Combining ease of use and excellent viscosity, CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS is a stable and universal prosthetic primer designed for all restorations. By incorporating Kuraray Noritake Dental’s original MDP monomer and a silane monomer, it is able to provide an enhanced adhesive surface for ceramics, hybrid ceramics, composites and even metals. CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS is best used in conjunction with the adhesive resin cement PANAVIA™ V5 to ensure durable restorations.

The key to CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS’s performance is in the monomers it possesses. The MDP monomer strongly bonds to metals and zirconia, while the silane coupling agent MPS efficiently adheres to composites and all silica-based ceramics. “What makes CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS different to other primers is its stability,” says Peter Schouten, Technical Manager at Kuraray Noritake Benelux. “Normally, activated silanes are very unstable. However, the well-balanced formula of CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS provides it with a shelf life of three years after production, making it easy and predictable to use.”

Procedural simplicity

Every element of CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS is designed to deliver maximal procedural simplicity. It is packaged in an easy-to-squeeze bottle that dispenses the solution easily and accurately. Whereas other similar products need to be left in place for one minute or more, this primer is immediately effective upon application. “CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS benefits the dentists by offering a reliable primer for all materials, without being difficult to apply or use,” says Schouten. “From titanium to zirconia, from lithium disilicate to composite—simply apply and dry, and you're done.”

PANAVIA™ V5

A resin cement with unrivalled procedural simplicity and predictability, PANAVIA™ V5 is the latest addition to Kuraray Noritake Dental’s PANAVIA family. It sets a new standard for adhesion, allowing for self-cure dentine bond strengths equal to our gold-standard light-cure bonding agent, CLEARFIL SE BOND. PANAVIA™ V5 offers natural aesthetic stability in shading through its amine-free paste, which is available in five shades and has been scientifically proven to demonstrate a lower level of post-curing colour variance than amine-based cements.

CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS and PANAVIA™ V5

Providing strong bonding to not just hydroxyapatite, but to metals and zirconia as well, PANAVIA™ V5 is designed for use in conjunction with CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS. The cementation procedure is efficient and effective: use PANAVIA V5 Tooth Primer for the pretreatment of the tooth, CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS for the priming of the restoration, and PANAVIA™ V5 for the cementation.

In February 2019, Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. (President: Kiyoyuki Arikawa), with its Head Office in Chiyoda-ku...

In February 2019, Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. (President: Kiyoyuki Arikawa), with its Head Office in Chiyoda-ku...

In 1983, Kuraray introduced the patented MDP monomer in its PANAVIA™ EX cement. 35 years later, MDP monomer-based resin cements have been scientifically proven to provide the most favourable bond values when cementing zirconia. With the recent introduction of the all-ceramic KATANA™ Zirconia Block, cementation is still best achieved with the PANAVIA and CLEARFIL families of products.

Cementation to zirconia

The KATANA™ Zirconia Block possesses a tooth-like translucency and impressive flexural strength, making it a preferable option to lithium silicate glass. For strong and reliable bonding to the existing tooth structure, it is best to use PANAVIA™ V5 Tooth Primer for the pretreatment of the tooth and CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS for the priming of the restoration. Since both of these utilise MDP monomer technology, you can be assured of easy adhesion with the PANAVIA™ V5 system.

Kuraray Noritake offers full-adhesive cementation with PANAVIA™ V5 and self-adhesive cementation with PANAVIA™ SA Cement Plus. Both products are designed for durable cementation of zirconia-based restorations with unparalleled procedural simplicity and predictability. PANAVIA™ SA Cement Plus also incorporates a high concentration of MDP monomer to offer increased chemical reactiveness and adhesion with zirconia.

A dentist’s perspective

Dr Alexandre Pereira Monteiro is a dentist who runs his own implant surgery practice in Cessy in France. Dr Pereira’s interests, though varied, lie primarily in aesthetic and CAD/CAM dentistry, and he has used the KATANA™ Zirconia Block since 2018. “I think these new ranges of zirconia have many advantages,” he says. “They combine aesthetic properties with translucency parameters similar to those of lithium disilicate glasses with a much higher resistance to bending and abrasion.”

For cementing restorations made with the block, Dr Pereira likes to use PANAVIA™ V5. “As a user of many adhesive systems, I know PANAVIA™ V5 very well,” he says.

“PANAVIA™ V5 has the benefit of being a system that is very polyvalent in its indications while also being very tolerant. It offers a simple, unique and easily reproducible protocol that will satisfy the majority of practitioners. Special mention must be made of the opaque version, as it is very effective for hiding a metal structure or a strongly dyschromatic tooth.”

