DMG America LLC

	DMG, a leading manufacturer of dental restorative materials and preventive products, is celebrating 10 years of helping dental professionals treat incipient caries and white spot lesions with its revolutionary Icon Caries Infiltrant.

	Prior to the caries infiltrant’s inception, clinicians had only two options upon discovering incipient caries: using fluoride and other treatments in an often futile attempt to remineralize enamel, or simply waiting until it became time to drill and fill. With the advent of Icon, they could now immediately and microinvasively fill and reinforce demineralized enamel without drilling or anesthesia.

	For the last 10 years, Icon has offered dental professionals and their patients a significant advantage over fluoride therapy, which isn't always effective when caries have advanced to the stage of discovery. Equally important, Icon has made it unnecessary to sacrifice healthy tooth structure with drilling. Instead, it's now possible to arrest the progress of early enamel lesions in up to the first third of dentin in one simple procedure.

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Soon after its 2009 launch, numerous clinical studies confirmed that Icon is also effective for the cosmetic treatment of cariogenic white spots on smooth surfaces. Lesions infiltrated by Icon take on the appearance of the surrounding healthy enamel, thereby providing a highly esthetic, single-treatment alternative to microabrasion and restorative treatments of cariogenic white spots.

	According to Timothy Hess, DDS, “White spots are a major issue for my post-orthodontic patients. Icon enables me to remove them in one simple, painless treatment. It’s a ‘wow’ moment for the patient and a significant source of growth for my practice.”

	Dental professionals interested in learning more about Icon may view an on-demand webinar titled “Resin Infiltration: A Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Enamel Caries and Cosmetic Defects.” The free webinar, which is conducted by Jeanette MacLean, DDS and offers 1 CEU credit, is available for viewing at 

http://www.vivalearning.com/member/classroom.asp?x_source=DENTREK&x_classID=3640

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Icon Caries Infiltrant treats early caries and white spot lesions without drilling or anesthesia.

DMG celebrates 10th anniversary of a dental Icon

	DMG America LLC introduced the DMG MiniDam, a new style of latex-free gingival protection device that is said to be small enough to be placed quickly and easily, protect the proximal area during treatment and provide comfortable gingival coverage for patients.

's unique shape reportedly allows it to self-stabilize around adjacent teeth where it securely maintains its position without the use of clamps. Launched at 

the 2015 American Dental Association meeting

, the DMG MiniDam can be used for cosmetic and restorative procedures, including bleaching and acid etching, or when placing 

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	Protecting the gingiva and maintaining a dry field are particularly important during many dental procedures. Some clinicians may find traditional dental dam systems to be complicated and somewhat cumbersame. DMG MiniDam reportedly couldn't be simpler and was designed to be placed in just a few seconds. The clinician prestretches the silicone material, which already has holes integrated into it, and simply pulls it over the teeth to be treated. The slim, flexible interproximal shield setles between the teeth, stabilizes itself and then maintains gingival protection both between andn around teeth. This is designed to provide the clinician with a relatively dry working area, unlimited access and an unobstructed view and the patient with comfortable protection from the materials being used.

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DMG America LLC introduced the DMG MiniDam, a new style of latex-free gingival protection device that is said to be small enough to be place quickly and easily, protect the proximal area during treatment and provide comfortable gingival coverage for patients.