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For over a century, Micro-Mega has been designing, manufacturing and marketing dental surgical instruments in the heart of Besançon, the French capital of watchmaking and microtechnology. This is where this world-renowned endodontics specialist produces dental instruments for practitioners the world over.
Micro-Mega: Made in France worldwide
From Besançon, Micro-Mega products are shipped throughout France and to 80 countries, through more than 250 authorized distributors.
All stages of production – from design to delivery – are carried out under one roof, ensuring perfect control of the process as well as optimized traceability and monitoring.
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MICRO-MEGA, A WORLDWIDE SUCCESS STORY
IN THE SERVICE OF ENDODONTICS
THE GARNIER FACTORY
In 1905 Etienne Garnier created his clock-making spare parts workshop in the French city of Besançon, the cradle of clock-making. But shortly after his start-up, the founder of Micro-Mega embarked on a slightly different adventure…
THE FIRST NERVE BROACH
A dentist friend asked Mr Garnier to design a tiny instrument for cleaning out root canals.First prototypes left the workshop and brought a worldwide reputation to the family business.
EXPANSION
Two new workshops are developed rue du tunnel in Besançon. Etienne’s son, Marcel Garnier, took over the factory 3 years earlier.
MICRO-MEGA IS BORN
The Etienne Garnier & Fils company become Micro-Mega (for “Micro Mécanique Garnier”). Garnier’s son will remain in the company until 1996.
GIROMATIC
The first contra-angle for the mechanical preparation of root canals, still used by thousands of dentists throughout the world.
PASTINJECT
The helical shape creates a translational movement, facilitates transport and ensures perfect placement of the filling material
SONIC AIR MM 1500
And MECASONIC MM 1400, a device which transmits acoustic waves along the length of special endodontic instruments
TURBOCID
The first device which cleans, lubricates and disinfects the inside and outside of handpieces and contra-angles without heat.
HERO 642
The first Nickel-Titanium instruments.
HERO SHAPER
Shaping files sequence and ENDOFLARE, flaring file.
R-ENDO
The sequence for the endodontic retreatment.
X-CID 2
Successor of Turbocid.
REVO-S
Séquence endodontique en NiTi avec seulement 3 instruments. Section asymétrique
SANAVIS GROUP
Three of the world’s leading specialists in the fields of hygiene, dental instruments and high-tech motors joined forces: the Canadian company SCICAN, the French company Micro-Mega and the German manufacturer SYCOTEC.
SANAO & G-FILES
Contra-angles and G-files, continuous rotation catheterism files.
ONE SHAPE
A unique continuous rotation shaping tool.
MM CONTROL
Endo motor with torque and speed
control, apex locator integrated.
ONE G
The single file for glide path development.
ONE FLARE
Ni-Ti instrument for flaring, first heat-treated instrument (T-wire technology).
2 SHAPE
Two files to shape and EndoUltra, ultrasonic wireless activator
ONE CURVE
Single use heat-treated instrument for shaping. Dual move and Dual Pex, wireless endo motor and electronic apex locator.
COLTENE MICROMEGA
COLTENE merged with Micro-Mega and Scican. The new and larger COLTENE can now offer a much broader range of products.
MICROMEGA REMOVER
The file to remove obturation materials from the root canal during a nonsurgical endodontic retreatment.
MICROMEGA ONE RECI
The single-use file for root canal shaping in reciprocating motion.
MICROMEGA ONE CURVE MINI & 2SHAPE MINI
Products upgraded with rational preparation approach.
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