IPS Empress® Direct Effect, IPS Empress® Direct Opaque and IPS Empress® Direct Color are flowable, light-curing materials for the characterization and customization of direct restorations in anterior and posterior teeth.
The IPS Empress Direct Effect material allows you to faithfully imitate challenging features such as the opalescent characteristics of the natural tooth.
- Available in the variant Trans Opal
- Flowable consistency enables precise characterization
- Application as the covering layer or under the final covering layer
- Can be combined with the sculptable composite IPS Empress Direct and the other Effect materials: IPS Empress Direct Color und IPS Empress Direct Opaque
Effects
- Halo and opalescent effect
- Creation of high translucency in the incisal third
- Accentuation of mamelons
- Repair of composite restorations
Accentuation of mamelons and application pf opalescent effects with IPS Empress Direct Effect Trans Opal
Photos: Dr Eduardo Mahn, Chile
IPS Empress Direct Color is used to faithfully imitate stains and other effects in direct composite resin restorations.
- Available in six shades: white, honey, blue, ochre, brown and grey
- Precise characterization due to very thin cannula
- Undiluted application on composite resin or ceramic
- Application under the final covering layer
- Can be combined with the sculptable composite IPS Empress Direct and the other Effect materials: IPS Empress Direct Effect and IPS Empress Direct Opaque
Effects (depending on the colour)
- Stains
- Accentuation of the dentin core in posterior teeth
- Hypocalcification
- Enamel cracks and enamel spots
- Halo effect
- Translucent or opalescent areas
Inegration of enamel cracks with IPS Empress Direct Color ochre and brown
Photos: Dr Anton Lebedenko, Ivoclar, Liechtenstein
Tip: You can also use IPS Empress Direct Color to characterize indirect composite resin restorations and chairside CAD/CAM-fabricated veneers.
IPS Empress Direct Opaque is a flowable opaquer material that masks undesired discoloured tooth structure, exposed metal surfaces and core build-ups in the anterior and posterior region.
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Available in a universal Opaque shade
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The opaquer needs to be covered with suitable materials
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Can be combined with the sculptable composite IPS Empress Direct and the other Effect materials: IPS Empress Direct Effect and IPS Empress Direct Color
Effect
- Masking of discoloured tooth structure, exposed metal surfaces and core build-ups
Application of IPS Empress Direct Color Opaque
Photos: Final solution