In 1983, Kuraray introduced the patented MDP monomer in its PANAVIA™ EX cement. 35 years later, MDP monomer-based resin cements have been scientifically proven to provide the most favourable bond values when cementing zirconia. With the recent introduction of the all-ceramic KATANA™ Zirconia Block, cementation is still best achieved with the PANAVIA and CLEARFIL families of products.

Cementation to zirconia

The KATANA™ Zirconia Block possesses a tooth-like translucency and impressive flexural strength, making it a preferable option to lithium silicate glass. For strong and reliable bonding to the existing tooth structure, it is best to use PANAVIA™ V5 Tooth Primer for the pretreatment of the tooth and CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS for the priming of the restoration. Since both of these utilise MDP monomer technology, you can be assured of easy adhesion with the PANAVIA™ V5 system.

Kuraray Noritake offers full-adhesive cementation with PANAVIA™ V5 and self-adhesive cementation with PANAVIA™ SA Cement Plus. Both products are designed for durable cementation of zirconia-based restorations with unparalleled procedural simplicity and predictability. PANAVIA™ SA Cement Plus also incorporates a high concentration of MDP monomer to offer increased chemical reactiveness and adhesion with zirconia.

A dentist’s perspective

Dr Alexandre Pereira Monteiro is a dentist who runs his own implant surgery practice in Cessy in France. Dr Pereira’s interests, though varied, lie primarily in aesthetic and CAD/CAM dentistry, and he has used the KATANA™ Zirconia Block since 2018. “I think these new ranges of zirconia have many advantages,” he says. “They combine aesthetic properties with translucency parameters similar to those of lithium disilicate glasses with a much higher resistance to bending and abrasion.”

For cementing restorations made with the block, Dr Pereira likes to use PANAVIA™ V5. “As a user of many adhesive systems, I know PANAVIA™ V5 very well,” he says.

“PANAVIA™ V5 has the benefit of being a system that is very polyvalent in its indications while also being very tolerant. It offers a simple, unique and easily reproducible protocol that will satisfy the majority of practitioners. Special mention must be made of the opaque version, as it is very effective for hiding a metal structure or a strongly dyschromatic tooth.”

From 12.03.-16.03.2019 IDS opens its doors again.

FLYER: BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR HANDS-ON LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS (PDF)

FLYER: BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR SPECIAL LECTURE (PDF)

Kuraray Noritake Dental, the global provider of innovative technologies in dentistry presents innovative products and interesting news, as well as classics such as PANAVIA ™ or KATANA ™ Zirconia ML.

There is brand new information in the CEREC® range. We are very pleased to announce our new, innovative KATANA ™ Zirconia Bridge Block. This MULTI-LAYERED Zirconia Block was specially designed for creating full contour restorations in the dental office. Our new KATANA ™ Zirconia Block can be used with the Dentsply Sirona CEREC system.

But also in the field of cements there is news. Introducing the new self-adhesive Universal composite PANAVIA ™ SA Cement Universal, which makes priming unnecessary. PANAVIA ™ SA Cement Universal, simple and versatile.

BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR HANDS-ON LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS

For all dental technicians, there is also exciting information from Kuraray Noritake Dental, the inventor of MULTI-LAYERED Zirconia Disks. Further developments in the field of zirconia or ceramics are presented.

A special highlight is our hands-on demonstrations on our stand with international renowned dental technicians such as Nondas Vlachopoulus (GRC), Daniele Rondoni (IT), Naoto Yuasa (JPN) or Alek Aronin (CAN).

BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR SPECIAL LECTURE

Darin O’Bryan D.D.S.

Dr. Darin O‘Bryan is faculty with CERECdoctors.com at the Scottsdale Center for Dentistry. He is also a basic and advanced trainer for Patterson, a Beta tester for Sirona and product tester for dental manufacturers. He is an internationally published author on digital and CAD/CAM dentistry and has mentored hundreds of dentists on how to integrate technology into their office.

In this presentation you will find out about the newest high strength esthetic material available for chair side milling, the KATANA Zirconia Block STML. Find out what features set this material apart from all other current materials available for same day restorations. Learn what cases KATANA is ideal for and the best bonding/cementation protocols to use to get maximum strength and longevity. You will also learn about the latest advances with the KATANA STML material, including the upcoming bridge block and faster firing cycle for chair side restorations.

BE INSPIRED .. BY OUR LIVE TALK

The highlight of the program will be our live talk at the booth in hall 11.3 D010, on Friday 15.03.2019 from 13-14 pm.

During this afternoon session the exclusive team of experts, Nondas Vlachopoulus (GR), Daniele Rondoni (IT), Naoto Yuasa (JPN) or Alek Aronin (K), will give you a roundtable discussion on modern and aesthetic dental technology and all your questions will be addressed!

Also for more in depth questions and suggestions related to our portfolio our Product specialists are at your service at the IDS!

