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Plak Smacker carries a full line of Perfect Touch Flavored latex gloves. All the Perfect Touch Fla- vored gloves meet or exceed ASTM standards for medical grade gloves. Made of premium high-quality latex, these gloves offer superior tacticity with a textured finish to improve your grip when wet. Plak Smacker’s Perfect Touch Flavored Gloves have the flavor impregnated into the latex and are available in a wide variety of flavors and colors, perfect for both chil- dren and adults. Available in both powdered and powder-free, Perfect Touch gloves are non-chlorinated, eliminating dry skin. Perfect Touch Flavored gloves maintain a consistent fit box after box with a soft, elastic feel. Available in bubblegum, mint, grape, vanilla orange, green apple and the newest flavor, cherry, Plak Smacker Perfect Touch Flavored Gloves provide a great experience for patients and can be a marketing tool for any practice. Call Plak Smacker at (800) 558- 6684 to learn more about the com- pany’s unique product offerings and for a free sample of Perfect Touch Flavored Gloves, or visit www.plaksmacker.com. About Plak Smacker For more than 20 years, Plak Smacker has been focused on introducing products to help your patients feel good about a trip to the RADIUS, a leading manufacturer of specialty, natural dental prod- ucts, announces the launch of the RADIUS Organic Biodegradable Silk Floss, the first 100 percent biodegradable floss. Spun by hand, the natural silk is certified organic by the USDA and is grown sustain- ably and harvested humanely. Millions of pounds of nylon floss are added to landfills and flushed down toilets everyday. This cre- ates serious threats to animal and aquatic life. RADIUS Organic Bio- degradable Silk Floss is the only floss available on the market today that is 100 percent home composta- ble and septic tank safe, unlike the majority of compost claims, which are actually only commer- cially compostable at a handful of facilities across the United States. The floss takes 60–90 days to bio- degrade. Grown sustainably in the groves of mulberry trees in the mountains of Columbia, RADIUS Organic Bio- degradable Silk Floss is sourced in cooperation with the CORSE- DA Farm Cooperative in Cauca, Colombia, a 20-family owned-and- operated initiative that focuses on redirecting worthy sources of live- lihood back to the native popula- tions of Columbia in a sustainable and enriching manner. After spinning, the RADIUS floss is coated in natural, vegan cande- lilla wax, a wax derived from the leaves of the small candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. Silk floss is made by combining a large number of original raw silk filaments into a thread where the number and thickness of the filaments control the strength and texture. Silk is a strong yet soft material with a light texture that removes plaque effectively with- out trauma to the gums. RADIUS Organic Biodegradable Silk Floss is available at Whole Foods and the Vitamin Shoppe retail locations nationwide. For additional information about RADIUS, please visit www.radius toothbrush.com. DT DENTAL TRIBUNE | September 2010 Industry News 41A Lang Dental Manufacturing Company announces the introduc- tion of Novus® , a permanent resil- ient denture liner featuring a very unique compound, polyphospha- zene (PNF) gum rubber synthesized by MST, Inc., of Conroe, Texas, and compounded exclusively for Lang Dental. Unlike all other resilient den- ture liners, Novus does not harden like the plasticized acrylics and needs no periodic surface coating to restrict the migration of toxic plasticizers. It is passive to fungus overgrowth, requiring no periodic antimicrobial treatments, unlike the silicone and urethane materials that frequently become fouled with subsurface and surface fungus after only a few months. Novus bonds well to acrylic den- ture bases without special adhe- sives and is surprisingly easy to grind, adjust and polish with most rotary instruments. Novus benefits include: a) shock absorption during chewing, b) per- manent softness with no plasti- cizers to leach out), c) resistance to surface and subsurface fungal growth, d) low surface tension with excellent wetting, e) easy adjust- ment and polishing with rotary instruments, f) engagement of deep anatomical undercuts, g) moldable around implant heads and bars, h) excellent bonding to acrylic den- ture bases, i) radiopaque (can be identified if parts are swallowed or inhaled), j) unlimited shelf life of the single-component paste if refrigerated and k) use of standard dental laboratory compression- molding processing steps. The denture liner was developed with the support of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, U.S. Patent 4,661,065. Novus is available through all dental dealers. For more informa- tion contact Lang Dental at www. langdental.com or call (847) 215- 6622. DT (Photo/ProvidedbyLangDental) Novus: A new resilient denture liner ADA BooTH No. 3409 dental office. Since its inception, Plak Smacker has focused on introducing new, innovative products to help den- tists and hygienists deliver an enhanced-care experience for patients and to assist with continu- ing care at home. Plak Smacker has remained dedicated to providing dental professionals and patients with high-quality, economical oral care products. The Plak Smacker line of oral health products includes Perfect Touch Flavored Gloves and a full line of quality latex, vinyl and nitrile gloves. Plak Smacker also carries a large selection of toothbrushes, including disposable, prepasted, dual-head and pediatric brushes. A wide variety of orthodontic and pediatric homecare kits are also available along with custom kits and imprinting. Plak Smacker continues to add to its existing line of products with new product introductions. Recent- ly, Plak Smacker has added dental jewelry and totes for dental and hygiene professionals, along with a line of paper and infection control products. To see the full Plak Smacker product line, please visit the Plak Smacker website at www.plak smacker.com or call (800) 558-6684 to request a catalog. DT Plak Smacker’s Perfect Touch Flavored Gloves ADA BooTH No. 1907 RADIUS launches biodegradable floss (Photo/Provided by RADIUS)