrument to be advanced to the apical third of the root (Fig. 1). This will lead to an enlargement of the alveolar socket so the tooth can be easily removed with a slight rotational movement with forceps. Concial roots will sometimes literally “jump” out of the socket. Even though Luxators look like classic elevators, the mode of action of these instruments has nothing in common with classic elevators. Luxators are much more delicate than any elevator. You should not use the Luxator as an elevator because this will cause the instrument to bend. Your patients will be thankful for the atraumatic extraction even if you don’t place an implant. They will experience less discomfort operatively and postopertively. For more information about Luxator visit www.directadetal.com. DT Dr. Michael Liebler received his DDS from the University of Iowa. You may write him at: Kaiserstrasse 36 90 403 Nürnberg Germany