GC EUROPE GRADIA - Manual (Page 3)

INTRODUCTION
Light-cured composites for dental restorations have become popular thanks to their excellent
physical properties and ease of use. With growing demands for higher aesthetics in dental
treatments, also superior quality has become a crucial requirement. This implies a higher
availability of composites of superior aesthetics and quality, next to ceramics.
Dentists and Dental Technicians likewise were seeking a durable dental composite that rivaled the
aesthetics of porcelain: however so far, composite fillers affected the translucency and opalescence
of C&B composite systems. With this as background, GC GRADIA has been developed with all
these requirements in mind.
New GC GRADIA resulted in a high-strength micro-hybrid composite system with the brightness,
translucency and warmth in the oral environment likewise porcelain, useful for inlays, veneers
and crowns.
The aesthetic potential of this composite has been thoroughly reviewed. Instead of the pale
colour that is typical for traditional C&B composites, GC GRADIA features a bright and warm
colour that makes it similar to the best ceramic now available. Once in the mouth, GC GRADIA
has an appearance that closely resembles the natural tooth, which was not feasible with traditional
composites.
GC GRADIA features a high mechanical strength, thanks to its hybrid MFR formulation of polymer
that has reinforced bonding between the organic-inorganic filler and the lightly filled matrix resin.
GC GRADIA shows excellent physical properties such as surface smoothness (typical of MFR
composites) and wear-resistance. It is bio-compatible and kind to opposing dentition. In addition
to the lifelike tooth shades GC GRADIA offers easy to apply opaque materials with excellent flow
and cure properties. The tin, even layers of FOUNDATION OPAQUE and OPAQUE shades mask
color effectively and are easily and quickly light cured. All shades of GC GRADIA polymerize
completely with short irradiation times using the GC STEPLIGHT SL-I during layering and
characterization followed by the GC LABOLIGHT LV-III for final curing. Polymerization results in no
change to GC GRADIA’s colour allowing technicians to see subtle colours of the final restoration
throughout all phases of fabrication.
GC GRADIA introduces a new standard for dental composites with better aesthetics and a wider
range of clinical applications. We believe GC GRADIA will meet the needs of dentists and laboratory
technicians as a restorative material for both anterior and posterior applications in the mouths of
the most aesthetically demanding patients.
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