An award-winning adhesive and cement duo streamlines indirect workflows, reduces inventory, and offers results that will stand the test of time
Think fast! What’s the first image that comes to mind when hearing the phrase “dental team?” Most people would probably think of a clinician and the practice’s dental staff. But there’s another kind of team that plays a starring role in treatment success, and it’s not human. It’s a team of materials, specifically, a team of BISCO materials.
Just like competing personalities, different formulations of dental materials don’t always work well together. So, it’s critical to find products that blend well and ultimately achieve a successful restoration. For Robert Mokbel, DDS, DSO, the key to creating a reliable bond during crown-and-bridge cementation is relying on a team of 2 BISCO products: Duo-Link Universal and All-Bond Universal.
“Adhesive dentistry has completely revolutionized dental treatment from the way we knew it 35 years ago,” said Dr. Mokbel, a prosthodontist and clinical assistant professor at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC. While he noted that the gold standard for indirect restorations used to be—quite literally—gold, today's dentists commonly prescribe zirconia crowns. "BISCO has made zirconia cementation very simple and very reliable," he added.
Duo-Link Universal adhesives resin cement Is specifically formulated for cementation of all indirect restorations and is compatible with all dental materials. Its high degree of conversion in both light- and self-cure modes ensures superior clinical performance, while its unique formulation allows for quick and easy removal of excess cement.
All-Bond Universal is compatible with light-, dual-, and self-cured materials. Versatile and compatible with all resin cements, it does not require an additional activator and offers the flexibility for total-, self-, and selective-etch procedures.
Time-Saving Efficiency
Using this BISCO team has meant that Dr. Mokbel can place crowns with less time, effort, and inventory. Additionally, he reports no patient sensitivity issues, even in deep preparations.
“The fact that this is a dual-cure formula makes it a universal choice for all restorations—not only inlays and onlays, but all kinds of crown and bridge restorations,” he shared. “There is no need to have a different cement for different types of restorations.”
