According to Koelnmesse, 120,000 visitors from 162 countries attended the 40th International Dental Show between March 14 and 18, 2023. Being one of the 1,788 companies from 60 countries exhibiting at the show, the Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. team enjoyed being back on-site, and seized every opportunity to connect with end-users of their products in person again. About 60 percent of the visitors and 75 percent of the exhibitors came from abroad. A highly international, euphoric atmosphere and lots of positive feedback on innovations confirmed that the team is on the right track in developing solutions that support users in improving the lives of their patients. However, the visiting dental professionals were not only interested in products for the dental office and laboratory, but also in smart techniques and approaches for their productive use – presented by renowned experts in lectures and hands-on demonstrations.

Laboratory solutions: The professionals were particularly interested in the brand-new Esthetic Colorant and the whole KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered Series.

Hands-on demonstration of MDT Giuliano Moustakis: Zero Bake Technique with Esthetic Colorant and CERABIEN™ ZR FC Paste Stain.

MDT Nondas Vlachopoulos revealing how to obtain aesthetic outcomes with the One-Bake Technique.

Micro-layering with MDT Daniele Rondoni.

A roadmap to white-pink aesthetics shared by MDT Andreas Chatzimpatzakis.

MDT Alek Aronin describing a handcraft approach to highly aesthetic outcomes.

Indirect workflow solutions: PANAVIA™ Cements meeting every need.

Universal Excellence: CLEARFIL MAJESTY™ ES-2 Universal put to a test.

Handling test with direct restorative materials.

Demonstration of the flowable injection technique by Dr Michał Jaczewski.

Dr José Ignacio Zorzin shedding light on how to achieve reliable adhesion with universal products.

CEREC tips and tricks from MUDr Josef Kunkela, PhD.

Looking forward to seeing you at the next International Dental Show in Cologne in 2025 or elsewhere: The Kuraray Noritake Dental team!

Stratos Chatzichristos just tested the brand-new Esthetic Colorant on restorations made of KATANA™ Zirconia. This is his verdict:

“For me, KATANA™ Zirconia plus Esthetic Colorant is a true killer combination that leaves nothing to be desired. I love to apply the dyeing liquids to my monolithic zirconia restorations to intensify characteristic features and create natural shade effects. Usually, those restorations just need a final layer of glaze to look amazing!”

Every tooth has its unique internal shade structure. With its unique raw materials and colour structure, and specifically developed for the “KATANA ™ Zirconia” Multi-Layered series, Esthetic Colorant enables you to easily and efficiently imitate a variety of these unique characteristics.

The liquids are simply applied to the monolithic or anatomical restoration after milling using ametal-free brush or brush pen, preferably with a Liquid Brush Pen. The Esthetic Colorant diffuses into the pre-sintered structure and is fixed during sintering with no additional baking, resulting in lifelike shade effects shining from the inside of the restoration.

Would you like to know more about how to use our Esthetic Colorant, watch the video now:

World’s largest dental trade show is coming to a close

Have you been one of the dental professionals who have visited the world’s largest dental trade show this year? We have all had a fantastic time and would like to thank you for your huge interest in our products and solutions. From our conversations with you, the whole team has gained new insights into what you like, value and desire. We will use this information to keep on innovating – to develop more groundbreaking new technologies and products for patient-centered dentistry.

For example, products like KATANA™ Zirconia YML which feature second-generation multi-layered technology. It enables dental technicians to solve all their zirconia cases with a single material thanks to its flexural strength, translucency and colour gradation in a single disc.

Experts like MDT Daniele Rondoni and MDT Nondas Vlachopoulous value the well-balanced properties that enable them to position the restoration quite flexibly in the blank. They are also enthusiastic about the aesthetic potential of this and other materials of the KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered Series that allows for beautiful outcomes with no or just a small layer of porcelain.

