Spandex Advanced
For a clinician, the benefits of lip and cheek retraction in dentistry are obvious and there is no one solution fits all needs.
The Spandex Advanced Retractor provides a reusable, comfortable, effective and efficient solution for hands free lip and cheek retraction.
Tested to over 1,000 cycles a single VisionButler is equivalent to 12 boxes of 80 single use retractors.
Features:
◦ Two sizes. Medium-Small ( MedS ) and Large. Available as a Combo Pack or individual sizes.
◦ A pliable, soft, black, satin, smooth surface to reduce the flare and glare of flash photography.
◦ Reusable!!!. Easy to wash and sterilises with standard office protocols. (washer disinfector, ultrasonic, autoclave)
◦ Easy to place.
◦ Designed to allow for varied frenum anatomy.
◦ Can be turned upside down for different engagement with different patients.
◦ Protects the lips and cheeks with full coverage .
◦ Physically lifts and holds lips and cheeks away from the teeth. Assisting in dry field or moisture control.
Applications
Photo-contrastor:
◦ Made with a black, satin, smooth surface to reduce the flare and glare of flash photography.
◦ The soft silicon will hold the lips and cheeks away from the teeth and gums .
◦ The oval retraction of the labial tissues can be adjusted simply with manual tension and the gentle engagement of the fitting surface intra-orally allows the patient to close their mouth without the Spandex Advanced being dislodged.
Hygienist:
◦ Spandex Advanced will allow the hygienist to work with the patient’s lips comfortably retracted and allowing easy access for the suction system of choice. The complete coverage of the lips and retraction of both the lips and the cheeks reduces any risk of chemical irritation by the Bleaching.
◦ Wearing single use retractors for any length of time can irritate the frenum and be uncomfortable for the patient. The Spandex Advanced retractors apply less pressure to this delicate tissue.
Whitening.:
◦ In office procedures require the protection of the lips and labial soft tissues for the duration of the procedure. Spandex Advanced will hold the mouth open and keep the lips away during the whole procedure.
Digital Imaging.:
All digital imaging is simply made easier if soft tissues of the lips and cheeks are kept out the field of view.
Restorative Dentistry:
◦ Preparation and cementation of composites, porcelain crowns / veneers requires control of the soft tissues of the lips and the cheeks. It is like having a spare set of hands.
◦ Easy to place and no hard rims to pressure vulnerable soft tissue structures such as the frenum.
◦ Holds in place even when the patient swallows inadvertently.
Orthodontic bonding direct or indirect
◦ Lip and cheek retraction allow for improved access and efficiency during direct bracket bonding for orthodontia.
Autoclavable
◦ for repeated use, saving clinical waste and reducing carbon footprint of single use options.
Processing:
◦ The Spandex Advanced can be placed in ultrasonic both, washer-disinfector and pouched as required for autoclave in a standard self-seal pouch or a 3D Deep Pouch Digital
IMAGE GALLERY VIDEO
Placement instructions, Shade taking, Photography (Hands free), Video communication, Restorative applications, Image Gallery.
Spandex Advanced Comparison to Single-Use Disposable Retractor
Spandex Advanced Comparison to Single-Use Disposable Retractor