A California appeals court has allowed a class-action lawsuit against Dentsply International that alleges dentists who purchased the company's popular Cavitron ultrasonic scaler were harmed because ...

Also, hygienists should keep up with research about the risks of using ultrasonic scalers, she added. "Some evidence shows hand scaling is more effective than a Cavitron," Gurenlian said. "What risks ...

Dentsply has launched a new magnetostrictive, ultrasonic implant scaler. The Cavitron SofTip implant insert means there is now no need to switch from ultrasonic scaling to hand instruments when ...

Dentists frequently use ultrasonic scaling tools known as Cavitrons ... However, they will behave totally different at the Cavitron scaler tip or a dental drill tip," he said.