Australasian Dentist Issue 93

CATEGORY 74 AUSTRALASIAN DENTIST LINICAL R estorative dentistry is a blend of art and science. One of the most important choices for a dentist is their choice of preferred restorative. Apart from being easy to use, the restorative must look fantastic under a critical patient eye – and stoically stand the test of time for years to come. Your choice of universal composite is critical to the health and endorsement of your patients. Both in the short term and the long term. A new innovative universal composite from Australia has the potential to fulfill all your clinical requirements. Luna 2 (SDI Limited) is a new BPA free universal composite –which is a significant advantage for health-conscious patients. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound used in materials utilized in several industrial and health fields, including many dental composites. An increased release of BPA can lead to the absorption into oral and gastrointestinal mucosa with high risks of local and systemic toxicity. 1 Luna 2 comes as the solution to this problem. the Chameleon Effect. In developing Luna 2, the SDI scientists prioritised shade value and arranged pigments in a logically increasing way. This approach streamlined the shade development for a simpler and faster match to the Vita Classical Shade Guide®. The Luna 2 formulation also mimics lifelike translucency, opalescence, and fluorescence. This means that Luna 2 gives you consistently predictable and more accurate aesthetic results. Luna 2: The Versatile Dental Restorative for Every Dentist Images courtesy of Dr Bill Gergis, Australia But being BPA free is just one benefit. Over 100 dentists worldwide have already used Luna 2 clinically through a special pre- release conducted by SDI. These clinicians have lauded the handling, shade matching and polishability of Luna 2, confirming that Luna 2 will have a strong future. Feedback received from these professionals showed that the composite delivers ease of sculpting, non-sticky consistency, excellent polish, very high radiopacity and reliable mechanical properties. Luna 2 also makes shade matching effortless. Attaining an accurate shade matchcanbeacomplexprocess. It isalso the greatest source of frustration for clinicians and patients. 2 A poor shade selection is usually linked to a poor value (the colour lightness) selection. 3, 4 To improve shade selection accuracy, Luna 2 includes Logical Shade Matching Technology and Images courtesy of Dr Jiovanne Neri, Brazil Translucency in different thicknesses of Luna 2 shade A2 But what about mechanical properties? Luna 2 does not disappoint, offering a high compressive strength of 360 MPa to support robust masticatory forces and a very high flexural strength of 130 MPa to reduce failure risk in areas of high stress, by mitigating tensions of compressive forces. 5 Luna 2 also provides excellent radiopacity of 250% Aluminium, allowing clear differentiation for easy and precise visualisation for diagnosis assistance. Luna 2 is available in syringes and complets (single dose), in 12 shades, including one incisal, two opaques and two extra bleach shades. As if that wasn’t enough, Luna 2 harmoniously blends with Luna Flow, the new SDI universal flowable composite. u REFERENCES: 1. An integrative review on the toxicity of Bisphenol A (BPA) released from resin composites used in dentistry. Lígia Lopes- Rocha,Lara Ribeiro-Gonçalves,Bruno Henriques,Mutlu Özcan,Maria Elizabeth Tiritan,Júlio C. M. Souza. First published: 08 April 2021 https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/350755430_An_integrative_ review_on_the_toxicity_of_Bisphenol_A_BPA_ released_from_resin_composites_used_in_ dentistry 2. Color and Shade Matching. S. Monala; S. Narayanaswamy. https://www.researchgate. net/publication/347993804_Color_and_Shade_ Matching 3. Analysis of variables that can interfere with tooth colour. Masters dissertation. Bernadete Rodrigues do Amaral & Edson Dias da Costa Junior. University of Brasilia, Brazil, 2006. 4. Achieving the predictable composite resin restoration: the nature of colour. David Klaff. INTERNATIONAL DENTISTRY SA VOL. 12, NO. 2 5. The Evaluation of Flexural Strength of Composite Resin Materials with and without Fibre. Mustafa Gundogdu et al (2014), Dentistry Vol 4 Issue 9 1000259 Images courtesy of SDI Limited, Australia