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GRADIA® DIRECT

Light-Cured, Microfilled Hybrid Composite Resin

About
 
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GRADIA DIRECT is a light-cured, micro-filled hybrid resin composite with microfine pre-polymer resin fillers, a unique coupling agent and urethane dimethacrylate co-monomer matrix. This product offers significant advantages in aesthetics, polishability, wear resistance and fracture toughness. Designed to be the best enamel replacement ever, GRADIA DIRECT has tooth-like color reflection, absorption and life-like optical properties including: brightness, translucency and warmth.

Benefits
  • High fracture toughness
  • Can be highly polished with minimal effort
  • Exceptional color stability before and after light-curing
  • Provides outstanding aesthetics without sacrificing strength, durability and longevity
  • Very durable; exceptionally resistant to occlusal wear, yet kind to opposing dentition
  • Can be cured using a quartz halogen curing light, a plasma arc curing light or LED (Light Emitting Diode) Light
Clinical Cases

Case 1 - Courtesy of Dr. Tsuchiya

  
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Case 2 - Courtesy of Dr Zyman  
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Case 3 - Courtesy of KUL Leuven  
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Downloads
GRADIA DIRECT Chevron 1 Brochure • GRADIA DIRECT Brochure
GRADIA DIRECT Chevron 2 Instructions for Use • GRADIA DIRECT IFU
• GRADIA DIRECT Shade Guide IFU
GRADIA DIRECT Chevron 3 Press Release • GRADIA DIRECT Press Release
GRADIA DIRECT Chevron 4 Safety Data Sheets • GRADIA DIRECT: Anterior (United States)
• GRADIA DIRECT: Posterior (United States)
• GRADIA DIRECT: Anterior (Canada - English)
• GRADIA DIRECT: Posterior (Canada - English)
• GRADIA DIRECT: Anté́rieur (Canada - Français)
• GRADIA DIRECT: Posté́rieur (Canada - Français)
• GRADIA DIRECT: Anterior (Latin America - English)
• GRADIA DIRECT: Posterior (Latin America - English)
Features
  • Light-cured
  • Color stable
  • Superior finish
  • Single shade simplicity
  • High wear resistance for posterior restorations
  • Plenty of working time, even in strong ambient light
  • Not sticky, so it shapes and sculpts easily; material can be add or removed with an artist’s brush
  • Low modulus of elasticity permits exceptional resistancy to bending and cracking caused by occlusal forces
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G-ænial™ Flo &
G-ænial™ Universal Flo		 G-aenial Sculpt Related Product to GRADIA DIRECT
G-ænial Sculpt®
Clear, VPS Material for
Bite Registration		 Flowable Composite Light-Cured,
Universal Nano Hybrid
Compactable Composite
     
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GRADIA® DIRECT Flo		 GRADIA DIRECT LoFlo Related Product to GRADIA DIRECT
GRADIA® DIRECT LoFlo		 KALORE Related Product to GRADIA DIRECT
KALORE™
Light-Cured, Flowable Microfilled Hybrid Composite Resin Light-Cured, High Viscosity Flowable HDR Microfilled Hybrid Composite Resin Universal Light-Cured,
Nano Composite
Research & Physical Properties

IADR Abstract - Chemical degradation of dental composite resins after extract treatments

IADR Abstract - Effects of polishing methods on the composite resin surface

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GRADIA DIRECT Information
 Average Particle Size (Microns)   0.85
 Shelf Life  3 Years
 Type of GRADIA DIRECT  Conventional Hybrid


Depth of Cure (mm)
Curing Time for Gingival Wall Increment

 Cure Time  Cure % (Gingival compared to Occlusal Surface)
 20 seconds  69
 40 seconds  76 (did not reach 80% goal)


Filler Content (%)

Product Volume Weight
 GRADIA DIRECT Anterior Shades  64 73
 GRADIA DIRECT Posterior Shades  65 77


Porosity

 Version  Shade  % of voids
 GRADIA DIRECT Anterior  A2E  2.4
 GRADIA DIRECT Posterior  CT  2.0


Translucency/Opacity (T/O)

 Shade  % (0% is clear, 100% is totally opaque)
 A2E  58
 AO2  71
 AO4  79
 BWE  68
 CT  19
 CV  64
 CVD  67
 DT  40
 GT  25
 NT  30
 WT  49


Volumetric Shrinkage

 Measured at light-cured times  GD Anterior A2  GD Posterior A2
 5 seconds  1.8%  1.5%
 10 seconds  1.9%  1.6%
 5 minutes after end of curing
 (40 sec.)		  2.7%  2.3%