Hall 11.3 / Booth D010 / D020 / D030

We look forward seeing you there!

Further information: +49 (0) 69 305 35835 or dental.de@kuraray.com

From 12.03.-16.03.2019 IDS opens its doors again.

FLYER: BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR HANDS-ON LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS (PDF)

FLYER: BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR SPECIAL LECTURE (PDF)

Kuraray Noritake Dental, the global provider of innovative technologies in dentistry presents innovative products and interesting news, as well as classics such as PANAVIA ™ or KATANA ™ Zirconia ML.

There is brand new information in the CEREC® range. We are very pleased to announce our new, innovative KATANA ™ Zirconia Bridge Block. This MULTI-LAYERED Zirconia Block was specially designed for creating full contour restorations in the dental office. Our new KATANA ™ Zirconia Block can be used with the Dentsply Sirona CEREC system.

But also in the field of cements there is news. Introducing the new self-adhesive Universal composite PANAVIA ™ SA Cement Universal, which makes priming unnecessary. PANAVIA ™ SA Cement Universal, simple and versatile.

BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR HANDS-ON LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS

For all dental technicians, there is also exciting information from Kuraray Noritake Dental, the inventor of MULTI-LAYERED Zirconia Disks. Further developments in the field of zirconia or ceramics are presented.

A special highlight is our hands-on demonstrations on our stand with international renowned dental technicians such as Nondas Vlachopoulus (GRC), Daniele Rondoni (IT), Naoto Yuasa (JPN) or Alek Aronin (CAN).

BE INSPIRED ... BY OUR SPECIAL LECTURE

Darin O’Bryan D.D.S.

Dr. Darin O‘Bryan is faculty with CERECdoctors.com at the Scottsdale Center for Dentistry. He is also a basic and advanced trainer for Patterson, a Beta tester for Sirona and product tester for dental manufacturers. He is an internationally published author on digital and CAD/CAM dentistry and has mentored hundreds of dentists on how to integrate technology into their office.

In this presentation you will find out about the newest high strength esthetic material available for chair side milling, the KATANA Zirconia Block STML. Find out what features set this material apart from all other current materials available for same day restorations. Learn what cases KATANA is ideal for and the best bonding/cementation protocols to use to get maximum strength and longevity. You will also learn about the latest advances with the KATANA STML material, including the upcoming bridge block and faster firing cycle for chair side restorations.

BE INSPIRED .. BY OUR LIVE TALK

The highlight of the program will be our live talk at the booth in hall 11.3 D010, on Friday 15.03.2019 from 13-14 pm.

During this afternoon session the exclusive team of experts, Nondas Vlachopoulus (GR), Daniele Rondoni (IT), Naoto Yuasa (JPN) or Alek Aronin (K), will give you a roundtable discussion on modern and aesthetic dental technology and all your questions will be addressed!

Also for more in depth questions and suggestions related to our portfolio our Product specialists are at your service at the IDS!

Hall 11.3 / Booth D010 / D020 / D030

We look forward seeing you there!

Further information: +49 (0) 69 305 35835 or dental.de@kuraray.com

Manufactured from Kuraray Noritake Dental’s proprietary zirconia powder, new KATANA™ Zirconia Block delivers aesthetic, natural-looking restorations. However, it is not only aesthetic value that this all-ceramic solution provides. Its superior mechanical properties were designed for reliable, repeatable fabrication of full-contour prostheses.

Impressive flexural strength

The multi-layered KATANA™ Zirconia Block possesses a flexural strength of 763 MPa, which is far higher than that of lithium silicate (LS) glass-based ceramics. This means that restorations made with the KATANA™ Zirconia Block can be designed to have thinner walls than those made with LS glass. This has now resulted in great mechanical properties and beautiful aesthetics that are now possible for all single-unit anterior and posterior restorations.

Fast chairside processing

Thanks to its integration with Dentsply Sirona’s CEREC® CAD/CAM system and SpeedFire™ ovens, the KATANA™ Zirconia Block is perfect for chairside processing and the fabrication of prostheses. Dentists only require 15 minutes for dry milling a crown with the CEREC milling unit and an additional 18 minutes is required for the sintering of the block.

A highly precise material

Dr Hendrik Zellerhoff runs a dental practice in Laer, located in the North Rhine-Westphalia district of Germany. As a digital dentistry and CEREC specialist, he has used the KATANA™ Zirconia Block for more than 40 cases in his practice since March 2018 and praises its perfect balance of aesthetics and mechanical performance. “Its strength is a major advantage—the bend strength totals 763 MPa,” says Dr Zellerhoff. “This means that it can even be used to create extremely thin walls, which in turn means minimally-invasive work. In addition, the margins are even more slender than on glass ceramics.” 

