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Curion, anciennement Bisco Canada, dévoile une nouvelle image de marque ainsi qu’une nouvelle équipe de direction.

Aujourd’hui, Bisco Canada a annoncé le dévoilement de sa nouvelle image de marque en tant que Curion. Ce nouveau nom et nouvelle identité, qui viennent du terme « cura » signifiant « soin », sont nés d’un désir de refléter leur croissance en tant que fournisseur canadien de solutions dentaires éprouvées bâtie sur des relations solides au fil du temps.

Curion, formerly Bisco Canada, unveils exciting new look and leadership team.

Today Bisco Canada announced it has rebranded as Curion. The new name and identity, stemming from the word “cura” meaning “to care”, are born out of a desire to reflect their breakout growth as curators of expert-driven dental solutions in Canada, built on long-lasting relationships throughout the years.

Written by Daniel Hyunwoo Lee, Au.D.
Disabling hearing loss permanently affects approximately 5% of people worldwide, with a growing percentage of people afflicted as they age. Unlike other bodily ailments, hearing loss often goes unnoticed and untreated, especially those who have mild to moderate hearing loss. 

Courtesy of Dr. Johan Figueira, DDS and Dr. John Monges, DDS

Early advances in resin-based materials broadened their use to direct posterior restorations. Conventional composite resin restorations (designed to be placed in 2mm increments) are subject to problems associated with polymerization contraction, which may generate microfiltration, air trapped between layers, and cuspal deflection. 

PROF. LOUIS HARDAN

Nowadays, photography is becoming more powerful in dentistry and dentists
are trying so hard to take good pictures for different purposes. For that reason a
professional camera with all the accessories (ring flash, twin flash, macro-lens…)
is needed, but not everyone can afford it or knows how to use it in the right way.

Byoung I. Suh, MS, PhD

INTRODUCTION OF UNIVERSAL ADHESIVES 
In 2012, dental manufacturers started introducing new “universal” adhesives, which could be used as a total-etch (TE) and self-etch (SE) adhesive, and claimed it could replace all previous generations of adhesives. Ideally, the dream adhesive would satisfy the following criteria: 

Dr. Liang Chen, Dr. Douglas Brown, Dr. Byoung In Suh

Zirconia: the Future of Aesthetic Indirect Restorative Dentistry

Current dental all-ceramic systems can be classified into three categories: porcelains, glass ceramics (such as lithium disilicate), and polycrystalline ceramics (such as zirconia and alumina). 

Can I sharpen Sharp Diamond instruments?

No, Sharp Diamond instruments cannot be sharpened. The tip’s resistance to wear is based on an extremely durable metal alloy and the micro membrane coating that protects it. Sharpening removes the protective coating and weakens the tip, and thus, the functionality of the instrument is weakened.