In their presentations, both professionals revealed how to leverage the benefits of multi-layered zirconia. For MDT Daniele Rondoni, for example, multi-layered KATANA™ Zirconia is the perfect base for his 4.4.1 micro-layering technique demonstrated at the booth. Thanks to the extraordinarily well-balanced optical properties of the materials, he usually opts for a full-contour design or a slight vestibular cutback – depending on the region in the mouth and the aesthetic demands of the patient. Then, he combines different materials of the CERABIEN™ ZR portfolio in a micro-layer to create natural outcomes.

MDT Nondas Vlachopoulos uses the KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered Series as a basis for his restorations finishing with the one-bake technique he demonstrated in his presentations – or for the incredible imitations of nature that only a few dental technicians are able to create.

Have you missed some of the presentations that were of interest you? All the lectures and hands-on demonstrations will be available OnDemand soon!

See you all in Cologne in 2025!

IDS and Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. celebrating anniversaries

Did you know that not only the IDS is celebrating a double anniversary this year, but Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. is, too? The PANAVIA™ brand was established 40 years ago, while the first ever zirconia disc with a multi-layered colour structure – KATANA Zirconia ML – was introduced ten years ago at the IDS 2013.

The success story of the brand PANAVIA began with the introduction of PANAVIA™ EX, the first resin cement containing the original MDP Monomer. Since then, the company never stopped innovating: new technologies were developed and combined with existing ones to create a portfolio of resin cements precisely geared to the era-specific needs of end users. All of this has resulted in the current portfolio of easy-to-use and highly aesthetic resin cements that provide top-level bond strength.

The latest member of the PANAVIA™ family is PANAVIA™ Veneer LC, a light-curing resin cement system from Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. available in four shades. It consists of PANAVIA™ Veneer LC Paste, PANAVIA™ V5 Tooth Primer and CLEARFIL™ CERAMIC PRIMER PLUS. With its extended working time of 200 seconds* on the primer, PANAVIA™ Veneer LC is designed for a simultaneous veneer placement technique. Other beneficial features include a well-aligned paste consistency, a high colour stability, easy excess removal after tack-curing and an excellent bond strength over time.

Many visitors interested in this as well as the other two products of the current PANAVIA™ family – PANAVIA™ V5 and PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal – had the chance to talk to Yui Otsuka, marketing specialist, from the Information Marketing Group of Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. in Japan. “Many visitors know and trust the PANAVIA™ brand. As users of PANAVIA™ V5, they were either looking for a light-curing version – which they found in PANAVIA™ Veneer LC – or for a solution that would simplify their workflows in many situations. The desired simplification is easily achieved with PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal, the self-adhesive resin cement that even bonds to glass ceramics very well,” she reports. Please be sure to look out for her at our booth to learn more interesting facts about the PANAVIA™ family!

For dental technicians, it might be worth having a look at the last day’s presentation programme: At 09:30 am, and MDT Daniele Rondoni will shed light on the “4.4.1 Micro-Layering Technique”. At noon, MDT Giuliano Moustakis will demonstrate how to achieve beautiful outcomes simply by carving and the use of Esthetic Colorant on KATANA Zirconia. And finally, MDT Andreas Chatzimpatzakis will focus on ”White-Pink Aesthetics” (1:30 pm).

See you tomorrow in Hall 11.3 at our Booth # E010/F019!

Just two more days to satisfy your thirst for knowledge!

We cannot quite believe how quickly three days of the world’s largest dental trade fair have passed! We have had some fascinating conversations with visitors and truly appreciate the insights and information they have been able to give us. So, with just two more days to go, please do not miss the opportunity to talk with our team – we promise you will not be disappointed; you will find them more than happy to make time for you and share their profound knowledge.

Today in the early afternoon, many CEREC users interested in our chairside materials – KATANA™ AVENCIA and KATANA™ Zirconia Block for CEREC – attended the hands-on demonstration of MUDr Josef Kunkela, PhD titled “KATANA™ Properties and CEREC Tips & Tricks”. He revealed that CAD/CAM materials should be carefully selected not only for aesthetic reasons, but also to provide for an accurate fit, high marginal stability and surface quality of the restorations produced. His knowledge stems from studies conducted in his own research laboratory. In these tests, KATANA™ materials outperformed other materials (of the same material class) in terms of dimensional stability, size of the cement gap and margin and surface quality.

