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Tools of the trade: Estelite Asteria

Editor — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:28:59 +0000

by Dr Hisham Abdul-Ghaffar, bc dental, VIC Estelite Asteria is a universal composite I use for nearly all my fillings. It works beautifully in anterior and posterior teeth and provides outstanding aesthetic results. What’s good about it It’s 70 per cent filled by volume and has excellent polish-ability. It sets nicely and has a simplified […]

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Tools of the trade: Voco AlignerFlow LC

Editor — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:36:17 +0000

by Dr Oliver Connell, Vital Dental, Randwick, NSW This is a nano hybrid composite that’s specifically designed for use with clear aligners. It’s point of difference is that it has a fluorescent effect when put under UVA light. What’s good about it With all brands of clear aligners, small composite buttons often need to be […]

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Tools of the trade: Filtek P60-Shade B2

Editor — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:35:48 +0000

by Dr Vincent Nguyen, Cameron Dental Care, Wodonga, VIC This is a great composite I use for many posterior restorations. I just use the one shade, B2, and it works in the majority of situations while looking very natural. It’s a good choice of composite even if I’m working on a large restoration. What’s good […]

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Tools of the trade: GC everX Flow

Editor — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:27:54 +0000

by Dr Annesley Bryan, Landale Dental, Box Hill, VIC GC everX Flow is a short fibre reinforced composite that helps to prevent crack propagation. What’s good about it EverX Flow’s main advantage is its high fracture toughness, load-bearing capacity and flexural strength. I use everX Flow as a replacement for the dentine or as a […]

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Tools of the trade: SDR flow+ Bulk Fill Flowable

Editor — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:01:22 +0000

by Dr Jesse Becker, K1 Dental, Toorak, VIC SDR flow+ is a bulk fill composite perfect for any Class I or Class II restorations. As it allows you to work quickly without the need for multiple layers, it changed the way I do dentistry. What’s good about it You can use it to bulk fill […]

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Tools of the trade: Charisma composite syringe

Editor — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:41:01 +0000

by Dr Chris Papastavros, Greenacre Dental, NSW When I started working as a dentist 32 years ago, I experimented with different brands of composite to find one I was comfortable with. In 2000, I discovered Charisma and really liked it. They’ve changed the formula a few times over the past two decades but it has […]

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Tools of the trade: G-ænial composite

Editor — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 05:22:40 +0000

by Dr Neha Gupta, New Smiles Dental, Preston, VIC I use G-aenial composite for all of my everyday posterior restorations. It’s great with everything from class ones to class fives and even larger cavities. I’ve also used it for cusp build-ups. What’s good about it This composite doesn’t stick to the instrument which allows for […]

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Tools of the trade: IPS Empress Direct

Editor — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:49:11 +0000

by Dr Alice Whang, Harris Dental Boutique, Bargara, QLD This composite is a nano-hybrid, which means the molecules within the composite are small, so it polishes well. It comes in enamel and dentine shades, and a great selection of shades for aesthetic cases. What’s good about it? I exclusively use IPS Empress Direct for composite […]

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New Universal Restorative to make Dentists’ life simpler

Advertorial — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 03:30:16 +0000

3M introduces 3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative, a new universal composite that offers a modernised approach to anterior and posterior restorations, with a simplified shading process that provides strong and aesthetic results. 3M has simplified the overall shade selection process, and developed eight simple designer shades, plus an Extra White (XW) that cover the 19 VITA […]

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Bacteria-killing fillings

Editor — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:11:47 +0000

Scientists using nanotechnology at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry have created the first cavity-filling composite that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth structure lost to bacterial decay. Rather than just limiting decay with conventional fillings, the new composite is a revolutionary dental weapon to control harmful bacteria, which co-exist in the natural colony […]

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