Heraeus’ Venus Diamond demonstrates low stress rate in new study

Heraeus' photopolymerising dental composite Venus Diamond has had its low stress performance highlighted in a study at the recent International Heraeus Symposium.

During the event, Dr Jack Ferracane, professor and chair at the Oregon Health and Science University, gave a presentation highlighting how volumetric shrinkage for dental composites is inevitable following light curing.

This shrinkage can typically cause stress that compromises the adhesion and sealing of dental composite restorations, with clinical studies showing that different brands offer varying performance in this respect.

However, Venus Diamond was shown to have one of the lowest stress magnitudes among all the products tested, delivering a strong performance regardless of the testing system used.

Sonny Serreno, Heraeus' director of scientific and clinical affairs, said: "Our five years of extensive research have produced a patented chemistry that allows Venus Diamond to exhibit minimal shrinkage stress, which makes it ideal for both direct and indirect restorations."

Earlier this month, the company announced the launch of StatStone Gypsum, a new material that can be used by dentists to create patient-specific custom whitening trays.