Lab friendly, accurate

We are not a distributor for

this tray, and have no affiliation

with this company. But we

believe this could be a product

that will benefit your already

impression taking techniques.

Take a moment and go online at

Triodent.com

You decide.

It isn’t very often that Wayne

Burrell, one of our master

ceramist, brings me a product

and says you really need to put

this in the newsletter for our

Dentists. But when we received

a case from one of our Dentist

and we got a good look at the

impression tray, we were

impressed.

The “Triotray Pro” from

Triodent. The Triotray Pro is a

re-usable dual-arch stainless

steel tray with all the rigidity

and accuracy of a full arch metal

tray. The triotray comes in two

sizes, and has single use mesh

inserts.

The rigid walls of this tray elimi-

nate any chance of impression

distortion, a common problem

with disposable dual arch trays,

often called triple trays. It

ensures highly accurate upper,

lower, occlusal impressions.

This tray is suitable for crown &

bridge and temporary crowns.

The mesh insert and impression

material are easily removed for

tray cleaning after the

restoration has been cemented

and you are sure that the

impression is no longer needed.

The only ongoing cost is the

inexpensive inserts.

Some of the features and bene-

fits:

long lasting stainless steel

tray

Low running cost ( the

inserts are much cheaper)

than most disposable trays

Usable with all impression

materials

Self locking designs make

adhesive optional

Keeps tongue in passive

position

TRY A TRIOTRAY PRO

Gibson Dental Designs Kicks Off “Relay for Life”

The owners and employees of

Gibson Dental Designs and it’s

satellite offices are preparing to

kick off another season of

“Relay for Life, to raise money

for the American Cancer Soci-

ety’s search for a cure.

Our employees are kicking off

this 5th season with a hotdog

lunch. The lunch items are pro-vided by the owners and em-

ployees and tickets are sold

to employees, friends and

family. A taco lunch is

planned next along with

bake sales, and a silent auc-

tion. The walk will be held

the first weekend in June. In

the past few years we’ve had

approximately 30 people

participating in the walk, and

raised over $8500.

ESTABLISHED 1983 WINTER 2012

Special points of

interest:

New stainless steel

triple tray

“Relay for Life “ is

walking

We would love to have

your e-mail address

Don’t miss Helpful

Hints

Making Valentine’s

Day more personal

Inside this issue:

Communica-

tion, the key

2

Convention

Time

2

Helpful HInts 3

Valentine’s Day 3

The Triotray Pro dual arch

stainless steel impression

tray.

COMMUNICATION; It may

have started with a few grunts,

and hand gestures, “sometimes

still does”, but people needed

to communicate to be success-

ful. Whether it’s in our per-

sonal relationships or in our

business, how we relate what

we need, or understand what others need is the basis for

successful interaction

This is certainly true in the

relationship of Dentist to Den-

tal Lab. and successful commu-

nication is a two-way street.

The Dentist must be assured

that his needs for his patient

are always taken under serious

advisement and are made a

priorty of the work we do. The

lab, in turn, must feel comfort-

able in communicating to the

Dentist any questions, con-

cerns, or suggestions that will

help them both achieve the goal of a finished seated resto-

ration and a satisfied patient.

While learning what each may

need to successfully complete a

task may take time to develop,

the starting point for the Den-

tist and Lab is most often the

completed Rx.

The Rx is where the Dentist

begins the process of letting

the lab know what his goal is

for each patient. Gibson Dental

designs uses two different rxs.

One is designed for Crown &

Bridge, the other is designed

for Partial-Denture. These Rxs

are laid out to give the Dentist the most choices possible and

for ease of communication. The

more we know at the beginning

of a case, the more quickly that

case moves through the lab.

That’s why we encourage our

We will be located in Booth #

2504.

The SCDLA, will be located in

the Embassy Suites Hotel on

the Kingston Plantation at

North Myrtle Beach, SC. It will

be held May 3-6, 2012. As of

this printing we haven’t been

assigned our booth. But we will

be keeping you aware of that

information as it becomes

available.

Gibson Dental Designs and our

satellite offices of NuWay,

Peace/Gibson, Gibson of TN

and Gibson of AL will be pre-

senting at several up-coming

dental conventions. We hope

that you will put these dates on

your calenders.

The Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting will be March 22-25,

2012, at the World Congress

Center in Atlanta, GA.

The Tennesse Dental

Association Meeting has been

renamed the Music City Dental

Meeting. The meeting will be held at the

Nashville Convention Center in

Nashville, TN. The meeting will

be May 9-11 2012. We will let

you know our Booth # as soon

as it has been assigned. We

really look forward to seeing

you.

COMMUNICATION , the KEY

CONVENTION TIME!

Communication, continued

what type of crown, or what’s

the shade”. Our calls on your

valuable time need to be calls

that can’t be answered on the

Rx.

