The Dentsply Cavitron Plus

Dentsply’s newest Cavitron has been out on the market for a little while now, and by accounts it has been performing well. The Cavitron Plus by Dentsply International is simply the most advanced ultrasonic scaler on the market today. Most dental offices and all dental hygienists will be familiar with the name Cavitron, however most offices have an older version of the machine.

The Cavitron Plus is an improvement over the last generation Cavitron SPS in a number of ways. The display is now diagnostic, with a limited number of fault codes to help diagnose a problem or to verify proper operation.

Two important water control functions have also been added. First, an auto flush feature which will flush the handpiece water line for 2 minutes. The user simply has to place the handpiece in a sink, press the button, and walk away. The second is a rinse feature which cuts scaling power but keeps the water flowing so that the user can rinse away debris or cleanse a perio pocket.

However, the most welcome feature is the new foot control. No longer does the hygienist need to trip over a cord: the new foot control is wireless. The foot control is battery powered, and can move around anywhere in an operatory. The foot control does have a wire that can be attached in case of battery failure, but simply keeping some spare batteries in the office would also get around that issue.

The Dentsply Cavitron Plus still features a 330 degree swivel in the handpiece tubing for longer cord life and less strain on the wrist, as well as the SteriMate handpiece for easier infection control. The new unit runs at 30 kHz, so any tips you have from the SPS unit will still work as designed. Dentsply has not seen fit to incorporate 25 kHz tip support as some of their competitors have done, however, given that Cavitron tips rarely last longer than a year, any old 25 kHz tips in your office are probably worn beyond their useful life anyhow.

In addition to the changes to the regular Cavitron, Dentsply has also incorporated these new features into the Cavi-Jet model, calling it the Cavitron Jet Plus. This will be a welcome change for those dental offices that use air polishing to achieve high levels of dental hygiene. You can read more about the Cavitron Plus and Cavitron Jet Plus at http://www.dentsply.com.