The restoration workflow: long-term oral health

Jayde Balderston

Henry Schein Content Strategist

Jayde Balderston

Henry Schein Content Strategist

Optimise the success of your restorative workflow with Henry Schein’s step-by-step guide, featuring a range of our trusted Own Brand products to help you create restorations that are durable, beautiful, and stand the test of time.

Etching is a crucial step in dental restorations as it allows the bonding agents to attach restorative work with greater ease and strength. To be successful, an etch gel must possess several key qualities:

It must have the right viscosity and thixotropic properties to ensure precise and effortless placement.

It should be self-limiting, meaning that it stops etching at the ideal depth, avoiding over-etching or incomplete resin impregnation.

The etch gel must be easily visible, so that dentists can be sure that all of it has been removed.

This is where Henry Schein's Maxima® 35% Etch Gel shines. Suitable for etching before bonding composites, sealants or bonding adhesives, this self-limiting phosphoric acid etch gel is designed to deliver optimal viscosity and superior thixotropic properties to allow for exceptional precision and placement. Plus, the bright blue colour of the gel makes it easily identifiable, and contains no glycerine for rapid and complete removal.

Etch Gels

It must have the right viscosity and thixotropic properties to ensure precise and effortless placement.

It should be self-limiting, meaning that it stops etching at the ideal depth, avoiding over-etching or incomplete resin impregnation.

The etch gel must be easily visible, so that dentists can be sure that all of it has been removed.

Using a light-cure kit allows for precise placement of the bonding agent and ensures a stronger, more reliable bond than achieved with traditional methods. Additionally, light-cure kits offer the ability to customise the bond strength to suit the specific needs of each restoration, providing greater control over the outcome.

When choosing a light-cure kit, it is essential to consider factors such as bond strength, versatility, ease of use, and compatibility with various restorative materials.

Henry Schein Maxima Natural Elegance 7 Universal Bond: If you’re looking for a light-cured universal bond that can be used in self-etch, selective etch, or total etch techniques, Henry Schein’s Maxima Natural Elegance 7 Universal Bond is an excellent choice. With its precise application and high bond strength of 19.5-26.9MPa depending on use, this bond is perfect for bonding to composites, ceramics, zirconium oxide, titanium, and gold without requiring any additional silane or primer.

Henry Shein Natural Elegance Single Coat Bond: For those looking for a one-component adhesive, the Natural Elegance Single Coat Bond is a great option. It is a light-cured, multipurpose adhesive with a bond strength between 22-36MPa depending on use. This adhesive is perfect for bonding composite materials to natural enamel and dentine, bonding compomer materials, and dentine sealing. Furthermore, it is solvent-free, making it safer for both the patient and the practitioner.

Henry Schein Maxima Natural Elegance 7th Generation Single Bond: Another excellent option is the Maxima Natural Elegance 7th Generation Single Bond: a light-cured, self-etching adhesive with excellent shear bond strength, making it ideal for bonding composites, ceramics, and compomers to natural enamel and dentine, as well as dentine sealing. These light-cure kits and adhesives provide the perfect solution for bonding dental materials to the natural tooth structure, ensuring long-lasting and reliable restorations.

Light-cure bonds

Dental cements and liners provide a strong, durable bond between the restoration and the tooth structure. Cements are used to attach restorations to the tooth surface, while liners are used to provide a protective barrier between the restoration and the tooth structure.

Henry Schein Maxima Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Luting Cement: For dentists looking for a high-quality cement that offers excellent bond strength and long-term durability, Maxima Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Luting Cement is an excellent choice. Offering easy handling for accurate placement, a fast setting time to minimise the risk of contamination, and high radiopacity for the easy detection of any issues, the Maxima cement is compatible with a variety of restorative materials, including ceramics, metals, and composites, and can resist dissolution and wear over time to ensure long-lasting results.

Henry Schein RGI Fill Powder: For a radiopaque glass ionomer filling material featuring high compressive strength, look no further than the Henry Schein RGI range, supplied in powder form for easy mixing with water, and featuring excellent translucency and biocompatibility. RGI Fill Powder delivers good chemical adhesion to tooth structure, and can be used for Class III and V cavities, posterior cavities in deciduous teeth and selected permanent teeth, “sticky” pits and fissures, core build-up, and MI treatments.