VOCO GrandTEC

GrandTEC is a glass fibre strand that consists of multiple, densely packed, parallel running glass fibres impregnated with a special light-curing resin. GrandTEC can be shaped before polymerisation, cured with conventional polymerisation devices and is compatible with all standard, light-curing composites and flowables. The glass fibres coalesce with the composite used during polymerisation, wherein a flowable is used for the first layer on the glass fibre and its attachment to the tooth substance. Because GrandTEC is already impregnated with a resin, cumbersome, time-consuming and often uneven wetting of the fibre strands with a bond by the dentist is completely avoided.

Occurring chewing loads are evenly distributed in the restoration by the intensive chemical coalescence of glass fibres and composite. This provides significant improvement in the transverse strength and leads to considerably higher fracture resistance of the restoration. The modern adhesive technique and GrandTEC thus ideally complement each other to yield an innovative concept for stable treatments.

GrandTEC was developed for use in orthodontics, periodontics, traumatology, conservative dentistry and prosthodontics. It can additionally be used for fixing avulsed or loosened tooth as well as for fragment fixation after tooth fracture. GrandTEC also serves as reinforcement in the fabrication of provisional, composite-based crowns and bridges. And in prosthodontics, GrandTEC provides temporary treatment of a space during the osseointegration after inserting an implant.

Restorations achieve the required stability with ease and for the indication at hand with GrandTEC. VOCO is now offering a GrandTEC Test Kit which includes five glass fibre strands, a practice model, application aids, 2 syringes GrandioSO Heavy Flow A3 and accessories.

Indications

• Stabilization of teeth:
  - after orthodontic therapy
  - after periodontal therapy
• For support in traum therapy:
  - for locking and splintig avulsed or loosened teeth
  - fragment fixation after fracture
• For reinforcing / fabricating provisional composite bridges
• For temporary treatment after extraction and replacing a missing tooth using an artificial tooth
• For temporary or semi-permanent treatment of a tooth space using an extracted, natural tooth
• For temporary treatment after placing an implant during the osseointergration of the implant

Advantages
Additional product for reinforcing composite/flow composite in traumatology, periodontics, orthodontics, conservative dentistry and prosthodontics