These facts were new to a part of the audience, and confirmed by experienced users. As Ricarda Köbler, Area Sales Representative at Kuraray Noritake Dental, says: “I talked to several users of KATANA™ Zirconia Block, who were not surprised by the findings just presented. They love the processing properties of the material just as its aesthetic potential, and value the precise fit and smooth surfaces they obtain every time.” Ricarda is part of the team at our booth’s Indirect Restorative counter showcasing CAD/CAM blocks, resin cement systems and more.

The next – and final – opportunity to attend the demonstration of MUDr Josef Kunkela, PhD is tomorrow morning at 09:30 am at the Kuraray Noritake Dental booth (Hall 11.3, Booth # E010/F019). Popular presentations focusing on laboratory solutions and approaches from today will be repeated on Friday, starting with MDT Daniele Rondoni’s “4.4.1 Micro-Layering Technique” at 12:00 pm and continuing with MDT Nondas Vlachopoulos’ “One Bake Technique at 03:15 pm. On Saturday, MDT Daniele Rondoni will be on stage again at 09:30 am.

Successful kick-off of the presentation programme

What a day! Numerous visitors, a huge interest in all our product groups and the start of our lecture programme – this Wednesday at the IDS 2023 by far exceeded our expectations. While the morning lectures were full of tips and tricks for dental practitioners, everything around the use of our dental laboratory products took centre stage in the afternoon.

A particular highlight: The brand-new effect liquids Esthetic Colorant. Consisting of twelve shading liquids specifically developed for the KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered Series, Esthetic Colorant is used to individualize the materials’ highly aesthetic multi-layered colour structure after milling, before the final sintering procedure. The liquids are applied to the zirconia surface with a metal-free brush, preferably the Liquid Brush Pen, to create characteristic shade effects or mask dark underlying structures (WHITE and OPAQUE). Final sintering fixes the liquids and reveals the desired optical effects.

The use of the liquids was demonstrated by MDT Giuliano Moustakis in his presentation titled “Zero Bake Technique: Carving and Esthetic Colorant on KATANA™ Zirconia”. Jens Witschel, Area Sales Representative at Kuraray Noritake Dental, works at the booth’s Laboratory Solutions counter. He reports: “The whole day, the interest in Esthetic Colorant and our KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered Series was exceptionally high, but it was highest right after the hands-on demonstration of Giuliano Moustakis. People are fond of products that enable them to create beautiful restorations with less manual work, and the Zero Bake Technique presented in this lecture obviously hit a nerve!”

The next hands-on demonstration of MDT Giuliano Moustakis is on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 1:30 pm. Then, on Saturday, March 18, 2023, he will be on stage at noon. Also, you should definitely attend the following hands-on demo of MDT Andreas Chatzimpatzakis on white-pink aesthetics at 1:30 pm!

Do not miss the chance to participate and connect with Jens Witschel and colleagues for in-depth product information! We look forward to seeing you in Hall 11.3 at our Booth # E010/F019!

Exciting start: Trade Dealer’s Day at IDS 2023

Today, the International Dental Show in Cologne opened its doors for the 40th time. We were delighted to welcome many of our valued trade partners at our booth in Hall 11.3. It felt great to be meeting them all in person again! A concept many of our today’s visitors are fond of is universal excellence: Universally applicable products that offer the benefit of an intuitive, often simplified use.

Kuraray Noritake Dental offers an outstanding portfolio of universal products covering a wide range of diverse procedures, both for dental offices and laboratories. For direct restorative procedures, CLEARFIL MAJESTY™ ES-2 Universal, a composite for the anterior and posterior region in just three shades is a great choice. Blending in seamlessly with the surrounding tooth structure, it eliminates the need for laborious shade determination and selection. On the other hand, you may be interested in CLEARFIL MAJESTY™ ES Flow, a universal flowable composite suitable for every cavity class. Highly polishable, it allows you to create an enamel-like gloss in next to no time. To further streamline the direct restorative workflow, you may opt for CLEARFIL™ Universal Bond Quick, a universal adhesive suitable for every etching technique, shortening application times.

