Dr. Joe Blaes in his monthly “PEARLS FOR YOUR PRACTICE” column in Dental Economics and Dr. George Freedman in his monthly “FIRST IMPRESSIONS” article in Dentistry Today, both report significant benefits in the use of the Alfa™ Triple Tray® from Premier .

According to Dr. Blaes:

"My patients greatly prefer this method to the traditional metal or plastic trays."

"The Alfa Tray's unique palate-free design engages the patent's tongue to restrict the posterior of the impression material. This keeps the tongue in a much more natural position and actually eliminates gagging."

"With this tray, you can mix the alginate and load both the upper and lower at the same time, cutting your chair-time in half. You simply place the loaded tray in the mouth and have the patient close into the impression material. This action simultaneously captures upper and lower impressions. Since the patient is biting into the tray, it's unnecessary to hold the tray in place."1

Dr. George Freedman in First Impressions of Dentistry Today states:

"I have found the palate-free design most useful; it allows the patient's tongue to restrict the overflow and thus minimizes or totally eliminates gagging."

"These alginate type triple trays are useful for the fabrication of whitening trays, study models, night guards, custom trays and even matrices for provisional restorations. The tray itself is disposable so there is no clean-up time or risk of cross-contamination."

"Clearly, ALFA offers some significant benefits for both clinician and patient. As with many new techniques, Dr. Freedman notes “There is a short learning curve, so it is a good idea to try the procedure on a coworker or on yourself prior to placing it in a patient's mouth. After that, it is smooth, gag-free sailing to great alginate impressions."2

Ready to get started with ALFA Triple Tray? Request an assorted box of Alfa Trays from your dealer or order one box of each size – small, medium and large (medium fits most adult patients) and receive one box FREE from Premier.3

When using Alfa Triple Tray, the only dual-arch, full-arch impression tray specifically designed for taking alginate impressions, clinicians have the following benefits.

• Virtually eliminates gagging – the palate-free design takes advantage of the patient's anatomy to restrict overflow of material.
• Chair-time is reduced by more than 50% – both the maxillary and mandibular impressions are recorded simultaneously, along with the bite-registration.
• Hands-free operation – when the patient bites into occlusion, the tray is securely held in place, allowing the clinician to perform other duties.
• Aesthetic appearance – the sight of old metal, single-arch trays can be unattractive and present a poor image of the practice.
• No cross-contamination – The Alfa Triple Tray is disposable, so there is no risk of cross-contamination.
• Cost savings – Alfa Triple Tray is competitively priced, making it less expensive to use a new Alfa tray than it is to clean/re-use metal trays or to use two disposable single-arch trays.

More information? Click Here and view a brief tutorial on Alfa. 

Ordering Information
1006313 Alfa Triple Tray, Small (24)
1006323 Alfa Triple Tray, Medium (24)
1006333 Alfa Triple Tray, Large (24)
1006343 Alfa Triple Tray, Assorted (5small, 14 medium, 5 large)

1. Dental Economics, June 2003
2. Dentistry Today, June 2003
3. Offer valid in the USA and Canada only through 6/30/04 . Medium trays will be supplied unless otherwise requested.