CR BUYING GUIDE: Clinicians Report December 2025, Volume 18 Issue 12
Product Details
Best Products for 2026
In This Issue
A 20-page resource of the best new dental products recently evaluated along with proven products, standout products, and new concepts. This report includes brand names, descriptions, sources, and costs as well as clinical tips, helpful notes, and references to all articles published by CR in 2025.
Brands
3M Attest Mini Auto-Reader 490M
3M Attest Mini Auto-Reader Incubator
3M Clinpro Clear Fluoride Treatment
3M Clinpro Sealant
3M Durelon
3M Filtek Easy Match Universal Restorative
3M Filtek One Bulk Fill
3M Filtek Supreme Flowable Restorative
3M Filtek Supreme Ultra
3M Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable
3M Filtek Supreme Ultra universal
3M Impregum Super Quick
3M Imprint 4
3M Ketac Cem
3M Ketac Universal Aplicap
3M Lava Esthetic
3M Peridex
3M Permadyne
3M Protemp Plus
3M RelyX Fiber Post 3D
3M RelyX Luting Plus
3M RelyX Temp E
3M RelyX Temp NE
3M RelyX Universal Resin Cement
3M RelyX Veneer
3M Retraction Capsule
3M Scotchbond Universal Plus
3M Vitrebond Plus
3m RelyX Ultimate
430SWL Torque Lube-Free
557 ProStyle SF Lite SLC
9-Micron Mylar Matrix
A.S.A.P. Indirect+
ACTIVA BioACTIVE Bulk Flow in ShadeFusion
ADA Brochures
AIR-FLOW Master
ARU
Abbott-Robinson Wheel
Absolute Dentin
Access Crown
Acetaminophen
Activa Bioactive
Add & Bond
Adhese Universal
Adjustable Push-Pull
Advantage Arrest
Advil
Air-Flow Handy 3.0 Classic
Airflow One
Aleve
Alginate Substitute
Alien HT
Alien Multi-Layer
All Ceramic Polishers
All-Bond Universal
Allday 5000 Dry Mouth Toothpaste
Allday Dry Mouth Gel
Alpen x1
Amco Super-t
Aoralscan 3
Aoralscan Elite
Aquarius Water Flosser WP-660
Aquasil Ultra+
ArgenZ HT+
Armour RX
Articaine
Astringedent
Aura
AutoMatrix
Axio Glass
BIO-C SEALER
BeautiFil FIT SA
BeautiLink SA
Beautifil Flow Plus
Beautiful Flow Plus
Bio-Gide
Bio-Oss
Bio/Screen
BioLight Drill Free
BioRoot Flow
BioRoot RCS
BioSonic
Bioclear Biofit
Biodentine
Biotene Products
Blumenthal 30 rongeur
Breeze RMGI
BrioPrep
BrioPrep Carbide
Brush&Bond MAX
BruxZir (3Y)
BruxZir Esthetic
BruxZir Full Strength
BufferPro
Bulk EZ
BulkEZ Plus
Bupivacaine
Butterfly-S EVO Headlamp
C&B-Metabond Quick
C-I White
C20
C50
CA NOVA 1:5L MS
CEREC Primemill
COBALT Air Purification System
CR Dentistry Update courses
CS1500
CX-Plus
CZR Press
CalSet
Calibra BIO
Calibra Silane
Calibra Universal
Calibra Universal+
Calibra Veneer
Calset with MultiPRO tray
CamX Elara
CamX Spectra
CamX Triton
Canis Smart P
Caps Warmer
Carbide Bur
Cavitron Prophy Jet Plus
Ceramir
Ceramir Protect LC Syringe
Chromacione VSP
Chromic Gut
ClearCorrect
ClearTemp LC
Clearfil Ceramic Primer Plus
Clearfil Majesty
Clearfil Majesty ES Flow Universal
Clearfil SE Bond 2
Clearfil Universal Bond Quick 2
Clinicians Report
CloSYS Mouthrinse
CollaPlug
Compcore AF Syringemix Stackable
Compex HD (Heated Dispenser)
Composi-Tight
ConFirm Rapid Read 20 Minute Reader
ContacEZ IPR Strips
Contact Matrix
Core Build-Up Material
Core Paste XP
Correct MMP Inhibiting Hypoxyapatite Toothpaste
Correct MMP Toothpaste
Cosmetic C&B Model (TRM.348)
Crest Pro-Health Rinse
Crest White Strips
Critical Cover PFL with Magic Arch
Cure-Thru IntegraPost
Cytoplast TXT-200 PTFE
D.T. Light-Post
D1amond Burs
DC-Air
DEXIS IS 3800W
DEXcam
DIAGNOcam
David Hornbrook Zirconia Kit
DentXpin
Dental Documents Booklet (BOK8)
Dental LED Brushless Micro Motor
Dentapop
Dentrix
Dexis
Dexis Ti2
DiaShine
Dialite
Dialite Feather Lite
Diamond Strips
Disposable
Dollar Diamond
Dorsal Appliance
Dr. Friendly
DryShield
Dryz
DualForce Active-Wedge
Dura-White
Dycal
E-On Single Shade
E.T.C.
