Improves Composite Use, in Every Way.
Shortens polymerization time by up to 80%.
Improves flowability of composites by up to 68%.
Improves marginal density of fillings.
Improves physical properties of fillings.
Reduces shrinkage stresses in the composite.
Wide range of applications.
The Calset product range offers several attachments that can warm up and keep warm multiple and different instruments, attachments and syringes.
Our multi-tray attachment (pictured) holds up to:
- 2 applicators including cartridges
- 2 composite syringes
- 2 composite instruments
- 4 additional cartridges
All attachments are compatible with the Calset composite furnace. This means that attachments can be exchanged quickly and easily depending on the application or treatment. With one set, you have everything you need to get started.
Heating significantly improves the properties of composites.
As soon as the composite is heated to approx. 55°C and placed immediately, a deeper curing and thus a stronger result can be demonstrated with the same curing time.
Heating makes the composite more flowable.
The increased flowability improves the adaptation to the tooth surface and thus significantly improves the marginal density of the filling. If a flowable composite is used in conjunction with a more highly filled composite, shrinkage is higher, as flowable composites are thin and less filled. With a highly filled composite that has been heated, the shrinkage is clearly lower.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Calset also be used to cement fillings?
Dentists at the University of Iowa successfully use Calset to cement fillings.
What effect does heat treatment with the Calset have on polymerization shrinkage?
Heating accelerates the polymerization process. All composites shrink during polymerization, whereby the extent of the shrinkage depends on the properties of the respective composite. Heating causes the maximum achievable degree of polymerization of the respective material to be reached more quickly or with less light output (Table, Prof. Dr. Stansbury). The results of the joint study by Trujillo and Stansbury have been published in “Dental Materials”.
Are there potential negative effects of heating on the physical properties of composite?
This question can be answered with a clear no based on the literature available to date.
Can composite remain in the calset for a whole day?
This is possible for up to 8 hours without fear of premature polymerization. (Stansbury, University of Colorado)
Flowable composites are recommended as a base or “shock absorber” in the posterior region due to their higher elasticity compared to microhybrids. Why should I use heated composite instead of flowables?
The use of flowables as “shock absorbers” is not uncontroversial. See JADA article “Contraction stress of flowable composite materials and their efficacy as stress relieving layers”. For the improvement of the marginal density of heated composite, see “Effect of preheating composite on microleakage in class II restorations”.
Can heated composite damage the pulp?
A study by the University of Georgia (Fred Rueggeberg) has shown that the heating of the pulp chamber remains well below the critical limit when composite heated to 54°C is placed in a filling.
How long does it take for composite to reach the target temperature in the Calset attachment?
After switching on the Calset in the morning, it takes about 10 minutes to warm up. When it is ready, it only takes about 2-3 minutes to heat a cartridge.
Can composite syringes also be heated in the Calset?
Composite can also be added directly from the syringe into the Calset attachment. It then takes about 1-2 minutes to warm up.
Reference Articles
Clinical Applications of Preheated Hybrid Resin Composite– L. J. Rickman, P. Padipatvuthikul and B. Chee
Clinical Benefits of Pre-Warmed Composites– George Freedman
Clinically Relevant Issues Related to Preheating Composites– Maria Daronch, Frederick Rueggeberg, Linda Moss, Mario Fernando de Goes
Composite Film Thickness– Frederick Rueggeberg
Composite Film Thickness at Various Temperatures– R.G. Holmes
Composite Pre-heating: Effects on marginal adaptation, degree of conversion and mechanical properties– Nívea Regina Fróes-Salgadoa, Luciana Maria Silvaa, Yoshio Kawanob, Carlos Franccia, Alessandra Reisc, Alessandro D. Loguercio
Creating Super Dentin: Using Flowable Composites as Luting Agents to Help Prevent Secondary Caries– Gregg A. Helvey, DDS
Curing Composite Resin at Elevated Temperatures– Douglas A. Terry, DDS
Curing Efficiency of a Direct Composite at Different Temperatures– L. Littlejohn
Decrease in Density (increase in volume) with Increase in Temperature– J. Stansbury
Dental Economics, Pearls for your Practice– Joshua Austin, DDS, FAGD
Effect of intermediate agents and pre-heating of repairing resin on composite-repair bonds– Papacchini F., Magni E., Radovic I., Maxxitelli C., Monticellia F., Goracci C., Polimeni A., Ferrari M.
