BPS®

The Biofunctional Prosthetic System

An attractive market is emerging – take action now!

Sooner or later, most people will require a replacement fortheir natural teeth and will have to decide which denture isappropriate for them.

Quality-oriented, enterprising people, who want to lookattractive even as they are growing older, require denturesthat suit their active lifestyles. Senior citizens take great prideby their aesthetic appearance, appreciate quality and wantto enjoy life to the fullest.

BPS, the biofunctional prosthetic system, has beenespecially developed to match the requirements ofthese patients.

BPS affords its users coordinated high quality products, con-sistent application procedures and professional teamwork.

The well-devised BPS marketing package rounds off theunique benefits that BPS brings to your work.

The chart shows typicaldemographic changes - in this case in Germany.

The number of people over 50 is rapidly increasing, while the number of individuals below 20 years of age is declining.

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt, September 2004

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BPS – A system based on working partnerships

BPS dentures are the product of effective cooperationbetween dentists and dental technicians.

The results are high quality tooth replacements fordiscerning patients.

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1Ivoclar Vivadent teeth

Ivoclar Vivadent provides a vast array of tooth moulds and tooth lines toreflect the wide variety of natural tooth shapes. As the teeth closely simulatethe characteristic features and complex layering patterns of natural teeth, theyoffer a particularly wide range of natural aesthetic effects.

BPS dentures are producedusing contractually

defined core products.

3 BPS core products …The result of many years of clinical

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• SR Antaris DCL

• SR Vivodent DCL

• SR Vivodent PE

• SR Vivodent

• Vivoperl PE

• SR Postaris DCL

• SR Orthotyp DCL

• SR Orthoplane DCL

• SR Ortholigual DCL

• SR Orthotyp PE

• SR Orthosit PE

• SR Orthotyp

• Vivoperl PE Orthotyp

Anterior tooth lines Posterior tooth lines

2Ivoclar Vivadent denture base materials

The denture base materials used in thefabrication of BPS dentures are not onlyhighly compatible with the sensitive oralmucous membranes of patients but theyare also available in a particularly widerange of colours. They are easy to processand provide accurate fit. They thereforefacilitate the procedures in the dental laboratory.

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The more accurately the patient dataare reproduced, the more functional thedentures will be. The Stratos® articulatorhelps users to achieve this in a simple,straightforward manner.

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Denture base materials

• SR Ivocap® High Impact

• ProBase® High Impact

• ProBase® hot

• ProBase® cold

• SR Triplex® hot

• SR Triplex® cold

• SR Ivolen®

• Stratos 100

• Stratos 200

• Stratos 300

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Centric Tray*

The Centric Tray is utilized to deter-mine the precise dimensions of thepatient’s occlusal position. The CentricTray offers a straightforward procedurefor rapid data recording, considerablysimplifying the ensuing work steps andreducing the need for adjustmentslater.

Accu-Dent System

Accu-Dent is a high-quality fully-integrated impression system for taking impressions of the mandibularand maxillary jaws. Ivoclar Vivadent recommends Accu-Dent (System I) for impression takingon fully edentulous patients.

UTS 3D transferbow

The UTS 3D transferbow is suitable forthe skull/joint-related orientation ofdental models in the articulator. As thesystem takes the differences in jawsizes into account, it helps preventocclusal errors and reduces theamount of time-consuming grindingadjustments.

Gnathometer «M»

Intraoral registrations carried out withthe Gnathometer result in preciserecording of the centric relationship ofthe upper and lower jaw.

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Stratos® accessories

These accessories constitute the idealsupplements for the Stratos articulatorand can be used for average value orindividualized orientation.

Light Tray

This light-curing material is used forthe fabrication of individualized traysand helps achieve accurately fittingdentures.

SR VivoTAC® / SR OrthoTAC®

These radiopaque resin teeth facilitatethe planning of implant-borne restora-tions, enabling the dental professionalto precisely determine the final position of the implant in a straight-forward, time-saving fashion.

SR Ivolen®

This cold-curing acrylate is suitable forthe fabrication of individualizedimpression trays, personalized incisalplates and base plates as well as forthe mounting of intraoral registrationdevices.

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Diagnostic models

• Mount models on the Stratos articulator bymeans of the Centric Tray

• Attach the Gnathometer “M” or bite rims forintraoral registration

• Fabricate custom impression trays

Functional impression with the Gnathometer “M”

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Preliminary jaw registration with the Centric Tray

Initial impression:Ivoclar Vivadent recommends using the Accu-Dent System I (Candulor).

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Jaw registration andintraoral registration

Selecting the tooth shades and shapes

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Denture fabrication

• Select teeth of an appropriate shade and shape• Fabricate the master models • Mount models on the Stratos articulator• Produce a wax set-up

Wax try-in

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Denture base fabrication

• Fabricate the denture base using IvoclarVivadent denture base materials

Placement of the denture

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Marketing has become a ubiquitous term that is frequently used in everydaylanguage. Marketing is reallynot a big deal. It simplyinvolves a few straightforwardprinciples which you can applyto promote your practice orlaboratory.

Marketing makes a small difference but an effectiveone. It pays to offer just thatlittle bit more than a simplydental treatment to achievebetter customer satisfaction.

The market is in a constantstate of flux. Closely followingmarket developments is fundamental to success.

BPS marketing is effective

The advantage of

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Service

Offering high quality serviceand support have become aprerequisite to sustain a com-petitive edge and achieve cus-tomer satisfaction. Thisapproach is also gaining inimportance in dental practicesand laboratories.

Image

It is a simple matter to effectively present the quality ofyour work and services. A professional presentation ofyour work and services helpsyou establish a positive imagein the market and sets youapart from your competitors.

