Access Crown: The Choice for Speed, Strength, and Savings
Centrix’s bis-acryl temporary resin material and SuperMixer mixing nozzles make creating strong and esthetic provisional restorations easier than ever
As a dentist for the past 29 years, Dr. Manny Chopra has dedicated nearly 3 decades to delivering improved dental solutions for his patients. Such a quest has required him to test more than his fair share of new products—but his hands-on experience trying different temporary resin materials is particularly unparalleled. That’s because in addition to heading the Center for Dental Health, an Ohio family practice with two thriving locations, Dr. Chopra is also a prosthodontist, so tooth restoration and replacement are among his specialties.
“As a practicing prosthodontist, I routinely fabricate provisional crowns and bridges for our patients,” explained Dr. Chopra. That’s why it was especially important to him to find a reliable product to achieve naturallooking, strong, and comfortable temporary crowns. He is thrilled to have found the answer in Access Crown, a bis-acryl resin material for temporary crowns and bridges.
Flows Well and Sets Up Rapidly
Using Access Crown, Dr. Chopra didn’t encounter any of the common pitfalls when creating a temporary crown or bridge, such as materials that are the wrong color, air bubbles that cause the crown to pop off, or excess waste. “The Access Crown provisional material excelled in its ability meet our patients’ provisional restorative needs for the duration of their restorative treatment,” he reported.
“The material maintains a high glossy finish before polishing, with great color stability.”
- Manny Chopra, DMD
“The setting time was rapid, and we did not wait for the material to polymerize/harden,” Dr. Chopra recounted. In fact, Access Crown is designed for removal from a patient’s mouth in 60 seconds. According to Centrix, Access Crown is engineered with high flexural strength and “memory” properties, allowing it to be pulled, yet easily returned to its original form. It was also engineered to produce low shrinkage and lowheat generation—properties Dr. Chopra appreciates.
“The creamy mix flows well and sets up rapidly,” noted Dr. Chopra. “Having a material that mixes uniformly with no air bubbles or voids in the provisional crown assists us in time-efficient custom fabrication of a provisional crown or bridge.”
SuperMixer Nozzles Create Less Waste
Despite these attributes, what really set Access Crown apart for Dr. Chopra is the SuperMixer mixing nozzle, which is designed to minimize waste and, in turn, save money. “The first feature that most practitioners will notice is the 1:1 mixing tip,” which is compatible with 1:1 automix cartridge systems, Dr. Chopra said. “The mixing tip saves wasted resin compared to other manufacturers’ mixing tips.” According to Centrix, the product’s SuperMixer mixing nozzles reduce waste by 38% when compared to other products. Each kit contains a 76-gram cartridge plus 10 SuperMixer mixing nozzles.
The real proof, of course, lies in patient outcomes, and Dr. Chopra was pleased with his patients’ results. “The material showed good compressive strength and functioned well for the duration of the provisional,” he said.
Esthetic Provisionals
In addition to strength, crown color and shine also seemed to be a hit among Dr. Chopra’s patients. “The material maintains a high glossy finish before polishing, with great color stability. We were pleased with the color match and color stability over a period of several days of patient use.” Access Crown is available in 7 shades plus a bleach shade. The material is designed for easy polishing.
“Try it,” advised Dr. Chopra. “You will be surprised how well it works in your hands!”