It is always a pleasure to speak

with our Dentists about cases

or just to catch up on the news

around the town. These excel-

lent conversations are what help build relationships. So,

let’s enjoy our communications

together. But don’t forget the

lowly Rx. With that completed

Rx, we are well on the way to

providing you with the best

restoration possible.

Dentists and Dental Assistants

to take the time, and yes we

know everyone hates paper-

work, to fill out the Rxs with as

much information as possible. If

you use a computer generated

Rx, make sure that all the per-

tinent information is logged in

on that Rx. Also while we

certainly don’t mind calling our Dentist, we know that your

time is valuable and we prefer

not to bother you with calls

about “what type of metal,

Communication

it may have

started with a

few grunts and

a hand gesture,

but to be

successful

people must

communicate.

Page 2

Here’s a list of suggestions

from dental material manufac-

tures to help you take more

consistent and accurate impres-

sions.

1. seat impression tray

with a slow steady vertical

seating motion to allow

for the blending of tray/

wash materials. -3M ESPE

2. To reduce voids use a

stirring motion while sy-

ringing and keep the sy-

ringe tip immersed to

avoid trapping air. -3M

ESPE

3. To avoid tearing at the

margin and insufficient

retraction, displace tissue

to allow the impression

material to better access

the prepared area. also

use an impression material

that ensures sufficient tear

resistance such as

impregum. -3M ESPE

4. Always keep the mate-

rial in front of and ahead

of the syringe tip, and only

push the material forward.

Don’t lift or pickup the tip

while pushing the material

around the margin. -GC

America

5. Make sure the tray is

adequate enough to

allow 2mm Of impression

material between the tray

walls and the teeth. - GC

America

6. Use passive pressure to

hold the tray in position until completely set. - GC

America

7. Don’t allow the material

to slump or grip into the

oral cavity.– Kettenbach

heart-felt message often

says more to the one

receiving it than one by

someone who has never

met them.

2. Pass on the boxed candies

and either bake some

homemade cookies or

visit their favorite bake

shop for something they

really enjoy.

3. Can’t afford the fancy

restaurant; Try a simple

February 14th is on a Tuesday

this year. And all of the stores

have already geared up for the

most romantic day on our

calendars. All of the perfect

candies and flowers are ready

for you to buy. Here are a

couple of suggestions that may

not cost as much, but could

mean more to that special

someone.

1. Don’t buy a card, make

one, even the simplest

card made by hand with a

picnic at home, maybe in

front of the fire. But make

sure you take the time to

lay everything out, and

have it ready when your

special someone arrives.

4. If you’re going to give

flowers, visit your local

supermarket. You can get

more flowers for the money and most of these

stores with florist centers

do a good job.

Helpful Hints

LAK Enterprizes, Inc.

11. If your impression ma-

terial fails to set around

the prep, check to see if

the retraction cord con-

tains sulfates (ferric sub-

sulfate or aluminum sul-

fate); both inhibit the set

of PVS materials. -

Parkell , Inc

12. If you’re using wash and

tray materials from

different manufactures for

single step impressions,

check the set times of

both and leave the

impression in the mouth

as long as is needed for

the slower-setting material

to fully set. -Parkell, Inc

8. Wash material should

be syringed 360 degrees

around the preparation. –

Kettenbach LP

9. To avoid pulls and voids

submerse the interoral tip

into the material until you

finish syringing around the

preparation.– Kettenbach

LP

10. Use a double cord re-

traction technique to ob-

tain a better impression. _

A successful

restoration in

the lab starts

with a good

impression

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Don’t forget Valentine’s Day!

LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU

PROFESSIONALLY

SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU

PERSONALLY

P.O. Box 3013

695 Grove Street

Gainesville, GA. 30501

Phone: 770-534-7288

Toll Free: 800-554-5007

Fax: 770-534-0746

Email:

info@gibsondental.com

www.gibsondental .com

Gibson Dental Designs A Full Service Dental Laboratory

Our purpose: To be a

partner in providing dental

restorations for your practice. To assist in your patients achieving

beautiful smiles. To be identified as the laboratory you

trust to meet your fabrication needs.

We are: A full service dental laboratory large enough with talent and experience to

meet your clinical demands yet still personal enough to build a

strong and friendly business relationship.

We have: Technicians who have the tenure and talent

to address any clinical challenge. We are committed to

continuing education for our technicians and we stay abreast of the newest technologies and materials in the marketplace.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Alvin Gibson

Ext. 244

Don Little, C & B

Ext. 245

Buford Loggins, Implants

Ext. 243

Mary Castleberry,

Ext. 221

Darryl Smallwood, C & B

Ext. 240

Wayne Burrell, C & B

Ext. 239

Bessie Farmer, P & D

Ext. 242

Robert Tate, Framework

Ext. 241

Ken Martin,

Cust Service & Sales

Ext 235