RESTORATIVES

Simply
beautiful
GRADIA® DIRECT
Composite Restoratives
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From simple imperfections to complete, high-end, multi-layered restorations,
GRADIA® DIRECT restoratives provide you with simply beautiful results.

Designed to work together, the easy-handling, non-sticky GRADIA DIRECT family

of premier composites:
• Employs the latest in micro and nano technologies
• Offers unmatched handling
• Features natural, lifelike coloring and characteristics
• Blends into the surrounding tooth structure to create stunning restorations
• Allows 90% of restorations to be done with only one shade
• Is brushable and not sensitive to ambient light

With GRADIA DIRECT composites, you can take your time crafting the most
beautiful restorations possible.

Stay out of the shrinkage red zone.

Stress Rate (MPa/min)

GRADIA DIRECT’s unique UDMA resin system

Bis-GMA Resins
absorbs polymerization shrinkage stress, reducing
latent energy on bonding interfaces. Reduced
interface stress helps protect margin integrity for
longer lasting, gap free restorations and also
minimizes post-operative sensitivity.

UDMA O = GrandiO* V = Venus* E = Esthet-X*

F = Filtek Supreme Plus Universal Restorative*

Polymerization Shrinkage Stress (MPa) Source: External Test Data - Available Upon Request
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Microfine Composite Restorative

Handling
GRADIA DIRECT provides superior handling capabilities, with
anterior shades that sculpt readily and posterior shades that
offer exceptional strength and body. With plenty of working
time, even in strong ambient light, its non-stick formula allows
you to easily sculpt, shape and contour with unmatched artistry
and precision.

DR. R. NASH
DENTISTRY BY
GRADIA DIRECT Sculpts readily with Can be shaped and Natural looking —
is easy to place a bladed instrument smoothed with a brush for a perfect match
reduced finishing time

Beauty
GRADIA DIRECT attains natural reflectivity through the use of a
multifaceted tooth-like particle structure, providing your restorations with
true-to-life color while rendering them virtually undetectable compared to
other restoratives.
Ordinary restoratives are
The amount of each element and its particle size distribution has been made up of a simple particle
structure (x10,000).
carefully chosen so that when added together, many different interfaces
occur with different reflective properties. The result is internal reflectivity
and optical properties that replicate that of natural teeth.

GRADIA DIRECT
features a diverse, tooth-like
particle structure (x10,000).
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GRADIA® DIRECT is so easy to use that 90% of

restorations can be completed with just one shade.
GRADIA DIRECT not only picks up the color and
BEFORE AFTER
matches the surrounding teeth, it becomes esthetically
“invisible” compared to other restoratives. Class IV

For more complex cases, GRADIA DIRECT features

a simple-to-use Shade Guide (based on the VITAPAN
Classical Shades) that includes unique, 4-step tabs to help
BEFORE AFTER
you judge the influence of material thickness on a
particular shade. By positioning one shade thickness over Class V
another, you can easily gauge the effect of shade layering.
Esthetic Dentistry by Dr. Wynn Okuda, Past President and Accredited Member
of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Private Practice in Honolulu, Hawaii

BEFORE AFTER

Multi-Shade Layering Guide

Class I & II

POSTERIOR OR UNIVERSAL POSTERIOR OR UNIVERSAL

STANDARD SHADES OUTSIDE SHADES
Class III

ANTERIOR OR UNIVERSAL
INSIDE SHADES (OPAQUE)

ANTERIOR OR UNIVERSAL
STANDARD SHADES
Class IV

JUNIOR

ANTERIOR OR UNIVERSAL OUTSIDE SHADES

ADULT SENIOR
Class V

ANTERIOR OR UNIVERSAL ANTERIOR OR UNIVERSAL

STANDARD SHADES OUTSIDE SHADES
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A New
Universal Composite
Restoring the X-Factor
GRADIA® DIRECT X simplifies your esthetic
restorations by combining ease of handling and
extreme durability with high polishability for
improved radiopacity and translucency — resulting
in a more universal composite.

Plus, GRADIA DIRECT X offers your patients

excellent wear resistance and a natural feel for
added comfort. And it won't wear away opposing
enamel, either.

The X-Filler
The GRADIA DIRECT X difference is found in its
new nanofiller, which is made of a lanthanide
GRADIA GRADIA
element, to block X-rays, but not visible light. The DIRECT
DIRECT X
result is a nearly 60% increase in radiopacity, as well Posterior
as increased translucency, giving you a much more
universal product that's effective in treating virtually
any patient. GRADIA DIRECT X has 60% higher radiopacity
compared to GRADIA DIRECT Posterior.
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Gradia Direct X’s low modulus absorbs stress High flexural strength provides lasting durability
while minimizing opposing enamel wear. for trouble free restorations.
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Flowables
GRADIA DIRECT's line of flowables features excellent handling characteristics and high fluoride release,
which improves the resistance of teeth to acidic attack to help prevent secondary decay.