ECM Phantom
ELECTROmatic
EMA
EQUIA Forte
EXA Advanced
EXA'lence
EagleSoft
EdgeApex HP
EdgeBioCeramic
EdgeBurs Single Patient-Use Diamonds
Emdogain
Endo-Express
Endo-Eze MTA Flow Cement
Endo-Eze MTA Flow White
EndoSequence 2
EndoSequence Fiber Post
Endosequence BC Sealer
EsteCem II
Estelite Sigma Quick
Estelite Sigma QuickESTELITE
Evanesce Bulk Cure
Evolve Matrix All-in-One Kit
Exacta Temp Xtra
Expasyl
EyeSpecial
EzRay Air P
FIT SA
FenderWedge
FibreKleer
FibreKor
Filhol Filpin
Fill-Up!
Flextime
FluoroCore 2+
FluoroDose
Form 4B
Form Cure
Form Wash
Forza M5
Foundation
Fuji-Gold Alloy
FulFill Plug
Fusion 5
Fusion DOE
Fynal
G-Aenial A’Chord
G-Premio BOND
G-aenial Universal Flo
G-aenial Universal Injectable
G5
GC CERAMIC PRIMER II
GC Fuji I
GC Fuji Lining LC
GC Fuji PLUS
GC Fuji TEMP LT
GC Fuji Triage EP
GC FujiCEM Evolve
GC New Metal Strip
GC TEMP ADVANTAGE
GLUMA Desensitizer
GUIDOR easy-graft
GUM Proxabrush Go-Betweens Cleaners
GUM Soft-Picks Advanced
GUM Sonic Powered Toothbrush
GUM Twisted Mint Floss Picks
Genie
Gibson HealthCare Bone Graft Plug
Gingibraid+ Shortcut
Glidewell.io
Glu/Sense
Gluma
Glutaraldehyde Desensitizer
Great White Z Zirconia & Lithium Kit.
Greater Curve Brass Bands
Green X
HeliPlug
Hemoban Gel
Hemodent
Herbst Sleep Appliance
Herculite Ultra
Hexa Crown & Bridge Material
Hoopla Retractor
HyperFIL +
HyperFIL-DC
INFUSE Bone Graft
IPS e.max
IRM
Ibuprofen
Icam
Identafi
Inspire
Insure
Integrity
Interdental Brushes, EasyPick and Implant Care Kit
Intra-Lock
IntraSpin System
Invisalign
Ionostar Plus
Iris Varnish
Iris X90
Isolator Plus N-95
Isolite Core
Isolite Pro
Ivoclean
JADE 2.0 Air Purifier
Jet Tooth Shade
Jiffy All Ceramic Polishing Kit
JoyDental 1:5 high-speed attachment
KATANA Cleaner
Kai Kap
Kalore
Katana Zirconia STML
Knee Length Disposable Lab Coat
Knit-Pak+
LEGACY 5
LOCATOR
LOCATOR FIXED
LOCATOR Implant Attachment
Lidocaine
Liquid Crystal
Listerine
LockNFold
Loop
Loupes Face Shield
Luster for Zirconia
Luster(intraoral)
LuxaCrown
Luxatemp Ultra
Luxator
MARK3 C & B Material
MARK3 Enamel Care 1.1% Sodium Fluoride Toothpaste
MASTERtorque
MIR 2.0
MacPractice
Macro-Lock Oval
Max2
Maxima Turbo Class B Sterilizer
Maxso M200E
MedFlex Premium Lab Coat
Mepivacaine
Meron AC
Meron Plus QM
MicroPrime Gel
Microbrush DryTips
Microprime G
Midwest Energo
Midwest Once
Midwest Stylus Plus
MinerOss Blend Putty
MinerOss XP
Mini-Bio
MobileX-R98
Molt #9 Periosteal Elevator
Monet
Monobond Plus
Mouth Rinse & Spritz
MouthWatch Plus+
Mouthwatch
Mr. Thirsty
MultiCore
Multilink Automix
Munce Discovery Burs
NLZ Micromotor
NX3
Naproxen
Natural Elegance Premium Flow
Needle Diamond Burs 8392.016 (F)
NeoBurr
NeoDiamond
NeoDiamond IPR Strips
NeoDrys
NeoMTA 2
NeoPUTTY
NexTemp
Nextemp Clear
Nexus RMGI
NiTin Sectional Matrix System Kit
NobelActive implants
Nomad Pro 2
Nordin Retention Pins
NovaBone Dental Putty
OMNICHROMA
OPTIMA MCX Set
OSSIX Bone
Ohio Forge
One Coat 7 Universal
Opalescence Go
Opalescence Home Advanced
Opalesence Pro
Opalpix
Open Dental
Open Sensor
OptiBond 360
OptiBond FL
OptiBond eXTRa Universal
Optimum Single-Patient Use Diamonds
OptraGate
OptraGate 2
Ora-Aid
OraCoat XyliMelts
OraPLUG
Oral-B
Oral-B Glide Floss
OsteoPlug
Osteogen Plug
PANAVIA Veneer
PCC DVDs and Courses
PGA
PROPHYFlex
PTFE
PXL
Palodent Plus
Panasil
