There won’t be a genuine festive season or a dazzling end of the year event without the traditional review on the best endeavors of the past 12 months. It is with pleasure and great pride, that we look back at the growing number of followers on our Social Media Channels as well as at the amazing feedback we have received for our Ultradent Products blog so far. Can you guess which blog posts were the three most popular and therefore most read ones? We took the liberty to collect them for you. Et voilà: the "Top 3 Blog Posts 2021".

By Dr. Mark Pettit, DDS Call me paranoid, but I don’t think I’m alone in having wondered what the dental lab I use thinks of my dentistry. Sure, dental labs deal with things like poor retentive preps, illegible finish lines (margins), pulls in the impression, different viscosity impression materials that aren’t properly blended, insufficient reduction, and inaccurate bites on a daily basis. The real question is, does the lab dread, or love seeing your impressions come through their door?

Achieving a beautiful, naturally esthetic smile is easier than you may think. The Uveneer™ and Uveneer™ Extra template systems were designed as a minimally invasive way to create high-quality, natural-looking composite veneers in one visit.

By ShaLyse Walker With so many dental curing lights available on the market today, choosing the proper curing mode from case to case can be a complicated process. Clinicians often reach out to us here at Ultradent with various questions about curing light performance and functions, like: Is it possible to overheat the tooth and damage the pulp with high intensity curing? Is one mode more effective than the other? Will high power curing increase composite shrinking? Our award-winning line of VALO™ and VALO™ Grand curing lights were developed with these questions in mind.

By Dr. med. dent Jörn Noetzel Curing lights have been a part of the basic dental practice equipment for some time now. They are used daily for various applications, e. g. for the polymerization of composite fillings, the adhesive incorporation of ceramic restorations, the infiltration of initial carious lesions, the hardening of liquid rubber dam or the attachment of orthodontic brackets. Therefore, the availability of a reliably working product is crucial. The following report describes the experience using two VALO™ LED curing lights during a time period of ten years.

By ShaLyse Walker Ultradent Products, Inc., is thrilled to announce that their innovative Umbrella™ retractor has been named a 2021 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award winner. Every year, the Cellerant Consulting Group recognizes manufacturers and providers with their highly selective Best of Class Technology Award in numerous product categories, making the award one of the most prestigious honors in the dental industry.

By Daniel Lewis From Fortune Magazine, September 10, 2021 © 2021 Fortune Media IP Limited. Used under License. Fortune, Fortune Media (USA) Corporation and its affiliates are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, Ultradent.

By Daniel Lewis Fluoride varnish can play a major role in preventive treatment—but bad flavors, unsavory textures, uncomfortable thicknesses, and off-colors of many varnishes have given countless patients not-so-pleasant experiences. By using Enamelast™ fluoride varnish, clinicians provide their patients with a flavored, xylitol-sweetened, 5% sodium fluoride that protects teeth without repulsing the palate.

Case report by Lene Holm Over the past decades, aesthetic dentistry has become a key indication in modern dentistry. Not only due to the increasing tendency of having a beautiful and attractive smile. Spotless teeth are meant to be a symbol of health and success, underlining each individual’s self-confidence. According to the saying, that many ways lead to Rome, the aesthetic treatment concepts are as different as the specific oral situations and requirements. Therefore, the patients’ needs, and objectives should be exactly determined in detail prior to the start of a specific treatment protocol.

Opalescence™ PF 16% Case report by Dr. Clarissa Jänig Cosmetic tooth whitening is increasing in popularity and is a frequent topic on social media. Increasingly, on their own initiative, patients request information about tooth whitening. Depending on the individual patient case, I recommend different products from the Opalescence™ range: the most suitable product for the patient is selected according to the shape of the dental arch, the personal preferences of the patient – with regard to the wearing times of the trays, their reusability for future "refreshment" treatment – and, last but not least, the financial resources available.