LM Dual Gracey: Why have four Graceys when two will do?
In the late 1970’s Swedish dentist Leif Ericsson, the head of the Perio Department in Västervik Hospital in Sweden, was challenged by the complexity and number of instruments used during periodontal treatments. He wondered why there wasn’t an easier choice and more versatile instrument.
Gracey 11/12 for mesial surfaces and Gracey 13/14 for distal surfaces were very popular instruments, however practitioners were required to switch back and forth between the two while treating an interproximal space. Dr. Ericsson analysed the design and function of these two Graceys and came up with the innovative idea to combine them in one instrument: a synthesis of two curettes – a Syntette!
This idea turned into a sketch on paper, which ended up in a drawer, its promise unfulfilled for a few years.
In the 1980’s, Dr. Ericsson was standing in a crowded commuter train in Stockholm, on his way back from a dental conference. The man standing next to him happened to be Finnish dentist Pekka Kangasniemi, founder of LM-Dental™. They started discussing the idea for a doubled-sided Gracey, a truly universal instrument, thus Syntette™ was conceived.
Fast forward 40 years and the traditional set of four Graceys may be replaced with only two LM Dual Gracey™ instruments: Syntette™ and Syntette™ Anterior (both instruments also available as ‘Mini’).
Each LM Dual Gracey™ tip has two elliptical cutting edges – a mesial and a distal edge. This design allows for treatment of both mesial and distal tooth surfaces. The lower shank is kept parallel to the tooth surface while scaling, of particular convenience when accessing subgingivally. LM Dual Graceys™ are suitable for vertical, horizontal and oblique scaling techniques.
LM Dental and J&S Davis are working together to bring you an outstanding offer on the Dual Graceys™ to allow you to condense your instruments from four to two – saving space and time!
Buy 2 LM Dual Graceys™ get a WHO Probe ES or North Carolina Probe ES FREE! Worth approx. £45!
This offer is valid until end June 2025, subject to availability, not to be used in conjunction with another offer. Free of charge goods can be claimed by sending a copy invoice to jsdsales@js-davis.co.uk within 2 weeks of the invoice date.