Panavia V5
Parapost Fiber White
Peak Universal
Peak-ZM Primer
PerfectTemp II
PerioGard
PermaShade
Phasor
Piksters
Planmeca Planmill
Pola
Pola Office+
Pola Rapid
Porcelain Prime/Bis-Silane
PracticeWorks
Premier Universal Primer
PreviDent 5000 Booster
Prevident 5000 Plus
Prime&Bond Active
Primescan
Pro-Sys Variosonic Plus+
ProMark
Profisil Fluoride Varnish
Prosommnus
Puros
Quad Matrix System
QuickCam
Quickscan IOS
QwikStrip
Rastoro (PolyGlycolic Acid)
Reflection VSP Impression Material
Renamel Microfill
Renamel Nano Plus
Respire
Resurge
Retractor Minnesota
Rite-lite PRO
Riva Cem
Riva Luting
Riva Self Cure Glass Ionomer Restorative
Riva Star Aqua
Roeko Stay-put
Rotapoint
SDR Flow Plus Bulkfill
SDR flow+
SLActive
SNAP
STATIM G4 (5000 and 2000) Rapid
Safe Drill Diamond Burs
Safewear Hipster Jacket
Salivea Dry Mouth Care
ScanX Intraoral Phosphor Plates
Schick 33
Schick CDR Elite
Scott’s Select CB Plus 10:1
Seldin 23
Sensodyne Repair & Protect
Septocaine
ShadeWave
Silane
Silent Nite
SilverSense SDF
SimpliShade
SimpliShade Bulk Fill
Simplishade Bulk Fill Flow
Simply Iconic
Single-Use Carbide Bur
Single-Use Diamond Burs
Singles
Six-Step Screening
Slow-speed with 703 bur
Smoothdrive
Smoothdrive Contraangle
Softdent
SomnoDent Classic
Sonicare
Speed Polish
Splash! Max
SprintRay Pro S
Stabilok
StellaLife VEGA Oral Care Peppermint Gel
StellaLife VEGA Oral Care Rinse
Stepping Stones to Success Patient Brochures
Structur Premium
Sure Smile
Surgical bur for a straight handpiece (44.5mm long burs)
Surgical straight 703 bur
Synea Vision WK-93 LT S
Synthetic Composite Plug
T-Edge 11
TAP 3
TORQTECH CA-51F-O-UM
TPH Spectra ST
TRIOS
Take 1 Advanced
Take 1 Retraction
Telio Link
Temp-Bond
Temp-Bond Clear with Triclosan
Temp-Bond NE
TempOff
TempSpan
Temphase
Tempo
TempoCEM ID
TempoCem
Temporary Crown and Bridge Material
Tetric EvoCeram
Tetric Evoflow
The Grossest, Truly Terrifying, But Utterly Awesome Mouth Book
The Loupe Shield
Therabase
Theracal LC
Ti-Max
Ti-Max Z800L
Ti-Max Z85L
Ti-Max Z95L
Ti-Max nano95LS
TiSCRUBS
Tooth & Gums Essentials
Tornado
Transcend
Traxodent
Tri Auto ZX2
Trim Plus
Triodent V3
Two Striper
Tylenol
Ultra-Thin Tofflemire Matrix Bands
UltraSeal XT hydro
Ultrapak
Unicore
VALO
VALO Grand
VALO X
VELscope Vx
VITA Toothguide 3D-MASTER
Vaccu-Sil Impression Material
VarioLink Esthetic
Various
VarnishAmerica Original and White
VeneerNow
Venus Pearl
Vestex Clinic Jacket
Virtual XD
VisCalor Dispenser
Visalys Core
Visalys Temp
ViscoStat
ViscoStat Clear
VisionXR
Vita Classical shade guide
Vitique
Vivid SteriCut
ViziLite Pro
WaveLUX
WedgeGuard
Wedgeguard
Wolf Cam
Wolf Electric Micromotor
WolfCam
Woodpecker Endo Smart+
Woodpecker EndoFree
Woodpecker PT-B
X-Mind Prime 2 3D
X-Vision
XANTASIL
XLR8 Plus
XenoGraft
Z-Bond
Z-Core Expand
Z-Prime Plus
Z-Twist Weave Braided Cord
ZACBA1 Zirconia and Alumina Bite Adjustment
ZKD4 finishing kit
ZR-C Universal Cleanser
ZR-P Universal Primer
ZR-P Zirconia Primer
ZirCAD Cement
ZirClean
Zircon-Brite
Zirconia Prime
alloOss Putty
dreamTAP
eZr
elvatome 2.0
i900
iMatrix
iTero Lumina
ioRinse RTU
Companies
ACE Southern
ADA
AXIOdent
Above-All-Alliance
Aceton
Aceton North America
Acteon
AdDent
Air Techniques
Align Technology
Alpha ProTech
Ambience PPE
Andau Medical
Angelus
Argen
ArtCraft Dental, Inc.
