Icon – Caries Infiltrant smooth surface
- Gentle method for counteracting cariogenic white spots – with an esthetic side effect
- No unnecessary loss of healthy hard tissue
- User-friendly and patient-friendly application process in only one sitting
Indications: One method – many possibilities
Vestibular treatment
Icon smooth surface is used to treat white spots in vestibular areas.
The principle is: Air and water entrapments in the tooth have a lower refractive index than intact tooth structure.
This leads to unesthetic discolorations. Icon balances out this difference and the appearance blends in with the healthy enamel.
Step by Step
Vestibular treatment: Icon and white spots
Tips from the practice
1. Re-etching »older« inactive white spots
- You can etch multiple times if there is a very thick pseudo-intact surface layer.
- If the white discoloration disappears within a few seconds when ethanol (Icon-Dry) is applied, then it is sufficiently etched.
- If the opaque discoloration remains, then the etching process should be repeated.
- Up to three etching steps for two minutes per lesion are possible.
2. Before/after documentation
- Optimize your patient communication process by taking before and after pictures.
- These photos give your patients definitive proof about the success of the treatment.
3. Fluorosis and other white spots
- Even non-cariogenic enamel changes can be treated with Icon.
- Experiences in practice show: Patients with fluorosis can be successfully treated, where it has proved useful to repeat the etching steps multiple times. Awaiting confirmation from clinical studies.
- Enamel changes caused by trauma have been successfully treated. Awaiting confirmation from clinical studies.
Price: FROM £385
Icon – Caries Infiltrant smooth surface
- Gentle method for counteracting cariogenic white spots – with an esthetic side effect
- No unnecessary loss of healthy hard tissue
- User-friendly and patient-friendly application process in only one sitting
Treat earlier – preserve longer
- Esthetic results on smooth surfaces
- Caries arrest at an early stage
- Preservation of healthy tooth structure
- Pain-free method, without anesthesia, or drilling
Challenges in the practice
Initial caries lead to changes in shade on smooth surfaces: white spots
Until now, there has never really been a satisfactory solution for treating these white spots, which often occur after removing dental braces.
Areas between teeth are at risk but difficult to access
Proximal areas are not only a problem when brushing. Caries can form here quite easily, which are diffi cult not only to detect, but also for the dentist to reach physically.
Invasive treatment leads to a large loss of healthy tooth structure.
Particularly in cases of proximal caries, there is an unfavorable ratio of healthy tooth to caries that must be removed.
Can this problem be solved? It can. You can.
Icon: The answer
Caries infiltration with Icon fills the gap between prophylaxis and filling. In addition, this treatment optically blends in the lesion with the healthy enamel. This innovative method can therefore be used for esthetic treatments of front teeth, where appearance plays an important role.
Incipient caries before treatment
Cariogenic acids attack the enamel and draw out minerals. The tooth becomes porous.
After treatment
By sealing the pore system, acids can no longer penetrate into the lesion, thus stopping the progression of the caries at an early stage.
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The ICON treatment starts from £385
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