TOKUYAMA DENTAL
Restorative Innovation Meets Clinical Simplicity
Decades of dedicated research and development by Tokuyama Dental have led to a suite of 'Best Products' capable of improving patient care and simplifying restorative workflows
Back-to-back appointments all week. Patients reluctant to move forward with treatment. Disorganized operatories. Such realities can hinder practice productivity and increase the risk of subpar patient care. However, there are factors clinicians can control—like upgrading their restorative armamentarium—to not only improve treatment outcomes but also make the day easier with time-saving benefits.
Tokuyama Dental's end-to-end suite of materials that restore, strengthen, and provide lasting esthetic results have been a game-changing resource for many dentists, including DPS evaluators. Even after decades of growth, beginning with the launch of its first self-cure, self-mix composite in 1983, Tokuyama Dental continues to pave the way for innovation in restorative dentistry. The company’s renowned product lines—from adhesives and cements to composites and denture reline materials—offer reliable performance with built-in material technology, opening the door for optimal restorative results and more simplified workflows.
As evidence of this assertion, the company has amassed 12 DPS Best Product awards. On the following pages, we highlight a sampling of the materials that have initially impressed and continue to win over DPS evaluators.
Unique Filler Technology
Tokuyama Dental’s success as a leading dental product manufacturer stems from the manufacturer's consistent dedication to research. While analyzing competing dental composite brands, the R&D team discovered that irregularly shaped and sized fillers can decrease polishability, shade blendability, and longevity. After more than 25 years of development to counter these negative effects, Tokuyama Dental created Estelite composites, which feature an average particle size of 200 nanometers (supra-nano). This translates into restorations that yield exceptional esthetics and ideal physical properties.
A great example of this breakthrough particle technology is the light-cured, flowable bulk-fill composite, Estelite Bulk Fill Flow. The supra-nano composite features higher compressive and flexural strength, and requires no capping layer for restorations up to 4 mm. “The material dispenses fast and is easy to use with good adaptation,” shared Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, a DPS evaluator, who appreciates that the composite flows nicely and fills without voids. “The tip size is also good to get into small nooks and crannies.”
Available in 5 shades, Estelite Bulk Fill Flow blends across a range of different tooth shades, turning more opaque when cured for a natural look. “It polishes easily and makes for a quicker procedure,” added Dr. Schwartz.
A Chemical Solution
What makes a composite or bonding agent “universal?" For Tokuyama Universal Bond, the proof is in the chemistry. This dual-component bonding agent features Active-Chemistry that exhibits high catalytic activity under strong acidic conditions, triggers self-curing, and provides high adhesive performance. Tokuyama Universal Bond separates the acidic monomer (Bond A) and the ceramic primers (Bond B) to prevent deterioration of the silane coupling agent, while maintaining high bond strength to ceramic, PFMs, lithium disilicate, and zirconia.
“The ability to use one bonding system for all restorative procedures makes Tokuyama Universal Bond my go-to every time,” said DPS evaluator Dr. Felipe Falcao, who noted that this material helped him decrease inventory and save his practice money.
Offering a quick and easy application that reduces chair time, Tokuyama Universal Bond is designed to be fully compatible with light-, self-, and dual-cured materials without the use of activators. And with virtually no postoperative sensitivity, it can increase patient satisfaction while offering peace of mind for clinicians.
Shade-Matching Power
While dentists ought to be wary of composites marketed to work “just like magic,” they might pause to hear Dr. Michael Teitelbaum’s testimonial of OMNICHROMA—after all, in addition to being a highly credentialed cosmetic dentist and speaker, he is a certified magician. So, he knows magic when he sees it.
“The color-matching ability has held up remarkably well,” said the Briarcliff Manor, NY, clinician, who has been achieving great results with OMNICHROMA for nearly a year. “I believe OMNICHROMA will continue to hold up well, which is why I’m using it in high-stress areas instead of other composites.”
Designed using Tokuyama Dental’s signature spherical fillers and Smart Chromatic Technology, OMNICHROMA is the first dental composite to utilize structural color as its main color mechanism. The material’s 260-nm identical spherical fillers are ideal in size and shape for producing the effects of structural color to match the surrounding tooth color. From A1 to D4, all shades of teeth express a narrow range of red-to-yellow color, so OMNICHROMA can be used in most clinical cases, including those with limited tooth structure.
“I’ve not only found great wear resistance on posterior teeth, but also the best fracture resistance on incisal edge and Class IV restorations in general,” Dr. Teitelbaum shared, concluding, “OMNICHROMA is my go-to composite.”