Ashtel Studios
Asiga
Avalon Biomed
Benco
Beyes Dental Canada
Bicon
Bien-Air
BioClear Matrix Systems
BioHorizons
Bioclear
Brasseler USA
CR Foundation
Carestream
Carestream Dental
Centrix
ClearCorrect
Clinician's Choice
Colgate
Colgate Professional
Collagen Matrix
Coltene
Correct Oral Care
Cosmedent
Crosstex
DMG America
DVA
DentLight
Dental Distributors
Dental Herb Company
Dental Savings Club
DentalEZ
Dentapops
Denterprise International
DentiMax
Dentistry Elevated
Dentsply Sirona
Dentsply Sirona Restorative
Designs for Vision
Dexis
Diashine
Digital Doc
Directa
Dr. B Dental Solutions
DynaGraft
EDS
EMS
EXACTA
EdgeEndo
Elevate Oral Care
Engineered Endodontics
Erskine Dental
Essential Smiles
Fairfax Dental
First Medica
Formlabs
GC America
Garrison Dental Solutions
Geistlich
Gingi-Pak
Glidewell
GoldenDent
Gordon Cleanroom Inc.
Gordon J. Christensen Practical Clinical Courses
Greater Curve
Haleon
Hall
Harvest Dental
Henry Schein One
Hexa Dental
Ho Dental Company
Horico
HuFriedyGroup
Impladent
Implant Direct
Integra Miltex
IoTech International
Ivoclar
Johnson & Johnson
KaVo
Karl Schumacher
Kenvue Brands
Kerr
Kettenbach
Keystone Industries
Kilgore International
Kollsut USA
Kulzer
Kuraray Noritake
L&R Manufacturing
LED Dental
Laclede
Lang Dental
Lares Research
Lester A. Dine Corp
LumaDent
MDT/Pearson
MacPractice
Massco Dental
Maxill
Maxxeus
Medicom
Medit
Medtronic
Meisinger
Microcopy
Microdont/Pearson
Midmark
Miltex
Morita
MouthWatch
NSK
Nobel Biocare
Nordin SA
Noris Medical
NovaBone Products
Nuevotek Intelligent Solutions
Opendental
Orascoptic
OsteoGenics Biomedical
Osteogenics
PCC Dental
Pac-Dent
Paragon
Parkell
Patterson Dental
Pentron
Phillips
PhotoMed
Planmeca
Practicon
Premier Dental
Premier Dental Products
ProSafe Products
Proctor & Gamble
Quest Products
QwikStrips
RTD Dental
Rowpar Pharmaceuticals
SDI
SS White
SS White Dental
Salvin
Sara Glove
SciCan
Scott’s Dental Supply
Septodont
ShadeWave
Shining 3D Dental
Shofu
Six-StepScreening.org
Solmetex
Solventum
SprintRay
StellaLife
Stepping Stones to Success
Sterngold
Straumann
Strauss Diamond
Sultan Healthcare
Sunstar
SurgiTel
Surgically Clean Air
TBS Dental
TePe USA
TiScrubs
Tokuyama
Tuttnauer
Twice as Nice Uniforms
Ultradent
Ultralight Optics
Univet
VITA North America
VOCO
Vakker
Vatech
Video Dental Concepts
Vista Apex Dental
Vista Apex Solutions
Vita
Waterpik
XDR Technologies
Young Specialties
Zest Dental Solutions
ZimVie
Zimmer
Zirc Dental
Zyris
iRay Technology
Abstract

CR BUYING GUIDE: Best Tested Products for 2026
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20 pages of the best products for 2026 based on CR testing and evaluations
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The products in this report have been through rigorous, independent, non-manufacturer-sponsored evaluation and testing by the CR Science Team and CR Clinical Evaluators.
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