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manufacturer _ news I I 47implants2_2011 ® www.omniaspa.eu OMNIA S.p.A. Via F. Delnevo, 190 - 43036 Fidenza (PR) Italy Tel. +39 0524 527453 - Fax +39 0524 525230 VAT. IT 01711860344 - R.E.A. PR 173685 Company capital € 200.000,00 Since our beginnings, we have always been focused on quality and innovation toward the battle against cross - contamination and infections. In the last 20 years, we have ensured safety and protection to you and your patients, with advanced and reliable products. Tools that represent the ideal solution for who is operating in dentistry, implantology/oral surgery and general surgery. With Omnia sure to be safe. AD BEGO Implant Systems The new surgical tray—Focused on the essentials BEGO Implant Systems is delighted to be able to present the new BEGO S-LineTrayPlus with the ap- propriately redesigned drills.The new tray con- tains everything except the 5.5 drill module, which can be or- deredseparatelyasrequired. The long-awaited optimised surgical tray is not only more clearlyorganisedbutalsoeasier to use. The size of the tray has been adapted to match the BEGO Mini/OsseoPlus tray. This was achieved in part by separating the drill stops.In ad- ditiontothespacesaved,wehavealsomadeiteas- ier to remove the tray from its container,thus facili- tating greater ease of use in a practice or clinic set- ting. The drills have undergone to a complete redesign – thecuttinggeometryhasbeenoptimisedfornotice- ably smoother and safer working when preparing the implant bed. Moreover, extremely clear depth markingsintheformofblocklasermarksandaddi- tional grooves help to accurately gauge drilling depth.The paralleling posts and depth gauge have been modified in line with the new drill geometry – for optimum implant bed preparation. We have removed the internal cooling feature from thenewdrillsforhygienereasons.Thiswastheideal way to meet hygiene chain require- ments as prescribed by QA stan- dards; furthermore,there is no longer any need for time- consumingcleaningofthe internal cooling chan- nel using cleaning reamers. By way of transition, the pre- vious generation of surgical trays, contain- ers, drills (with internal cooling) and other BEGO S- Line instruments will still be available for purchase until the end of 2011. BEGO Implant Systems GmbH & Co. KG Technologiepark Universität Wilhelm-Herbst-Str. 1 28359 Bremen, Germany info@bego-implantology.com www.bego-implantology.com Straumann Dental Wings, 3M ESPE and Straumann to establish open standard software Dental Wings, 3M ESPE and Straumann are joining forces to create an open standard software platform for use across a range of dental applications. Digital technologies are becoming increas- ingly widespread in dentistry and cover a broad spectrum of applications—from gen- eralpractice-managementtotreatmentplan- ning,imaging,guidedsurgery,digitalimpres- sion-taking, right through to computer-aided prostheticdesignandmanufacture.Theneed for standardization is acute as the number of differentsystemsandsoftwareplatformshas risen considerably. Creating a standard will reducetheconfusioncausedbyincompatible systems and will drive growth in digital den- tistry.Theinitiativeisexpectedtoofferenhancedflexibility,simplicity,andcon- venience for users,while saving time,costs and investment risk. 3M ESPE and Straumann have agreed to adopt Dental Wings’ software plat- form DWOS as the core operating software in their CAD/CAM solutions. Dental Wings has established itself as a leading dental software developer. 3M ESPE and Straumann add strong expertise and leadership in their fields. Both 3M ESPE and Straumann will con- tinuetobuildtheirownspecificapplica- tions on top of the core software,adding valuefortheircustomers.Othercompa- nies are encouraged to join the collabo- ration. Institut Straumann AG Peter Merian-Weg 12 4052 Basel, Switzerland info@straumann.com www.straumann.com Joining forces: Larry Lair, President & General Manager of 3M ESPE (left); Naoum Araj, President of Dental Wings (center); Beat Spalinger, President & CEO of Straumann (right).