DENTSPLY introduces its X-Tip™ Anesthesia Intraosseous Delivery System to provide safe and improved profound anesthesia for root canal therapy and other dental procedures. DENTSPLY purchased the product from X-Tip Technologies, LLC and moved production to its Johnson City, Tenn., manufacturing facility this year. Working on the principle of intraosseous (into the bone) anesthesia, the X-Tip system consists of two parts: a drill and guide sleeve. The drill mounts easily in a standard low speed hand piece, such as Tulsa Dental’s 1:1 contra angle. Once the drill and guide sleeve pass into the cancellous bone, the drill is withdrawn and the guide sleeve allows for easy injection and re-injection of local anesthetic.
With proper administration of the X-Tip system, anesthetic onset time is less than one minute, saving operatory time. The system also helps reduce the annoying side effects of facial and tongue numbness for the patient.
The X-Tip Anesthesia Delivery System (X-Tip guide sleeves and disposable needles) is available in quantities of 10 or 50.
For more information about the X-Tip Anesthesia Delivery System, please contact your Maillefer distributor or Tulsa Dental representative.
About DENTSPLY
Maillefer and Tulsa Dental are endodontic divisions of York, Penn.-based DENTSPLY International. Both companies manufacture and sell a comprehensive line of high quality, innovative equipment and supplies for root canal therapy. For more information, please visit maillefer.dentsply.com or tulsadental.dentsply.com.
DENTSPLY International is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products for the dental industry. It manufactures and distributes dental prosthetics, precious metal dental alloys, dental ceramics, endodontic instruments and materials, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, ultrasonic scalers, dental injectible anesthetics and crown and bridge materials. The company is the leading United States manufacturer and distributor of dental x-ray equipment, dental hand pieces, intraoral cameras, dental x-ray film holders, film mounts and bone substitute/grafting materials. DENTSPLY also is a leading worldwide manufacturer or distributor of impression materials, orthodontic appliances, dental cutting instruments and dental implants.
The company distributes its dental products in over 120 countries under some of the most well-established brand names in the industry.