Released on = October 3, 2006, 6:05 am

Press Release Author = Indent Systems

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Even though technologic advances provide new tools for
dentistry, dentist can not take advantage of them without robust training. Dr
Robert Kerstein DMD, Assist. Clinical Professor at Tuffs, Boston made his second
visit of the year to the UK to teach 15 experienced dentists how to equilibrate and
case finish with T-Scan II. "Dentists are tactile people" comments Dr. Kerstein.
"By showing them how I use T-Scan and guiding their use they will gain confidence
and become proficient very quickly."

Press Release Body = Even though technologic advances provide new tools for
dentistry, dentist can not take advantage of them without robust training. Dr
Robert Kerstein DMD, Assist. Clinical Professor at Tuffs, Boston made his second
visit of the year to the UK to teach 15 experienced dentists how to equilibrate and
case finish with T-Scan II. "Dentists are tactile people" comments Dr. Kerstein.
"By showing them how I use T-Scan and guiding their use they will gain confidence
and become proficient very quickly."

This amazing device provides the data that dentist have expected articulating paper
to provide. The wafer thin sensor records location, force and timing of teeth
contact extremely accurately. A "movie" of the bit contacts is recorded in 1/100th
second frames and can be analysed intuitively. Tiny interferences that are not seen
with articulating paper or are dismissed as artefacts are picked up instantly.

A growing number of dentists are realizing that articulating paper marks do not
provide them with enough data to quickly equilibrate and case finish to the quality
that private patients expect. Second and third visits adjustment can be eliminated.
The T-Scan and associated Computer Aided Occlusal Analysis devices (JVA, EMG and
JT-3D: www.occlusion.co.uk ) can be integrated into a
practice as both a screening device and an important case finishing tool.

Dr Kerstein provides clinical training at the Dental Training Institute in Chertsey.
During the course Dr Kerstein equilibrated a patient who has received dental
treatment and many adjustments over the years, but still experienced discomfort and
Craniofacial pain. While articulating paper left marks throughout the arch the
T-Scan shows that the pressure is higher on the left side (60:40) throughout the
closing sequence and first contact to IP take 0.455 seconds. Delegates are trained
to follow simple rules of computer aided equilibration with the objective of
controlling the Centre of Force icon and track. After a number of equilibrations,
taking a new movie to measure the results. Left/right balance is improved to
50.7/49.3%, and the timing of the closing sequence is reduced to 0.2989 seconds, a
34% improvement. The patient reports complete elevation of the symptoms.

The Dental Training Institute (www.dentaltraininginstitute.co.uk
) runs Introduction to Computer Aided
Occlusion one-day course monthly. These courses are suitable for clinicians who wish
to get hands-on with sophisticated instrumentation and their team. The course covers
basic theory and then focuses on how to use the equipment as a screening and
diagnostic tool. Team work is central to the teaching philosophy. Dr Kerstein\'s
clinical treatment courses run quarterly.


Web Site = http://www.indentsystems.com

Contact Details = David Holland