Our entire universal product portfolio is being showcased by our friendly, knowledgeable staff including Dr Jorge Espigares from the Information Marketing Group of Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc in Japan. An expert in these materials, Jorge says: “Especially the touch-and-feel experience on model teeth, e.g. with CLEARFIL MAJESTY™ ES-2 Universal, was very well received today – by dental practitioners as well as our trade dealers. Among the features they liked were the paste consistency, handling and aesthetics.“

Are you interested in our universal excellence products as well? Then, you should definitely come and visit our booth tomorrow morning, talk to Jorge and his colleagues and follow the first two lectures of the day. At 09:30 am, Dr Michał Jaczewski will shed light on how he uses CLEARFIL MAJESTY™ ES Flow in the context of the flowable injection technique. Afterwards, at noon, Dr José Ignacio Zorzin will focus on “Adhesion with Universal Products”.

In the afternoon, renowned dental technicians will present innovative techniques around the production of aesthetic indirect restorations.

Would you like to learn more? Visit our website for more information about Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. at IDS 2023.

We look forward to meeting you in Hall 11.3 at Booth E010/F019!

KATANA™ Zirconia STML and PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal

Photo: KATANA ™ Zirconia STML NW with CERABIEN ™ ZR FC Paste Stain
Sergio R. Arias DDS, MS Sung Bin Im, MDC, CDT

KATANA™ Zirconia STML is a highly popular material used in many dental laboratories around the world. Compared to traditional zirconia framework materials with a mainly tetragonal polycrystalline structure, the material has a higher yttria content, leading to a different material structure with an impact on the optical and physical properties (the translucency is increased, the flexural strength reduced). As a consequence, the indication range is limited to single-tooth restorations and two to three-unit bridges in the anterior and posterior regions. The greatest benefit lies in a much higher aesthetic potential, which is responsible for the fact that the material is predominantly used for the production of monolithic restorations or those with a micro cut-back individualized with a micro-layer of porcelain.

While the indications and technical procedure are well-known, there seem to be some obscurities regarding the handling in the dental office. Is conventional cementation possible and recommended or is an adhesive luting procedure preferable? Is the surface pre-treatment the same as for tetragonal zirconia or is a different procedure required? And what may be expected regarding the long-term behaviour of KATANA™ Zirconia STML restorations? A close look into the available scientific literature provides some guidance.

Definitive placement of restorations made of KATANA™ Zirconia STML

Conventional cementation or adhesive luting? In principle, both procedures are possible when the restoration to be placed has a retentive design. It is generally accepted that a full coverage crown provides sufficient retention for conventional cementation when the abutment tooth is at least 4 mm high and the convergence angle of the axial walls ranges between 6 and 12 or maximally 15 degrees.^1,2

The reason is that the flexural strength of the material is higher than 350 MPa,³ the critical value for conventional cementation. As conventional cements are opaque and available in a single shade, however, the use of a (self-)adhesive resin cement may be preferable with all high-translucency restorative materials for aesthetic reasons. Anyway, these products are mandatory whenever a macro-retentive preparation design is not feasible or wanted. To sum up, the use of a self-adhesive or adhesive resin cement is preferable in many situations. An argument in favour of self-adhesive resin cements is the lower effort involved in their use.

But what about the pre-treatment of the zirconia? No matter what type of dental zirconia is used, etching with hydrofluoric acid is ineffective due to the lack of glass matrix in the material. However, it is clear that surface modification is necessary to establish a strong and durable bond to any resin cement system.^4,5

The method generally recommended for high-strength zirconia is sandblasting with aluminium oxide particles or tribochemical silica coating.⁴ The particle size should be small (≤ 50 µm) and the pressure low (about 1 bar) to avoid a weakening of the material’s mechanical properties.^3,4 For lower-strength material variants, this risk of weakening the material seems to be higher,⁵ so that it becomes even more important to work with a low pressure and particle size.^5-8 In the case of KATANA™ Zirconia, however, it was reported that “alumina-sandblasting significantly increased the biaxial flexural strength of KATANA STML”.⁹ This means that proper sandblasting of restorations made of KATANA ™ Zirconia STML did not affect the flexural strength of the material, which was even increased because of the specific properties of zirconia from Kuraray Noritake Dental.

