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Product Review:
Vista Pink Wave
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Curing Composites
Just Became
More Interesting
Just Became
More Interesting
Most dentists and team members give little thought to the
value of the curing light. Our
expectations center mostly around
it being predictable and providing
consistent results every time. Thank
goodness manufacturers are always
looking for ways to improve our
clinical experiences and outcomes.
Vista Apex has developed the
new PinkWaveTM curing light for the
dental market using QuadWaveTM
technology. The QuadWave refers
to ultraviolet, blue, red, and near-
infrared light waves delivered
simultaneously in a collimated
beam. This innovation decreases
material shrinkage while increasing
polymerization to an 8.5-mm depth
of cure. The PinkWave QuadWave
curing light offers multiple modes,
including standard, boost, ramp, and
transillumination.
Vista Apex’s PinkWave with
QuadWave curing light is shaking up
the way clinicians think about curing
dental materials. Eleven Catapult
evaluators were asked to review the
new curing light over several weeks
and provide feedback on how it
is revolutionizing the curing light
market.
In order to deliver high-quality
patient outcomes in an efficient and
productive manner, clinicians must
choose equipment that supports
the style and productivity of their
practice. The clinicians were asked
to evaluate the ergonomics, ease
of use, size and weight of the unit,
reduction in postoperative sensitivity,
and potential reduction in composite
shrinkage. Of the evaluators surveyed, the overwhelming response
to the PinkWave curing light was
favorable.
Most notably, clinicians were positive about its ergonomics, reduction
in composite shrinkage, size of the
unit, and absence of postoperative
discomfort of restorations following
use of the curing light. High positivity was expressed in the ergonomics
and size of the light (greater than
80% of evaluators responded with
highly agree or agree). One evaluator
commented, “Staff absolutely loves
the feel and comfort of the unit!”
Although the evaluators were
overwhelmingly positive about the
size and weight of the unit, they
noted that the most important
feature of the curing light would be
decreasing polymerization shrink-
age. The evaluators seemed slightly
indifferent to the other features of
the unit, including the various modes
of curing. In fact, 100% of the evaluators commented that the 10- to
20-second cure is the most common
use of a curing light and therefore
the ramp and boost modes, although
nice features to have, would be
seldom deployed in clinical settings.
However, the transillumination
feature was very appealing to several
clinicians.
Overall, the Catapult evaluators
were enthusiastic about the Pink-
Wave QuadWave curing light from
Vista Apex. The attractive, efficient
product definitely has the coolness
factor for your staff and patients.
From a scientific standpoint, Vista
Apex’s data supports less polymerization shrinkage and less postoperative
discomfort. Although the evaluators
were not asked to comment about the
QuadWave technology specifically,
1 evaluator noted the advantage of
having multiple wavelengths in a
single beam as “it helps alleviate the
concerns of a photoinitiator being
outside of the light’s capability.”
Catapult evaluators give the Catapult Vote of Confidence to the new
PinkWave curing light from Vista
Apex.
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