Two clinicians weigh in on OMNICHROMA and its unique ability to match every tooth with 1 shade
Ken Hsu, DDS, is not the first clinician to wonder if it’s truly possible for one composite to match every shade. And it’s a good bet that he won’t be the last But since hearing about OMNICHROMA 5 years ago, he’s become a believer in Tokuyama Dental's groundbreaking technology, which allows a single shade to match every tooth from A1 to D4.
“At first, I could not believe it,” he recalls. “But when I saw it was made by Tokuyama, I wanted to try it because I liked their products. I am a prosthodontist and worked 30 years at the Department of Veterans Affairs, so I did a lot of dentures and relines. I especially like Tokuyama’s Sofreliner Tough chairside soft denture reline material.”
It's a point seconded by Dmitriy Yarovitsky, DDS, in Highland Heights, OH, who has been using OMNICHROMA for 4 years. Dr. Yarovitsky believes the reason the composite is so popular with clinicians such as himself can be summed up with one word: predictability.
“I think most dentists want predictability in their restorative materials, and OMNICHROMA provides exactly that,” he shared.
A DPS Readers’ Choice winner for 7 years in a row, OMNICHROMA owes its success to Smart Chromatic Technology, which uses structural color and uniformly sized spherical fillers to seamlessly blend with surrounding teeth.
A ‘Favorite’ Choice
“OMNICHROMA is great because of its shade matching ability and good compressive strength,” said Dr. Yarovitsky, who, along with Dr. Hsu, named OMNICHROMA a practice favorite in this year's Readers’ Choice survey. “It cuts down on the amount of composite shades I need to keep on hand, has good handling properties, and polishes well,” he added.
The OMNICHROMA family of products also includes OMNICHROMA Flow BULK and OMNICHROMA Flow.
“I like the OMNICHROMA Flow BULK for smaller restorations, or scenarios where I want to conserve as much tooth structure as possible yet still be able to fill the preparation,” Dr. Yarovitsky said.
“What I like about OMNICHROMA Flow is how it magically blends into the surrounding tooth structure,” said Dr. Hsu, who practices in San Lorenzo, CA. “I am so pleased with the result that I show it to the patient with a face mirror! And as far as the strength, both anteriors and posteriors are holding up and I’ve not had to replace any.”