Based on these findings, the following procedures are recommended for high-translucency zirconia:

Option 1

Aluminium oxide air-abrasion followed by the use of a self-adhesive resin cement containing 10-MDP.⁶

Option 2

Tribochemical silica coating followed by silanization of the bonding surface.⁶

As the dual-cure self-adhesive resin cement PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal contains the Original MDP monomer and the long carbon-chain silane coupling agent (LCSi Monomer), it is suited for both procedures.

PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal is available in an automix syringe and a handmix system, which consist of a paste-paste formulation. One paste contains the Original MDP monomer in a hydrophilic monomer environment and the other contains the inactive LCSi Monomer in an environment of hydrophobic monomers. When extruding the pastes, they are mixed in the syringe’s mixing tip (automix) or dispensed on a mixing pad and mixed by hand (handmix). Afterwards, the material is simply applied to the intaglio of the restoration and the restoration is placed. Cleanup of excess cement is easiest after tack-curing (2 to 5 seconds).

Does this work well in the clinical environment?

The best way to check whether the described procedure is successful in the clinical environment is by conducting a clinical study. This is exactly what a group of researchers from the University Complutense of Madrid, Spain, has done with the material combination KATANA™ Zirconia STML and PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal.¹⁰ Within the framework of the prospective clinical trial, 30 posterior crowns made of KATANA™ Zirconia STML were placed in 24 individuals in need of posterior tooth restorations. The teeth were prepared as recommended for all-ceramic restorations, allowing for a wall thickness of approximately 1 mm (recommended minimum wall thickness of KATANA™ Zirconia STML for crowns in the posterior region: 1.0 mm). The restorations were sintered, characterized and glazed as recommended by the material manufacturer and subsequently tried in. Prior to cementation, the intaglio of the restorations was pre-treated with aluminium oxide particles (50 µm, 1 bar pressure) followed by ultrasonic cleaning. The use of PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal also was in line with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

A clinical evaluation of the crowns was performed after 6, 12 and 24 months using the California Dental Association (CDA) quality evaluation system. The parameters evaluated in this system are the surface and colour of the restorations, their anatomical form and the marginal integrity of the crowns. After 24 months, the success and survival rates were 100 percent. Regarding all three parameters, the crowns received a “satisfactory” (Score 3 or 4) rating, marginal integrity (the key parameter to judge the performance of the resin cement) received an “excellent (the highest possible Score 4) in all 30 cases.

Conclusion

The researchers concluded that “the excellent results obtained in this study suggest that the third-generation tooth-supported monolithic zirconia crowns in posterior regions seem to be a good alternative to metal-ceramic crowns, second-generation monolithic zirconia crowns, and veneered zirconia crowns. A long-term study is necessary to confirm this short-period study.” Hence, it seems that KATANA™ Zirconia STML and PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal are a promising team, and that adhering to the recommended abovementioned protocols is likely to produce excellent results that are stable over many years.

References

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3. Kern M, Beuer F, Frankenberger R, Kohal RJ, Kunzelmann KH, Mehl A, Pospiech P, Reis B. All-ceramics at a glance. An introduction to the indications, material selection, preparation and insertion techniques for all-ceramic restorations. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Keramik in der Zahnheilkunde. 3rd English edition, January 2017.
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6. Chen B, Yan Y, Xie H, Meng H, Zhang H, Chen C. Effects of Tribochemical Silica Coating and Alumina-Particle Air Abrasion on 3Y-TZP and 5Y-TZP: Evaluation of Surface Hardness, Roughness, Bonding, and Phase Transformation. J Adhes Dent. 2020;22(4):373-382.
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10. Gseibat M, Sevilla P, Lopez-Suarez C, Rodríguez V, Peláez J, Suárez MJ. Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Posterior Third-Generation Monolithic Zirconia Crowns Fabricated with Complete Digital Workflow: Two-Year Follow-Up. Materials (Basel). 2022 Jan 17;15(2):672. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35057389/).

