Consultants’ Comments
- “Easy to dispense; nice, small syringe and tips!”
- “Good shade match and esthetics.”
- “Flows well around pins and posts.”
- “Other shades (opaque and blue) are needed for better contrast to tooth structure.”
- “The instructions were not clear on which bonding agent is recommended for use with FormCore DC.”
Description
FormCore DC is a dual-cured, radiopaque, flowable composite core material. It is dispensed from a 1:1 auto-mix mini-syringe in a single A3 enamel shade. Working time is 1.5 minutes. The material can be light cured in 40 seconds, or it self cures in three minutes. The kit evaluated includes a 5-ml auto-mix mini-syringe, 10 mixing tips, and 10 intraoral tips. Twenty-nine consultants evaluated FormCore DC in over 193 procedures. This product received a 93% clinical rating.
Product Features
FormCore DC received very good ratings in all categories evaluated. The ease of auto-mix dispensing and the minimal-waste tips were the most-liked features. The viscosity of the material was generally well-accepted, adapting nicely to tooth structure. Because of the flowable nature of FormCore DC, a matrix is often required to contain the material. The dual-cure feature was appreciated for both the quick setting of the material with light curing and for larger and deeper cores where complete light curing may not be possible. Working time is adequate, with few bubbles and voids noticed during dispensing. Cutting resistance of FormCore DC is very similar to tooth structure, and there were no reports of fracture of the material. The A3 shade provides good color match to tooth structure, but makes visualization of the tooth-core interface difficult in posterior areas when preparing the teeth for crowns. Multiple consultants would have liked a bonding agent included in the kit. Overall, 88% of consultants found FormCore DC to be equivalent to or better than their current core material. Fifty-eight percent indicated that they would switch to FormCore DC, and 88% would recommend it to a colleague.
