Ivoclar Vivadent Empress Direct Basic Kits

Features :

• • Wide range of indications for anterior and posterior teeth
  • 32 shades and 5 levels of translucency
  • New opalescent shade
  • No need to use a specific layering technique
  • High surface gloss
  • Excellent polishing properties
  • Lifelike fluorescence associated with Empress materials
  • Autoclavable, non-fading ceramic shade guide
  • High insensitivity to light
  • Good radiopacity

  Description

  The material for highly esthetic fillings

  Natural-looking restorations are effortlessly created with the different levels of translucency offered by IPS Empress Direct. The shade system logically follows the anatomical build-up of the tooth:

  • 13 opaque dentin materials are available for producing dentin and mamelon areas and placing cervical fillings in older patients
  • 16 translucent enamel shades are designed for replacing dental enamel
  • 3 highly translucent materials add individual characteristics to incisal edges 

   

  
  Convenient handling for discerning requirements

  
  Due to its optimized handling properties, the material is easy to shape as required:

  • Cavifil contents are easy to extrude
  • Material does not stick to the instruments
  • Excellent adaptation of the material to the cavity walls

  Advantages

  • Optimized handling for an easy application and precise contouring
  • Intuitive layering technique for an easy-to-understand procedure
  • Excellent polishability for a long-lasting natural gloss

  Indications

  • Anterior restorations (classes III and IV)
  • Posterior restorations (classes I and II)
  • Tooth neck restorations (class V, e.g. cervical caries, root erosion, wedge-shape defects)
  • Correction of tooth position and tooth shape (e.g. diastema closure, closure of interdental triangles, lengthening of the incisal edge)
  • Direct veneers

  Key Specifications

  Compositions 

  • The monomer matrix is composed of dimethacrylates (20-21.5 wt%, opalescent shade 17 wt%).
  • The fillers contain barium glass, ytterbium trifluoride, mixed oxide, silicon dioxide and copolymer (77.5-79 wt%, opalescent shade 83 wt%).
  • Additional contents: additives, initiators, stabilizers and pigments (<1.0 wt%).
  • The total content of inorganic fillers is 75-79 wt% or 52-59 vol% (opalescent shade 60.5 wt% or 45 vol%).

  • Depicts various shades & translucency levels of Empress system
  • Shade tabs are made with high quality ceramic
  • Provides long term stability for consistent shade match
  • Available for dentin and enamel

  Storage

  –Storage temperature 2-28 °C / 36-82 °F.

  –Close syringes/Cavifils immediately after use. Exposure to light causes premature polymerization.

  –Do not use IPS Empress Direct and IPS Empress Direct Effect after the indicated date of expiration.

   

  Packaging

  Basic Kit without Shade Guide

  1.8g Syringe

  Enamel Shades:-

  • A1
  • A2
  • A3
  • A3.5

  Dentin Shades:-

  • A1
  • A2
  • A3
  • A3.5

  Direction to Use

  -STEP 1. Clean the teeth prior to shade determination.
  STEP 2. Isolation Adequate relative or absolute isolation using suitable auxiliaries.
  STEP 3. Cavity preparation Cavity preparation is carried out according to the requirements of the adhesive technique, i.e. protecting the tooth structure. Do not prepare any sharp internal edges nor additional undercuts in caries-free areas. The cavity geometry is mainly determined by the extend of caries and/or the old restoration. Enamel edges in the anterior region are bevelled. In the posterior region, only sharp enamel edges should be rounded (finishing diamonds, 25-40 μm). Subsequently, all residue in the cavity is removed with water spray. The cavity is dried with water- and oil-free air.
  STEP 4. Pulp protection / Base Do not apply a base material when using an enamel/dentin bonding agent. Only cover very deep areas close to the pulp with a calcium hydroxide material (e.g. ApexCal®) and subsequently use pressureresistant cement (e.g. glass ionomer cement, such as Vivaglass® Liner). Do not cover other cavity walls, since they can be used to support the bond with an enamel/dentin adhesive.
  STEP 5- Placement of a matrix / interdental wedge
  STEP 6- Conditioning / Application of the bonding agent
  STEP 7- Application of IPS Empress Direct – Since a large number of IPS Empress Direct Dentin and Enamel shades in different translucencies for the creation of anatomical details are available, any layering technique can be creatively used to achieve highly esthetic restorations.

  Apply IPS Empress Direct in layers of max. 2 mm (or 1.5 mm Dentin shades) thickness. Sufficient exposure to the curing light prevents incomplete polymerization. Recommended curing times (exposure time) should be used. Hold the light emission window as closely as possible to the surface of the restorative material.
  STEP 8- Finishing / Checking the occlusion / Polishing Remove excess material with suitable finishers or fine diamonds after polymerization. Remove proximal excess with diamond finishers, tungsten carbide finishers, finishing strips, or flexible finishing discs.

  STEP 9- Check the occlusion and articulation and apply appropriate grinding corrections to prevent premature contacts or undesired articulation paths on the surface of the restorations. Use silicone polishers as well as polishing discs and polishing strips to polish the restorations to a durable high gloss.