“Due to the fact that zirconia shrinks to the final size during the sintering process, an approximately 25 per cent oversized restoration needs to be milled out,” continues Dr Zellerhoff.

“This is executed using very fine milling cutters. Therefore, a larger workpiece is processed using smaller instruments. This leads to high-precision margins and occlusal surfaces. Only after this does dense sintering take place. The exact shrinkage factor is stored in the barcode on the block. Almost no rework is required in the occlusal or approximal areas. We even do without a try-in after sintering—we glaze immediately. This fact alone is really fascinating, even for long-standing, ‘pampered’ CEREC users.”

Manufactured from Kuraray Noritake Dental’s proprietary zirconia powder, new KATANA™ Zirconia Block delivers aesthetic, natural-looking restorations. However, it is not only aesthetic value that this all-ceramic solution provides. Its superior mechanical properties were designed for reliable, repeatable fabrication of full-contour prostheses.

Impressive flexural strength

The multi-layered KATANA™ Zirconia Block possesses a flexural strength of 763 MPa, which is far higher than that of lithium silicate (LS) glass-based ceramics. This means that restorations made with the KATANA™ Zirconia Block can be designed to have thinner walls than those made with LS glass. This has now resulted in great mechanical properties and beautiful aesthetics that are now possible for all single-unit anterior and posterior restorations.

Fast chairside processing

Thanks to its integration with Dentsply Sirona’s CEREC® CAD/CAM system and SpeedFire™ ovens, the KATANA™ Zirconia Block is perfect for chairside processing and the fabrication of prostheses. Dentists only require 15 minutes for dry milling a crown with the CEREC milling unit and an additional 18 minutes is required for the sintering of the block.

A highly precise material

Dr Hendrik Zellerhoff runs a dental practice in Laer, located in the North Rhine-Westphalia district of Germany. As a digital dentistry and CEREC specialist, he has used the KATANA™ Zirconia Block for more than 40 cases in his practice since March 2018 and praises its perfect balance of aesthetics and mechanical performance. “Its strength is a major advantage—the bend strength totals 763 MPa,” says Dr Zellerhoff. “This means that it can even be used to create extremely thin walls, which in turn means minimally-invasive work. In addition, the margins are even more slender than on glass ceramics.” 

“Due to the fact that zirconia shrinks to the final size during the sintering process, an approximately 25 per cent oversized restoration needs to be milled out,” continues Dr Zellerhoff.

“This is executed using very fine milling cutters. Therefore, a larger workpiece is processed using smaller instruments. This leads to high-precision margins and occlusal surfaces. Only after this does dense sintering take place. The exact shrinkage factor is stored in the barcode on the block. Almost no rework is required in the occlusal or approximal areas. We even do without a try-in after sintering—we glaze immediately. This fact alone is really fascinating, even for long-standing, ‘pampered’ CEREC users.”

An important aspect of a direct composite restoration is aesthetics. Choosing the right opacity, chroma and value is an absolute necessity for natural-looking results. However, working with a composite with built-in light diffusion technology will make life much easier. Due to this technology, a composite can blend seamlessly with the adjacent tooth structure.

What is light diffusion?

Simply put, light diffusion refers to a material’s ability to scatter and reflect light rays in many different angles. Composites without a form of light diffusion technology are less forgiving and that’s why preparation borders are still often visible through the composite. Alternately, a composite can be so opaque that the filling often stands out from the tooth tissue. With aesthetic composites, the ability to diffuse light in all directions, in a way that emulates these natural teeth, is crucial to their success. With the help of Kuraray Noritake Dental’s Light Diffusion (LD) technology—which incorporates light diffusion particle fillers to augment the opacity of restorations—our CLEARFIL MAJESTY family of composites can do just this.

The CLEARFIL MAJESTY family

Both CLEARFIL MAJESTY ES-2 Premium and Classic, as well as CLEARFIL MAJESTY ES Flow, faithfully reproduce the diffusive properties of tooth structure. This means that they show a higher level of light diffusion in the more opaque shades (dentin) and a lower level in the more translucent ones.

The actual effect of our LD technology can be clearly seen in the following images. On the laminated Light Diffusion Card there are three discs, each made of a composite material less than 1mm thick. The composite on the left (the CLEARFIL MAJESTY Esthetic) is the most translucent of the three when the card is placed directly on top of another surface—this composite best allows the text to be read through it. However, increasing the distance from the text by inserting a pair of two-euro coins underneath the card reverses this outcome—thanks to the light diffusion properties of CLEARFIL MAJESTY Esthetic, it is the only composite through which the text can no longer be read.

When put into practice, the end result is simple: this light diffusion helps create a restoration that merges effortlessly with the surrounding natural dentition.