Ivoclar Group Unveils Direct Restorative Workflow

The Ivoclar Group has introduced its cutting-edge Direct Restorative Workflow. This innovative approach aims to revolutionise dental procedures by optimising chairside time, streamlining workflows, and delivering exceptional clinical results, ultimately bringing confident smiles to patients’ faces.

Selecting the right workflow solution is critical for achieving enduring and aesthetically pleasing direct restorations. Ivoclar’s materials for direct restorative procedures are meticulously designed to support every step of the restorative workflow, enhancing efficiency and aesthetics in daily dental care. 

This advanced product portfolio covers various requirements, including isolation, restoration, contouring, and superior protection against caries and erosion.

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Faster, Better, Stronger Dental Care

Ivoclar offers a comprehensive suite of materials that support the different stages of direct restorative dentistry, resulting in procedures that are said to be faster, improved, and stronger.

Faster: Ivoclar’s product portfolio includes reliable solutions that optimise chairside time for posterior restorations, saving up to 51% of valuable time.

Better: The Direct Restorative Workflow promotes seamless teamwork with products that complement each other, streamlining the practice’s workflow.

Stronger: Ivoclar’s high-quality dental products not only offer patients outstanding quality and aesthetics but are also formulated to enhance the dental team’s efficiency.

Key Components of Ivoclar’s Direct Restorative Workflow

The Ivoclar Direct Restorative Workflow encompasses a meticulously coordinated series of steps, ensuring excellence from isolation to preventive care. Key components of this workflow include:

OptraGate®: A latex-free lip and cheek retractor that provides rapid relative isolation, ensuring a clear view of the treatment field and patient comfort.

Adhese® Universal: A single-component, light-cured adhesive for direct and indirect bonding procedures, offering economic efficiency with its user-friendly VivaPen.

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Tetric® Line: Comprising four coordinated composite materials, the Tetric Line guarantees an efficient workflow and excellent aesthetic results, with significant time savings.

OptraSculpt®: Designed for non-stick shaping and contouring of composite resin, these instruments ensure effortless composite contouring.

Bluephase® PowerCure: This intelligent curing light with short exposure times actively supports dentists during the curing process.

OptraGloss®: A universal polisher suitable for high-gloss polishing, providing smooth and shiny restoration surfaces in just one step.

For effective protection of finished restorations, applying a fluoride-containing protective varnish is recommended, strengthening protection against caries and erosion, treating hypersensitive tooth necks, increasing enamel acid resistance, and preventing sensitivities.

Ivoclar celebrates 100 year anniversary

Century of Innovation

The Ivoclar Group, headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein, celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2023 under the theme “A Century of Innovation.” This global pioneer’s success is grounded in its comprehensive portfolio of products, systems, and services, robust research and development capabilities, and unwavering commitment to training and education. 

With a presence in approximately 130 countries, the Ivoclar Group comprises 56 subsidiaries and branch offices, boasting a global workforce of around 3,700 professionals. Ivoclar’s US headquarters are in Amherst, New York.