Penn Composite Stent™

A revolutionary injectable, direct composite veneer process developed by renowned Australian dentist and author, Dr David Penn, using traditional direct bonding with flowable resins injected within a customised dental stent to create the desired aesthetics.

Overview

Study models are evaluated for the most desirably-shaped teeth for each case and a diagnostic wax-up is provided for the dentist prior to stent fabrication. Once the teeth are prepared, the Penn Composite Stent™ is placed in-situ and resin is injected and cured. A fast and effective method, when the stent is removed, the resin veneers are trimmed and polished.

Benefits

  • Conservative tooth preparation.
  • Quick delivery.
  • The patient can participate in aesthetic determination pre-operatively.
  • Very cost-effective.
  • Suitable for temporary or more intermediate solutions.

Considerations

  • Composite wears down.
  • Composite stains and needs upgrading.
  • Aesthetics may not be as good as ceramic veneers.

New generation, flowable resins are available such as: Clearfil Majesty ESFlow (Kuraray), Beautifil® Flow Plus (SHOFU), Premise(Kerr) and G-ænialFlo (GC).