Last reviewed: October 20, 2026 · DentalAirPolisher Editorial Team
Device types, powders and the published evidence for the best-known air-polishing systems — listed alphabetically.
A dental air polisher removes biofilm and stain with a jet of air, water and fine powder. The market splits into handpieces, tabletop air polishers and combined tabletop systems with ultrasonic scaling.
The powder decides where you can use it: erythritol and glycine are low-abrasive and suitable below the gumline; sodium bicarbonate and calcium carbonate are for supragingival use only.
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Alphabetical order.
Air-polishing handpiece on a standard turbine connection, with cosmetic and therapeutic modes. Price on request
Read the guide →Tabletop air polisher (sodium bicarbonate, air polishing only) designed to sit alongside Cavitron scalers.
Read the guide →Previous-generation combined tabletop system (AIRFLOW, PERIOFLOW, PIEZON), still sold in some markets.
EMS AIRFLOW Prophylaxis Master — price & quote →Current EMS combined tabletop system, launched at IDS 2025, with automatic handpiece recognition.
Read the guide →Standalone air polisher, and a tabletop unit combining a piezo scaler with an air polisher.
Read the guide →Combined tabletop system with a glass touch panel, dual powder chambers and a 55 g handpiece.
Read the guide →Handpieces for supra- and subgingival work, plus a combined tabletop system launched at IDS 2025.
Read the guide →Air-polishing handpiece with an adjustable powder-delivery ring; sodium bicarbonate and glycine powders. Discontinued by W&H: no current price.
Read the guide →Combined tabletop system and a lightweight air-polishing handpiece.
Read the guide →Systematic reviews find air polishing clinically comparable to hand and ultrasonic instrumentation in supportive periodontal care, with better patient comfort and shorter treatment time. In 2024 randomized trials, EMS's Guided Biofilm Therapy protocol achieved pocket closure comparable to conventional treatment. No device or powder has been shown to produce clearly better clinical outcomes than the others; workflow, powders, service and price drive most decisions.
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A professional device that removes biofilm, soft deposits and extrinsic stain from tooth surfaces with a controlled jet of air, water and fine powder. With low-abrasive powders it is also used below the gumline and around implants.
Price on request; quotes vary by country and distributor.
The best-known brands include Acteon, Dentsply Sirona (Cavitron), EMS, Hu-Friedy, Mectron, NSK, W&H and Woodpecker. Our brand guides cover each one.
Cavitron Prophy Jet is a specific Dentsply Sirona tabletop air polisher. The term is also sometimes used loosely for air polishing in general.