Working Time under Dental Unit Light Shades

Version Description
 22 Anterior  Nine enamel shades keyed to Vita (A1, A2, A3, A3.5, A4, B1, B2, B3 and C);
 3 dentin shades keyed to Vita (AO2, AO3 and AO4); 2 additional enamel
 shades (CV and CVD); 2 bleach shades (BW and XBW); 6 translucents (NT,
 CT, DT, WT, GT and CVT). CV and CVD are slightly darker than A4, while
 BW is lighter than B1 and XBW is lighter than BW).
 6 Posterior  Four shades keyed to Vita (P-A1; P-A2; P-A3; P-A3.5). There are also 2
 translucents (P-NT; P-WT).
SKU Information
Item Number Description
001988 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A1
001989 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A2
001990 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A3
001991 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A3.5
002042 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A4
002046 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe AO2
001992 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe AO3
002047 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe AO4
002274 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe B1
002043 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe B2
002044 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe B3
002050 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe BW
002045 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe C3
002049 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CT
001993 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CV
002048 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CVD
002054 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CVT
002053 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe DT
002052 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe GT
001996 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe NT
002003 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A1
002004 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A2
002005 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A3
002006 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A3.5
002008 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-NT
002055 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-WT
002051 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe WT
002275 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe XBW
001967 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A1 (20)
001968 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A2 (20)
001969 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A3 (20)
001970 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A3.5 (20)
001976 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A4 (10)
001980 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip AO2 (10)
001971 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip AO3 (20)
001981 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip AO4 (10)
002272 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip B1 (10)
001977 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip B2 (10)
001978 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip B3 (10)
001983 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip BW (10)
001979 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip C3 (10)
001984 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CT (10)
001972 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CV (20)
001982 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CVD (10)
001987 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CVT (10)
002040 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip DT (20)
001986 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip GT (10)
001975 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip NT (20)
001997 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A1 (20)
001998 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A2 (20)
001999 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A3 (20)
002000 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A3.5 (20)
002002 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-NT (20)
002041 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-WT (20)
001985 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip WT (10)
002273 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip XBW (10)
Technical Tips

GRADIA DIRECT & GC Fuji Filling LC Class II Sandwich Restoration
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 1 Apply GC Self Conditioner to prepared cavity. Leave for 10 seconds.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 2 Blow dry for 5 seconds. Do NOT rinse.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 3 Apply mixed GC Fuji Filling LC as a base of using CR syringe.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 4 Light-cure GC Fuji Filling LC for 20 seconds.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 5 Apply G-BOND (bonding agent) to bonding surfaces and wait 10 seconds.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 6 Thin with high pressure air syringe and light-cure for 10 seconds.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 7 Apply GRADIA DIRECT composite. Sculpt and shape as needed.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 8 Light-cure for 20 seconds.
GRADIA DIRECT TT Image 9 Finish and polish final restoration.
Video Library
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GRADIA DIRECT Chevron 5 Shopping Cart Information
Item Number Description Quantity
001988 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A1
001989 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A2
001990 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A3
001991 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A3.5
002042 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe A4
002046 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe AO2
001992 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe AO3
002047 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe AO4
002274 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe B1
002043 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe B2
002044 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe B3
002050 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe BW
002045 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe C3
002049 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CT
001993 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CV
002048 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CVD
002054 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe CVT
002053 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe DT
002052 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe GT
001996 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe NT
002003 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A1
002004 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A2
002005 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A3
002006 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-A3.5
002008 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-NT
002055 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe P-WT
002051 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe WT
002275 GRADIA DIRECT Syringe XBW
001967 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A1 (20)
001968 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A2 (20)
001969 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A3 (20)
001970 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A3.5 (20)
001976 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip A4 (10)
001980 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip AO2 (10)
001971 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip AO3 (20)
001981 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip AO4 (10)
002272 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip B1 (10)
001977 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip B2 (10)
001978 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip B3 (10)
001983 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip BW (10)
001979 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip C3 (10)
001984 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CT (10)
001972 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CV (20)
001982 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CVD (10)
001987 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip CVT (10)
002040 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip DT (20)
001986 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip GT (10)
001975 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip NT (20)
001997 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A1 (20)
001998 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A2 (20)
001999 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A3 (20)
002000 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-A3.5 (20)
002002 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-NT (20)
002041 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip P-WT (20)
001985 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip WT (10)
002273 GRADIA DIRECT Unitip XBW (10)
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