Quadrant Anterior Shine: Composite Material from Cavex

Monday, 28 July 2008 16:11

Quadrant Anterior Shine is a light curing radiopaque composite filling material with fluoride release, specially designed for the restoration of anterior teeth. It is available in 13 shades (10 Vita™ shades, 2 opaque shades and 1 incisal shade) for optimal color matching, packed in syringes of 4 g each or "single use" capsules of 0.25 g each.

It is used to fill cavities, prepared according to the principles of adhesive dentistry, adopting the minimal invasive technique for maximal preservation of sound tooth tissue. This requires the application of an adhesive bonding system such as Quadrant UniBond in the so-called "total etch technique", in combination with an etching agent such as Quadrant Total Etch.

The normal procedure, after a "lege artis" cavity preparation, conditioning of the tooth tissue involved (both enamel and dentin) and the application of the bonding agent, is as follows:

the composite resin is applied in the cavity in a layer of max. 2 mm thickness and light cured;
depending on the situation, one or more layers are applied and light cured;
after filling the cavity, the restoration is modeled and shaped, and finally finished and polished.

Advantages

Quadrant Anterior Shine has been developed as a response to the demand for composites that are particularly suitable for the aesthetic and cosmetic treatment of front teeth. Therefore Quadrant Anterior Shine:

is available in an extensive range of shades, including two opaque shades, with a shade guide made of original composite
is very easy to handle and to model
shows rapid, thorough adaptation to the surface of the tooth as well as between two successive layers
does not stick to instruments
can be polished to a high gloss
releases fluoride and is radio-opaque
shows exceptional strength and abrasion resistance.

Indications

Class III, IV and V restorations of anterior teeth
Cervical cavities or defects involving root surfaces
Congenital enamel defects, brushing defects, discoloration, erosion, diastema

Features

Barium glass technology
High gloss polishable
Perfect black light effect
Natural light refraction: excellent chameleon effect
High fracture toughness
Colour stable
Thixotropic
Does not stick to instruments

Quadrant Anterior Shine in the Centrix-compatible capsules are applied for instance with the Quadrant Q-Gun. Quadrant Anterior Shine in capsules and syringes are available in the following shades: A1, A2, A3, A3.5, A4, B2, B3, C2, C4, D3, OA2, OA3.5 and I. Quadrant Anterior Shine is developed and manufactured by Cavex Holland B.V.,

More Information: www.cavex.com