This is a revolutionary new approach for applying dental liquids and gels. The Appliquator is a precision-engineered device, not a fuzzy stick made with fibers and glue. I have used a much higher magnification the past few years simply because it has been available, and I like what I have seen. How about your clinical photos? Do you ever enlarge them to examine the tooth up close? I do this quite often, and many times I will see some fibers on or around the preparation. I could not figure out where they were coming from until one day I realized they came from the applicator I used to apply materials. It was shedding fibers. So I started to use more applicators, figuring that I was using them too many times. But this was not the final answer either. I was still seeing fibers. At the Yankee Dental Meeting, I ran into a dental industry friend, Leif, who had been working in Germany the last few years. Having returned to the states and now with a partner, he introduced the Appliquator to the U.S. market. When I saw Leif, he asked what kind of applicator I used. I told him, and he asked me if I had fibers in tooth preps. I knew exactly what he was talking about. So, Leif sang the praises of the Appliquator. He told me that I could say goodbye to the fuzzy stick where glue dissolves and fibers shed, contaminating restoration sites and bonding agents. German engineers have created the Appliquator with medical-grade materials that pick up, hold, and release a precise dose every time. The soft, pliable head stands up to the harshest of chemicals, and contains capillary canals that efficiently transfer the materials. Since it is flexible, it will fit into irregular tight spots that we often find. The Appliquator comes in four colors, two softnesses, and two sizes for flexible and precise application. They are available from Benco, Henry Schein, and Practicon.
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