Looking for a way to make composite dispensing easier? If the problem is composite dispensing, the solution is AdDent's Comax composite dispensing gun.
As I've said for years, I *love* the smart people at AdDent because they are outside the box thinkers and keep coming up with 'better mousetraps' for the profession.
Before the Comax, very little thought had gone into the design of composite dispensing guns. Most materials companies look at them as simply items to be included in a kit. They are usually flimsy, don't work very well, and don't hold up well to the rigors of sterilization. After a few autoclave cycles, they being to discolor.
Actually loading them can be difficult. Often times during a procedure, especially when doing quadrant dentistry, the doctor needs to remove an empty compule and load another. Due to their poor design this can be pretty difficult. For years I've been saying the enemy of adhesive dentistry is contamination. Controlling the field is critical to clinical success and anything that slows the procedure down simply means that the doctor and assistant have to control the field longer. Fighting to remove and load another compule is terribly inefficient.
If you look at the image at the top of this post, you'll notice two flanges along the barrel of the Comax. Those flanges control a spring loaded mechanism that holds the compule in place. You simply pull back on the flanges to load and when you release, the mechanism slides forward to securely hold the compule in the barrel. Need to load another? Simply pull the flanges back and the compule drops out of the device. Comax makes loading and unloading incredibly simple and efficient. Unloading can be accomplished with one hand.
Comax also is designed with significant ergonomic improvements as well as 'mechanical advantage' in the trigger system. Normal composite dispensing guns require a great deal of pressure to extrude the material. Comax is set up to make that much easier. This can be game changing for female dentists. Many female doctors have smaller hands which makes it harder to extrude material from the 'garden variety' composite guns on the market. I've spoken with several female doctors who have told me that Comax has made their procedures much easier and much more efficient.
As far as durability, I've never seen a dispenser that can rival the Comax. The device is made with high tech plastic and stainless steel components. The first time you pick it up you can fee the difference. The unit has a quality that is easy to discern from the moment you hold it in your hand. It holds up incredibly well to sterilization. I have several of these in my office and even after years of use, they look as good now as the day I took them out of the box. They also perform just as well.
Being a practicing clinician, I know we don't often think about things like composite dispensing devices. We normally buy a kit of composite and simply use whatever dispenser is in that kit. The next time you pick up one of those inferior devices, I encourage you think "this is the best the manufacturer can come up with?" When you think about it, you'll realize there must be a better device available. The best part of that? There is a better device. It's called Comax and you can find out all about it by following this link.
I use the device and highly recommend it.
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