Information

Promoting the exchange ofinformation between dentists,dental technicians and patientsand fulfilling the requirementsof customers are instrumental infostering long-term loyalty. Loyalcustomers are the most preciousasset of your company.

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For the dental laboratory:

• BPS technical consultant

• BPS certificate of quality

• BPS homepage

• BPS informational events

• BPS informational and

advertising campaign in

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• BPS information package

• BPS label

For the dental practice:

BPS informational package:

• BPS patient chart

• BPS patient information

• BPS patient brochure

• BPS patient identification

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• BPS presentation box

• BPS dental care guide

• BPS dental care set

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Patient identification card

Denture care guide

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What makes BPS so successful in Satisfied patients!

BPS offers you the following

advantages:

• Dental practices can rely on laboratories that have obtained BPS certification to be competent partners in the field of removable denture prosthetics.

• BPS enables you to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of your work by usingstandardized procedures in the fabrication of dentures.

• Your economic success will improve accordingly.

• The BPS patient identification card and the dental care guide help you to better adviseyour patients on how to take proper care of their dentures. This will further increase thesatisfaction rate of your patients.

• Your trump card: the Centric Tray for accurate centric registration

• Dentures can be highly customized to the particular needs of your patients as a vastarray of tooth lines is available.

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your dental practice?

«The BPS System outstandingly fulfilsthe technical, functional and aestheticdemands of dentists, dental techniciansand patients.

The objective of developing a standard-ized system for the fabrication of high-quality removable dentures – be theysupported by the periodontium,implants or the mucous membrane –has been brilliantly achieved by usingspecific materials, equipment and guide-lines that can be adjusted to suit theindividual requirements. This system provides an attractive basis for accomplishing successful clinical resultsas a team.»

«This is an era where we need to focuson the lost art of removable prostho-dontics to handle the increasing patientswith prosthodontic needs.

Removable prosthodontics is the basisfor all we need to know to complete themissing link of knowledge for all den-tistry. Ivoclar Vivadent’s productenhancements should close the gaptoward the successful prosthodonticresult.»

Prof. Dr. med. dent.Carlo Marinello, Switzerland:

Joseph J. Massad, D.D.S.,USA:

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What makes BPS so successful in The high quality of your work!

BPS offers your laboratory

the followingadvantages:

• The set-up technique used in the fabrication of BPS dentures has been standardizedaccording to the Ivoclar Vivadent BPS method, streamlining the working procedures inthe dental laboratory.

• Your personal BPS Technical Consultant will give you support in all technical mattersrelated to BPS.

• The Ivoclar Vivadent BPS core products support you in the fabrication of high-quality dentures.

• BPS acts as a customer loyalty tool, assisting you in your communication with your customers.

• Set yourself apart from the competition by offering high-quality brand dentures.

• Keep abreast of the latest developments through the BPS Newsletter.

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your dental laboratory?

«The BPS System allows me to fulfil theaesthetic demands of discerning patients by correctly using its differentcomponents.

At the same time, my dentist and I canachieve an optimum cost-benefit ratiofor the services we render.

The BPS System not only enables me toprovide patients with customized brandname dentures, it also offers specialmarketing tools with which I can interest dentists and patients in theadvantages of the BPS System or brandname dentures.»

«The Biofunctional Prosthetic Systemrequires us (dentists as well as dentaltechnicians) to follow clear technicalguidelines. Nevertheless, it leaves us themethodical room needed to manoeuvreand achieve optimal results which are inthe best interest of our patients.

Moreover, I think that BPS includes aneffective marketing strategy.

The key to the success of BPS is the factthat the parties involved have to work asa team. As a result of the innovativespirit of dentists and dental techniciansand the industry, we can do a lot forpatients today. After all, they are thefocus of our work.»

Bernhard Hügi, MDT Switzerland:

Peter Kappert, MDT, Germany:

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Partial denture Precision attachment denture Hybrid denture

Implant-supported denture (removable) Complete denture

BPS – a system forevery indication:

Your route to certification

In order to meet the requirements of BPS brand dentures andto define a consistently high standard, Ivoclar Vivadent willinvite you to attend a basic BPS course.

This course will also familiarize you with the BPS target cus-tomer group of active seniors. You will be given an outline ofthe priorities and values of this target group.

You will witness the fabrication of BPS brand dentures andlearn about the advantages that BPS will bring to your laboratory.

Furthermore, the course will present the informational toolswhich Ivoclar Vivadent provides to assist you in implementingthe BPS philosophy.

Basic BPS course:

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After you have successfully completed the training cours andpaid a nominal BPS certification fee, Ivoclar Vivadent will welcome you to the exclusive BPS member team. Upon joiningthe team, you will receive a BPS Certificate and a free, personalBPS starter package.

After your laboratory has become BPS certified, you will beassigned a personal BPS Technical Consultant. All technical consultants are highly qualified and have undergone intensivetraining.

Their training was focused on:• Product science, prosthetic concepts in theory and practice• Materials science, anatomy and chemistry

The BPS Technical Consultants will be glad to assist you in alltechnical matters related to BPS.

Your personalBPS starter

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BPS specialist training course

The BPS Newsletter: Keeping abreastof the latest developments

Following your consent, we will keep youinformed about the BPS core products andexhibitions as well as international andnational BPS training courses.

Whenever possible, you will receive thisinformation before non-BPS certified laboratories. Providing BPS laboratories withthis information advantage is part of our BPSstrategy, aimed at effectively assisting you inyour work.

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That’s all you need todo to take the firststep.

Reply card missing?No problem!

Please write, phone or fax us. You will find our contacting information on the reverse. Thank you.

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BPS®

A system from which you can benefit too

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