Consultants’ Comments

• “The specialty shade OXBW is great for use on extremely white teeth.”
• “Stays true to Vita shade guide when cured – nice esthetics in the anterior.”
• “Great handling characteristics – not sticky at all.”
• “Stays where you place it, easy to establish proximal contacts, and good radiopacity.”
• “Body shades are a little opaque.”
• “It would be nice to have individual shade tabs to more accurately determine the shades.”
• “Provide unitips with a smaller tip diameter to facilitate placement in smaller restorations.”

Description

GC KALORE is a low-shrinkage, universal nanofilled composite indicated for use in Class I to V restorations, wedge-shaped defects, root surface cavities, direct veneers, and diastema closures. This composite utilizes new monomer technology from DuPont, in addition to new patented High Density Radiopaque (HDR) fillers from GC America. GC KALORE is formulated with UDMA but contains no Bis-GMA. The HDR pre-polymerized fillers are intended to provide longevity, improved esthetics and handling. GC KALORE is available in 26 shades, including 15 universal shades, 5 opaque shades and 6 translucent shades. Each shade is available in 0.2 g unitips or 4 g syringes which are color-coded. Curing time is 20 seconds with a standard halogen or LED light for most shades. GC KALORE was evaluated by 20 clinical consultants in 507 uses with the unitip delivery. This product received a 91% clinical rating.

Product Features

GC KALORE provides exceptional handling for packing dense restorations and sculpting anatomy and contours. Superior esthetics was obtained when shades were layered; the universal shades alone tended to be slightly opaque. GC KALORE received top ratings for ease and quality of finishing and polishing, shade match after curing and final esthetics. Sixty-five percent of consultants reported that GC KALORE was the same as or better than their currently used composite. Overall, 25% of consultants would switch to it and 60% would recommend GC KALORE to their colleagues.

Clinical Tips

• When layering shades, be sure to cure each layer separately.