Zhermack Information Magazine

What to do if you prick yourself with a needle or sharp object

15 December 2025

Accidental injuries from needles or sharp objects are one of the main occupational hazards for dental staff (1). Frequent use of needles, sharp instruments and direct contact with blood or contaminated saliva during dental procedures expose staff to the risk of transmission of pathogens, particularly…

The limitations of orthodontics with dental aligners

15 December 2025

Clear aligner therapy has quickly gained popularity because of the improved aesthetics and comfort it offers compared to fixed braces. These characteristics have led a large number of adult patients to undertake orthodontic treatment.

When approaching the adult patient orthodontically, prosthetic-surgical…

Alginate substitutes: advantages in use

13 October 2025

For decades, alginate has been one of the most widely used impression materials in dental practice for study impressions, impressions of opposing arches, impressions for working models in the case of bites, gnathological and orthodontic devices or even for preliminary models in total and partial…

Pre-prosthetic orthodontics and uprighting

13 October 2025

Dental rehabilitation procedures, especially those involving fixed or removable prosthetics, are highly dependent on the patient’s pre-existing dentition and occlusion. However, malocclusions, tooth inclinations, edentulous spaces and irregular occlusal planes often complicate…

Different types of prosthetic preparation

18 September 2025

Fixed prostheses on natural teeth are now a common rehabilitation treatment capable of restoring lost dental structure, tooth shape, function and aesthetics. (1) Although the gold standard is still represented by metal-ceramic restorations, all-ceramic solutions are gaining popularity, thanks…

Analogue versus digital bite registration

18 September 2025

In addition to taking the impression of the upper and lower arches, it is important to record the relationship between them in order to successfully create a positive model of accurate intercuspation.

To do this, we use bite registration, which is precisely the digital or analogue recording of how …

Enamel-dentin adhesion: the revolution in dentistry

22 July 2025

Enamel-dentin adhesion has been a true revolution in dentistry, a paradigm shift that effectively transformed an entire approach. Thanks to the constant improvement of techniques and materials and the discovery of more effective protocols, in just a few years we have moved from “retentive”…