A rise in the popularity of teeth-whitening has led to a new challenge for dentists and dental labs: how to create cosmetic restorations to match the ultra-white teeth many patients now have through bleached dentition. To help satisfy dental patients with bleached teeth who find themselves in need of PFM crowns and bridges or indirect composite restorations, Dentsply Ceramco has launched new shades that enable dentists to more closely match the brighter shades created through in-office and at-home bleaching procedures.
“illuminé White Shades” is the first system available that allows dental technicians to match up to eight shades of white that previously were not available–either as a product or on a dental color chart.
Essentially serving as a new palette of white for the dental industry, the illuminé shades are an extension of the A0 and B0 shades and have an expanded range of colors, ranging from a warm white to a pure white that are whiter and brighter than any other shading system on the market. To introduce dentists and dental lab personnel to this new category of white, Dentsply Ceramco has created the illuminé White Shade Guide for display and use in dental offices and dental labs. The guide will be distributed to labs nationwide, beginning in July. To request a guide or additional information about the illuminé White Shades system, visit www.dentsply.com or call 1-800-487-0100. The new shades, coded i-1 through i-8, are available for many of Dentsply’s top brands, including the Ceramco®3 Porcelain System and in two shades for the Cristobal®+ Indirect Composite System. illuminé shades will soon be available for Cercon® ceram S and Finesse®.
“The new, widely used bleaching procedures have created shades of white that were simply ‘off the charts,’ and we’re pleased to take the lead with this new product and enable dental professionals to continue to meet the needs of today’s patients,” said Tim Mack, Vice President and General Manager of the Burlington, N.J.-based Dentsply Ceramco.
About Dentsply Ceramco
Dentsply Ceramco, founded in 1958 as the first dental porcelain for veneering metal frameworks, is the crown and bridge division of Dentsply International, which designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of products for the dental market. In December 2001, Dentsply Ceramco merged with Degussa-Ney Dental to become the industry’s largest and most comprehensive resource for products and services. Dentsply International has facilities in 22 nations and distributes its dental products in over 100 countries under some of the most well established brand names in the industry. For more information about Dentsply Ceramco, visit www.dentsply.com.