Editor's Note By: Carol Murphy, Executive Editor

More Than A Century of Innovation
This month our cover is focused on SS White. Samuel Stockton White, was born June 19, 1822 in Hulmeville, Pennsylvania. At 22, he entered into his own business and SS White the company was born. It began in an attic where Samuel cut tooth molds from metal and did dentistry on the bottom floor. In 1868, the dental profession was introduced to dental burs with the mark of SS White. Dr. White passed away in 1879, but his tradition of innovation carries on in SS White the company.

In 1891 SS White introduced Revelation burs, the first to be reproduced by machinery revolutionizing bur manufacturing.

The first carbide bur was developed by SS White in 1947. Engineers had devised a way to weld a tungsten carbide pellet to a tool steel shank. Diamond wheels are used to cut blades or flutes into the carbide head. The entire instrument is then plated to prevent corrosion.

Recently, the company has introduced SmartPrep, a polymer rotary instrument system. The bur designed for selective dentin removal stops cutting when it encounters healthy dentin.

Townie Marshall White, DMD, relates his experience with this bur as a beta-tester for the system. Also, Drs. George Freedman and Jaffar Pakroo share a clinical presentation on how this new technology works in vivo and selectively removes caries leaving healthy dentin.

What’s In A Name–Everything
In the article, published in the April issue, entitled “How to reduce composite polymerization shrinkage associated with direct posterior composites” by Graeme Milicich, the GIC material Fuji TRIAGE, was incorrectly substituted for Fuji IX GP and Fuji IX GP FAST. The correct material to use as a base in the GIC-composite Co-cure technique are the reinforced autocure GICs Fuji IX GP and Fuji IX GP FAST. Fuji TRIAGE is designed as a surface protectant and deep lining/remineralization material.

A corrected version of this article is available at DentalTown.com.

Dr. Milicich has informed DentalTown that Fuji IX GP and Fuji IX GP FAST are the same restorative material, with the Fuji IX GP FAST simply having a shorter handling time and faster setup. He adds, “While learning the GIC-composite Co-cure technique, it may be helpful to use the slower set Fuji IX GP and once you have become adept at handling the GIC, change over to using the fast setting Fuji IX GP FAST.”

Fuji IX GP and Fuji IX GP FAST come in Vita shades, unlike TRIAGE which is pink.

If any readers are interested in using autocure GICs like Fuji IX GP and Fuji IX GP FAST, Dr. Milicich has a CD available that explains the techniques. More information on the CD can be found online www.advancedental-ltd.com.