A trio of Tokuyama’s award-winning composites offers clinicians simplified shade matching, superior esthetics and polishability, and successful, long-term results
What can you not live without? Coffee in the morning? Pizza? Sports? Your new car? It’s not much different in dentistry. Everyone has their favorites—products that have stood the test of time and reliably pave the way toward successful patient outcomes. And at a time when dentistry has become more and more complex, many dentists find themselves on the lookout for predictable restoratives that can simplify their workflows.
Having used “dozens” of restoratives over the course of his 17-year career, Matthew R. Burton, DDS, sums up his experience with Tokuyama’s Estelite Omega by saying, “If you took away my Estelite Omega composite system, I’d be a bit lost. I rely on certain things in our office to always be there. This material is one of those players and I use it every single day.”
Offering the epitome of simplicity for even the most com-plex restorations, Estelite Omega features a simple palette of 11 composite shades and a complementing tint kit—Estelite Color—with 13 tints, while bringing excellent polishability, superior esthetics, and long-lasting gloss retention to anterior restorations. The proof lies in a lengthy list of successful patient cases in Dr. Burton’s busy Frankfort, IL, practice.
Superior Shade-Matching
“It's challenging to bring a painter’s eye to every situation," Dr. Burton said. "With Estelite Omega, I can stock just 3 shades in dentin and enamel, and I can conquer just about any anterior restoration.”
Developed using Tokuyama’s patented spherical filler technology, Estelite Omega is a premium polychromatic composite that offers clinicians superior handling and high flexural and compressive strength.
“I use Estelite Omega on Class V lesions,” Dr. Burton shared, “and it used to be difficult to get those types of restorations to blend. But with this material, it looks like it was always there, and I don't need to cover the entire tooth.”
Dr. Burton also uses Estelite Omega for Class IIIs, IVs, and direct composite veneers using the injection molding technique.
“Tokuyama’s modus operandi is creating chameleon materials that blend in and find their way into the color mold," he said. "Since I’ve been using it for about 5 years, I see a lot of recalls coming in, and they still look brand new with no marginal issues and no staining.”
Bread & Butter’ Restorations
Another DPS Best Product that features Tokuyama's spherical filler technology, Estelite Sigma Quick delivers a flexible shade-matching process and unique blending effect that lead to exceptional esthetics and long-term wear resistance. It is indicated for both anterior and posterior restorations, including composite veneers, diastema closures, and composite/ porcelain repair. Its versatility and predictability are the reason Katherine Hashimoto, DDS, said she’s been using Estelite Sigma Quick “forever.”
“I use Estelite Sigma Quick for our ‘bread and butter’ composite restorations,” shared Dr. Hashimoto, who is a GPR program director at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. “It has a nice viscosity and I’ve had no failures. Patient satisfaction is always high when there are no failures and no sensitivity.”
Quick Polish, Lasting Shine
In addition to a 10-second light cure and an extended working time of 90 seconds under ambient light, Estelite Sigma Quick has a creamy, non-sticky consistency that allows for easy handling and effortless sculpting, as well as low shrinkage stress for decreased postop sensitivity and long-lasting patient comfort.
Plus, its exceptional polishability allows clinicians to create a glossy finish in just about a minute.
“Estelite Sigma Quick provides good esthetics, especially with a layered technique and wide enamel bevels in the anterior,” Dr. Hashimoto added.
