NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: In an interview with Endo Tribune U.S. Edition, Emil Jachmann, CEO of Easy-Endo, a materials research company established to capitalize on its development of polymer technology to improve the performance of medical devices, discusses ProPoint self-sealing endodontic points, an alternative to gutta-percha.
What is the history of Easy-Endo?
Formed six years ago under the name DRFP Ltd., Easy-Endo is a materials research company established to capitalize on its development of polymer technology to improve the performance of medical devices.
How long have you been with the company?
I have been chief executive for two years, and I have considerable experience in technology commercialization and medical devices.
What is different about the ProPoint tip and what advantages does this product offer to the practitioner?
Uniquely, the -Endo ProPoint endodontic points are self-sealing. The hydrophilic polymer technology that is incorporated into the ProPoints ensures the devices expand laterally once in the root canal, thereby forming a positive seal to reduce the chance of bacteria re-appearing in the canal. It is a single-cone, one-step obturation device. Due to its simplicity of use, the points also allow dental practitioners to complete predictable root canal procedures more quickly and with a higher degree of confidence.
Is this product more about new chemistry? Or a different technique?
ProPoints are made from an entirely new material and probably represent the first major advancement in materials science for root canal treatment in well over 100 years. It is not necessary to adopt any new technique when using ProPoints. Neither are there any additional equipment costs — dentists simply use the canal preparation tools and techniques that they have already perfected.
Will this product have more appeal for specialists? Or for GPs?
ProPoints are equally applicable to specialist or GPs who are keen to improve the performance of their procedures and to complete obturation more quickly.
What else should clinicians know?
In late 2010, ProPoint received FDA approval and during 2011 the product was pilot marketed to dentists in the Boston area. The American dentists who have used the ProSmart system now report that they will never return to their previous obturation material. Due to their hydrophicilc nature, ProPoints work particularly well in wet environments.
Is there anything you would like to add?
In 2011, Easy-Endo won the Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for the Dental equipment, instruments and supplies category. The MDEA competition, the premier international awards program for the medical technology community, recognized the technological innovation, ease-of-use and end-user benefits the ProPoint offers. The ProPoint product has been in use in the UK and EU for several years, where hundreds of dentists have been treating thousands of patients with exceptional success rates.
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