Restore with StyleItaliano!
Promotional FeaturesPosted by: Dental Design 15th March 2024
Optident Sales Specialist, Richard Dunne, talks through the StyleItaliano Direct Workflow, designed to deliver restorative and aesthetic excellence
Optident is very well known in the dental industry, with almost four decades supporting clinicians and dental practices with innovative dental products and related high-quality education to enhance clinical excellence.
As part of Henry Schein, our dedicated product specialists help customers, not just with tailoring purchases to their unique needs but also by providing ongoing support and education as a core part of our company values.
Optident aims to align with product providers, manufacturers, and key opinion leaders who share the same values of championing high-quality products that deliver the best clinical outcomes and patient care.
Optident and StyleItaliano
In our quest to bring more simplicity and predictability to everyday restorative dentistry, Optident offers the StyleItaliano Direct Workflow, developed and accredited by StyleItaliano, and delivered by Optident.
This carefully constructed workflow combines nine stages of simple techniques, handpicked equipment and materials, and dedicated learning programmes to cover all aspects of restorative dentistry and complete smile makeovers.
The StyleItaliano Direct Workflow
Stage 1: Photography and documentation
It all starts with dental photography and documentation, which are vital first steps in diagnosis and treatment planning that also serve as an important visual aid for clinicians to communicate procedures, treatments, and results to patients.
The StyleItaliano Direct Workflow recommends the use of the Smile Lite MDP2, an easy-to-use, plug-and-play device for the smartphone that does not need any special app, calibration, or specific training to make professional dental photography accessible to dental professionals.
Stage 2: Tooth whitening
The White Dental Beauty system is known around the world for its high-quality whitening gels and dissolving whitening strips to provide the ideal foundation for aesthetic restorative dentistry.
The system’s whitening gels have a variety of different strengths and all contain NOVON®, Optident’s patented whitening compound that swiftly raises the pH, so an alkaline environment is reached more quickly for faster whitening results.
Stage 3: Loupes and magnification
Magnification and illumination are important tools in restorative procedures to ensure accuracy and precision, while helping to improve posture and reduce strain on the eyes, neck, and back.
PeriOptix professional dental loupes help to ensure optimum edge-to-edge clarity in a large viewing field. A choice of magnification strengths and stylish, custom manufactured frames ensure clinician’s needs can be met with an effective, elegant, and comfortable solution.
Stage 4: Preparing and cleaning
Creating a clean tooth surface is essential in all aspects of a smile makeover, from bonding and restorative procedures to removing stains from all tooth aspects, even in hard-to-reach areas.
AquaCare combines air polishing and air abrasion in one unit for highly effective cleaning and stain removal as well as cutting, cavity preparation, and caries removal, while also treating sensitivity.
Stage 5: Matrix systems
An effective matrix system is a key structure in direct anterior restorations to recreate the natural tooth shape and interproximal contact for highly aesthetic results.
Unica anterior is the simple yet ideal matrix for anterior restorations including class III, IV, V, direct stratification composite veneers, and shape modifications. The placement wings allow for easy positioning and matrix adaptation, while its contoured shape adapts easily to the different morphologies of anterior teeth, making it possible to restore both interproximal and cervical margins at once.
Stage 6: Shade taking
Shade taking is an important step in restorative procedures to provide aesthetically pleasing restorations, which blend in with the patient’s existing dentition. Shade matching is usually performed using plastic shade guides that don’t always give a true reflection of the restorative material, while differences in colour, light and tooth characteristics can make it hard to select the right shade.
My Shade Guide provides the components, tools, and accessories to create personalised shade guides, to provide the exact cured shade of the composite material, and reliably predict the outcome of the restoration with a true reflection of the image and colour every time.
Stage 7: Restoring
A good composite system to restore function and aesthetics is a fundamental part of every smile makeover. With increasing patient demand for whiter, brighter smiles and lasting aesthetic results, many composite systems present challenges with shade matching and blending composites into the natural tooth.
Evanesce Universal Restorative is a nano-enhanced, light-cured, packable, and highly aesthetic resin-based composite for both anterior and posterior restorations, designed to blend with the surrounding hard tissues. It offers putty-like, slump-free handling, high polishability, and excellent shade matching to the VITA shade guide.
Stage 8: Sculpting
Composite restorations can be challenging without the right instrumentation for modelling and sculpting. LM Arte is a set of innovative instruments designed for aesthetic restorations, and especially for composite layering. Each instrument is colour-coded and designed for a specific purpose, crafted from DuraGrade Max Steel, with an ergonomic handle for complete control.
Stage 9: Finishing and polishing
Finishing and polishing provide aesthetic vitality to the final restoration. ASAP (All Surface Access Polishers) achieve ultimate polish on all composite surfaces – zirconia, lithium disilicate, and most ceramic materials.
Lucida Diamond Paste is a sub-micron water-soluble patented polishing compound, that spreads perfectly on the tooth surface during polishing and washes off immediately when water is applied. It is a simple chairside polishing system that provides a natural, high-lustre finish.
The Confident Smile Makeover
Optident and Henry Schein also offer the Confident Smile Makeover, a comprehensive solution for clinicians to introduce a full smile makeover workflow in their practice. This can work hand in hand with the StyleItaliano Direct Workflow, adding an aligner system into the mix to straighten misaligned teeth before moving onto the restorative steps.
The Confident Smile Makeover also offers education and hands-on training, in conjunction with the IAS Academy, to teach clinicians, at every level of experience, all they need to know about getting started on clear aligner treatment, as well as a specific course with Tif Qureshi on the Confident Smile Makeover.
Clinicians seeking comprehensive support for achieving both aesthetic and functional results will find a powerful solution in the combined offering of the StyleItaliano Direct Workflow and Confident Smile Makeover. This extensive suite provides access to a vast array of products, paired with dedicated training and ongoing support, empowering clinicians to confidently achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Discover more about the StyleItaliano Direct Workflow.
Find out more about Optident’s educational courses.
All of the products mentioned are available to order via www.optident.co.uk
If you would like to arrange a practice visit with one of our specialists, please email sales@optident.co.uk or call 01943 605050.