Every tooth has its unique internal shade structure. Esthetic Colorant enables you to easily and efficiently imitate a variety of these unique characteristics.

It is composed of just 12 shades. They facilitate inventory management yet establish that the typical effects - the lifelike colours of natural teeth can be expressed and controlled even before sintering for natural rendering and oral harmony.

Curious how it works? Check out the video to find out!

Lecture programme at the IDS booth of Kuraray Noritake Dental

Are you interested in a specific material and would like to know how it performs? Are you looking for recommendations on how to exploit its full potential? Or would you like to acquire knowledge about new techniques that support the development of your clinical or technical skills?

During the IDS 2023, eight renowned and experienced speakers offer valuable support by sharing their profound practical and theoretical knowledge in lectures and hands-on demonstrations. Every day between Wednesday and Saturday, an exciting, varied programme is offered at the Kuraray Noritake Dental booth in Hall 11.3 (Booth (E010/F019).

Clinical techniques and practice workflows

Dental practitioners may be particularly interested in a combined lecture and hands-on demonstration given by Dr. Michał Jaczewski and Dr. José Ignacio Zorzin as well as MUDr. Josef Kunkela, Ph.D.

Dr. Michał Jaczewski is a specialist in minimally invasive and digital dentistry with a private practice in Legnica, Poland. His topic: the flowable injection technique, to explore additional possibilities for direct restorations. He will explain when and why to opt for this non-invasive approach, reveal which materials and tools to select and demonstrate how to obtain aesthetic results.

Dr. José Ignacio Zorzin is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Erlangen, Germany. He will present (in German) proven protocols used to achieve reliable adhesion for more complicated cementation cases using universal products such as CLEARFIL™ Universal Bond Quick and PANAVIA™ SA Cement Universal.

MUDr. Josef Kunkela, Ph.D. founded KUNKELA Campus – a uniquely structured training institute for dentists and dental technicians – in 2012 and runs his own research lab in Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic. He will elaborate on KATANA™ Properties and CEREC Tips & Tricks in his presentation, to understand the latest zirconia materials and their potential in clinically. Attendees will learn in what way the material choice has an impact on the quality of indirect restorations.

Technical approaches

While the aforementioned presentation of MUDr. Josef Kunkela, Ph.D. may be interesting for dental technicians as well, there will be five speakers who focus exclusively on technical approaches.

Giuliano Moustakis, MDT, who currently runs a dental lab in Falkensee, Germany, will reveal how to produce aesthetic monolithic restorations using KATANA™ Zirconia, Esthetic Colorant and instruments for surface texturing. The dyeing liquids creating individual optical effects are applied immediately after milling and fixed during sintering – a Zero Bake Technique! His lecture will be in German.

A time-saving, yet highly aesthetic One-Bake Technique will be demonstrated by Nondas Vlachopoulos, MDT, the owner of AestheticLab in Athens, Greece, while Daniele Rondoni, MDT from Savona in Italy will introduce his approach to micro-layering to the audience – the 4.4.1 Micro-Layering Technique. Depending on the position in the mouth and the age of the patient, the speaker uses different cutback designs and material combinations from internal stains and luster porcelain to liquid ceramics to finish KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered restorations.

A more complex layering approach will be presented by Alek Aronin, MDT, the owner of the Dental Laboratory and Morphology School in Spain. In a lecture and hands-on presentation titled Internal Stains on Refractory with Noritake EX-3, he equips the audience with knowledge on how to imitate nature as closely as possible with the aid of the Internal Stain Technique.

And last but not least, the owner of ACH Dental Laboratory in Athens, Greece – Andreas Chatzimpatzakis, MDT – will elaborate on White-Pink Aesthetics.

Plan your visit now!

To access the complete schedule, please visit our website, www.kuraraynoritake.eu. The website also offers in-depth information about the speakers. For those who are unable to attend a session that attracts their interest, the lectures and hands-on demonstrations will be broadcasted online and will also be available on demand.