PRESS RELEASE STELA THE FUTURE OF COMPOSITES
SDI Limited is proud to announce the launch of Stela, a new self-cure composite that is widely lauded as the future of composites. This innovative restorative is the result of a partnership between SDI scientists and engineers from three leading Australian universities; the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, and the University of Wollongong.
Stela is the ultimate high-performance flowable composite and the ideal restorative for Classes I, II, III and V. Stela Primer contains a catalyst that initiates the curing process at the restoration interface and not from the occlusal surface like traditional light curing processes. This polymerization sequence mitigates stress to enable a gap-free interface, reducing post operative sensitivity and the risk of premature failure.
As a self-curing composite, Stela offers an unlimited depth of cure with low polymerization stress. Stela is applied in a simplified two-step process; primer, then composite. While traditional composite systems can take up to 120 seconds to prepare, Stela restorations are ready for placement in just 15 seconds. This is achieved by eliminating traditional steps of etch, prime, bond, and light cure, ultimately reducing your in-chair time.
The Stela initiator system starts a snap set fast cure to convert monomers into polymer chains. Simultaneously, these chains become rapidly and densely cross-linked to each other, forming a complex network. This network reliably binds fillers, resulting in impressive mechanical properties with very high compressive and flexural strengths.
Both Stela Primer and Stela composite contain the 10-MDP monomer to ensure high bond strength to dentin and enamel, providing longer lasting restorations with a flawless marginal seal. Stela also offers an outstanding radiopacity of 308% Al to aid diagnosis. The formulation contains fluoride, calcium and strontium and is also BPA and HEMA free.
Stela is available in either capsule or syringe delivery systems in one universal shade with chameleon effect for excellent esthetic results.
Stela is an Australian innovation, developed and manufactured in Australia and distributed to over 100 countries.
For more information, contact SDI at www.sdi.com.au.
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