GRADIA® DIRECT LoFlo

Specifically designed for easy handling upon placement into the proximal box and
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dentin, GRADIA DIRECT LoFlo provides 55% less shrinkage than the leading
flowable composite on the market, while remaining highly wear-resistant. Its unique
filler offers increased polishability and radiopacity. Plus, LoFlo is also a great
60-second sealant when used over GC G-BOND™.
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GRADIA® DIRECT Flo
GRADIA DIRECT Flo is a highly flowable, fluoride-releasing composite designed to
work in conjunction with GRADIA DIRECT. It offers balanced physical properties,
low-viscosity/high-flow characteristics and direct 20
application. Use it as a liner/base or
sealant, for tunnel preps, or to block out undercuts and restore imperfections.

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G-BOND™ – Effective in all conditions

The perfect complement to the GRADIA DIRECT family, G-BOND is the one-component, one-coat
advanced 7th generation bonding system. G-BOND gives you a strong, long-lasting bond between
light-cured composites, enamel and dentin in all surface conditions. And unlike earlier-generation
bonding agents, G-BOND is an all-in-one etch-desensitize-prime-bond system that is not technique
sensitive and never requires any mixing.

Bond Strength Comparison

Wet or dry, one-step, one-coat G-BOND
creates a consistently reliable bonding
interface that locks onto dentin and G-BOND
Not a trademark of GC America Inc.
MPa

enamel in all surface conditions.

Visit www.got-g.com for more information.

G-BOND Product Codes Xeno IV1
002277 GC G-BOND AdheSE1
Contains: One 5 mL bottle of G-BOND,
iBond1
One Package of 50 Micro-tips, One Micro-tip Handle,
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One Dispensing Dish and Technique Card.

Dentin Uncut Cut Cut
002302 (Unit Dose Package) Enamel Enamel Enamel
Contains: 50 Unit Doses (0.1 mL) of G-BOND, (24 hrs) (20 wks)
One Package of 50 Micro-tip Brushes and Source: Antebi, R.; Nathanson, D.; and Hughes, C.V. (2006), Bond Strength of
Technique Card. Source: Antebi,
Self-Etching R.; Nathanson,
Adhesives to EnamelD.;
andand Hughes,
Dentin C.V.Boston
In-Vitro, (IADR 2006), Bond Strength of Self-Etching
University.
Adhesives to Enamel and Dentin In-Vitro, Boston University.
 GRADIA® DIRECT Anterior - No Barium or FAS fillers for ultimate aesthetics and handling (radiolucent)
Standard
XBW BW A1 A2 A3 A3.5 A4 B1 B2 B3 C3 CV CVD

002275 002050 001988 001989 001990 001991 002042 002274 002043 002044 002045 001993 002048
002273 001983 001967 001968 001969 001970 001976 002272 001977 001978 001979 001972 001982

Inside Opaque Shades Outside Translucent Shades

AO2 AO3 AO4 DT CT GT NT WT CVT

002046 001992 002047 002053 002049 002052 001996 002051 002054

001980 001971 001981 002040 001984 001986 001975 001985 001987

GRADIA® DIRECT Posterior - 6 Shades (radiopaque) GRADIA® DIRECT Flo & LoFlo - 7 Shades (radiopaque)
Outside Translucent Inside Opaque
Standard Standard
P-A1 P-A2 P-A3 P-A3.5 P-WT P-NT BW A1 A2 A3 A3.5 CV AO3

002003 002004 002005 002006 002055 002008 002358 002278 002279 002280 002281 002284 002285
001997 001998 001999 002000 002041 002002 002298 002289 002290 002291 002292 002295 002296

GRADIA® DIRECT X Universal 10 Shades (highest radiopacity) NEW!

Inside Outside Standard
X-AO2 X-WT X-A1 X-A2 X-A3 X-A3.5 X-B1 X-B2 X-C2 X-D2 X-XBW X-BW

002596 002594 002590 002591 002592 002593 002597 002598 002599 002560 002793 002794
002607 002605 002601 002602 002603 002604 002608 002609 002610 002611 002795 002796

GRADIA DIRECT Syringe Refills Related Item Product Codes

Contains: 1 Syringe (2.7 mL each)
002009 GRADIA DIRECT Shade Guide
GRADIA DIRECT Unitip Refills 423000 Unitip Applier
Contains: 20 Tips (0.16 mL each) 423003 Mixing Pads (14B, 5 Pads, 1-5/8" x 2-3/8")
GRADIA DIRECT Unitip Refills
Contains: 10 Tips (0.16 mL each)
GRADIA DIRECT Flo Refills
Contains: 2 Syringe (0.8 mL each)
GRADIA DIRECT LoFlo Refills
Contains: 2 Syringe (0.8 mL each)

CV: Cervical
CVD: Cervical Dark
CVT: Cervical Translucent
CT: Clear Translucent
DT: Dark Translucent
GT: Grey Translucent
NT: Natural Translucent
WT: White Translucent
BW: Bleach White
XBW: Extra Bleach White
Standard (Body) and Inside Special (Dentin) shades
based on the Classic Vita®* Shade Guide.
*Not a trademark of GC America Inc.

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