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Assessment of Practitioner Satisfaction With new Simplified-Shade Composite Solution

Objectives: The following beta-test aimed to gather feedback from dentists using a new simplified-shade composite solution in daily practice for anterior and posterior restorations.
Methods: From April 1^st to June 30^th 2023 a beta-test with the new Venus Diamond/Pearl PURE Shade line was conducted in Western Europe, North America and Australia. The dentists received a test package with the four new shades LIGHT, MEDIUM, DARK and BLEACH for usage with monochromatic layering in the anterior and posterior and were asked for feedback concerning perceived simplification, colour matching and usage. Data was collected and analysed in Microsoft Excel.
Results: In total feedback from 155 dentists, placing approximately 6714 restorations in class I – V cavities, was gathered. 70% of dentists associated the benefit of simplified application as high with the new simplified anterior shade system, 65% of dentists rated the benefit of high “mistake” tolerance in colour selection as high and 57% of dentists rated the benefit of saving time as high (table 1). High satisfaction with the colour match was achieved in all cavity classes (table 2).
Conclusions: The four new shades fulfill the demands for maximum anterior simplicity, thus saving time, minimizing “colour” mistakes and at the same time deliver pleasing aesthetics in the anterior and posterior.

Division:
Meeting: 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Year: 2024
Final Presentation ID: 0504
Abstract Category|Abstract Category(s): Dental Materials 7: Color and Appearance (Esthetics)

Authors

Leyer, Andrea ( Kulzer , Hanau , Germany )

Schweppe, Janine ( Kulzer , Hanau , Germany )

Herr, Annika ( Kulzer , Hanau , Germany )

Herrera Faure, Cristobal ( Kulzer , Hanau , Germany )

Schiffer, Anna-maria ( Kulzer , Hanau , Germany )

Financial Interest Disclosure: All authors are employed at Kulzer GmbH.

SESSION INFORMATION

Poster Session
Color & Appearance (Esthetics) I
Thursday, 03/14/2024 , 11:00AM - 12:15PM

TABLES

Table 1

	High	Medium	Very limited/none
Simplified application/protocols	70%	25%	6%
Higher "mistake" tolerance in colour selection	65%	31%	5%
Gains in efficiency	59%	34%	7%
Saving time	57%	31%	12%
Less stock	54%	34%	13%
Possibility to differentiate between highly and simplified anterior restorations	40%	52%	8%

Table 1: Feedback of dentists to which degree they associated the specified practitioner benefits with the simplification of anterior restorations.
Table 2

Light					Dark
	Highly satisfactory	Satisfactory	Acceptable	Insufficient		Highly satisfactory	Satisfactory	Acceptable	Insufficient
Class I + II	50%	42%	7%	1%	Class I + II	46%	37%	15%	3%
Class III	45%	41%	13%	1%	Class III	39%	42%	14%	5%
Class IV	38%	38%	20%	3%	Class IV	37%	38%	16%	8%
Class V	43%	41%	14%	3%	Class V	47%	32%	17%	5%
Medium					Bleach
	Highly satisfactory	Satisfactory	Acceptable	Insufficient		Highly satisfactory	Satisfactory	Acceptable	Insufficient
Class I + II	60%	32%	8%	0%	Class I + II	36%	45%	17%	1%
Class III	55%	36%	8%	0%	Class III	33%	49%	15%	3%
Class IV	46%	35%	16%	2%	Class IV	42%	36%	20%	2%
Class V	53%	35%	12%	1%	Class V	36%	38%	25%	2%

Table 2: Feedback of dentists (excluding non-testers) concerning the rating of colour matching according to cavity classes.