Effect of multiple preheating cycles on hardness of composite materials– A. Pokorny
Effect of pre-cure temperature on the bonding potential– Amerigo Cantoro, Cecilia Goracci, Federica Papacchini, Claudia Mazzitelli, Giovanni Maria Fadda, Marco Ferrari
Effect of Precuring Warming on Mechanical Properties of Restorative Composites– Kareem Nada, Omar El-Mowafy
Effect of Pre-heated Composite on In-Vitro Intrapulpal Temperature Rise– M. Daronch
Effect of pre-heating composite resin on gap formation at three different temperatures– Nilabh Choudhary, Sharad Kamat, TM Mangala, and Mohan Thomas
Effect of Pre-Heating Composite on Microleakage in Class II Restorations– J.B. Linger
Effect of pre-heating on depth of cure and surface hardness of light-polymerized resin composites– AJD Munoz
Effect of Preheating on Microhardness & Viscosity– Ayub Santos
Effect of Preheating on Microhardness and Viscosity of 4 Resin Composites
– Karen V. Ayub, DDS, MSc; Gildo C. Santos, Jr., DDS, MSc, PhD; Amin S.
Rizkalla, BSc, MEng, PhD; Richard Bohay, DMD, MSc; Luis Fernando
Pegoraro, DDS, MSc, PhD; José H. Rubo, DDS, MSc, PhD; M. Jacinta M.C.
Santos, DDS, MSc, PhD
Effect of Pre-Heating on Some Physical Properties of Composite Resin– Myoung Uk Jin, Sung Kyo Kim
Effect of Pre-heating on the Viscoelastic Properties of Dental Composite Under Different Deformation Conditions– Kyung Hyun Ahn, Sanghyuk Lim, Kee Yeon Kum and Seok Woo Chang
Effect of Pre-heating on the Viscosity and Microhardness of a Resin Composite– S. Lucey, C. D. Lynch, N. J. Ray, F. M. Burke & A. Hannigan
Effects of Pre-heating Resin Composite on Flowability– James Broome
Effects of Pre-heating Resin Composite on Restoration Microleakage– WC Wagner, MN Asku, AL Neme, JB Linger, FE Pink, S Walker
Effect of Repeated and Extended Heating on Conversion of Composites– M. Daronch
The Effect of Temperature on Composite Polymerization Stress and Degree of Conversion– Fernando C. Calheiros, Marcia Daronch, Frederick A. Rueggeberg, Roberto R. Braga
The Effect of Temperature on Hardness of a Light-curing Composite– I. Krejci
Flexural Strength of Preheated Resin Composites and Bonding Properties to Glass-Ceramic and Dentin– Matthias Richard Kramer, Daniel Edelhoff and Bogna Stawarczyk
Improving the Polymerization of Composite Resins– Mitch Conditt, Karl Leinfelder
Influence of Initiator System and Temperature on Real Time Double Bond Conversion– K. Vogel
Influence of pre-cure temperature on Vickers microhardness– Torres Caneppele
The Influence of Temperature on the Efficacy of Polymerization of Composite Resin– Wedad Y. Awiliya, BDS.MSC
Monomer Conversion of Pre-heated Composite– M. Daronch
A New Technique for Placement of Posterior Composite– Richard Trushkowsky
Polymerization Kinetics of Pre-Heated Composite– M. Daronch, F. A. Rueggeberg, M. F. De Goes, R. Giudici
Porcelain Laminate Veneer Insertion Using a Heated Composite Technique– Gregg A. Helvey, DDS
Pre-Heated Composite: Temperature Effect on Monomer Conversion and Contraction Stress– Marcia Daronch
Pre-heating mitigates composite degradation
– Jessika Calixto da SILVA, Rogério Vieira REGES, Inara Carneiro Costa
REGE, Carlos Alberto dos Santos CRUZ, Luís Geraldo VAZ, Carlos ESTRELA,
Fabrício Luscino Alves de CASTRO
Pre-heated Resin Composite. Temperature Effects on Monomer Conversion and Kinetics– M. Daronch
Pre-heating of high-viscosity bulk-fill resin composites:Effects on shrinkage force and monomer conversion. Journal of Dentistry– Taubock Tobias T, Tarle Zrinka, Marovic Danijela, Attin Thomas.
Recipe for Success– Douglas L. Lambert, DDS
Temperature and Curing Time Affect Composite Sorption and Solubility– Fabricio Luscino Alves de Castro, Bruno Barbosa Campos, Kely Firmino Bruno, Rogerio Vieira Reges
Temperature Influence on the Depth of Cure of a Composite– P. Burtscher
Thermal Effects on Composite Photopolymerization Monitored by Real-time NIR– M. Trujillo
Thermal Effects on Photopolymerization Stress Development– M. Trujillo-Lemon
Thermally Assisted Flow and Polymerization of Composite Resins– Joshua Friedman
Use of Near-IR to Monitor the Influence of External Heating on Dental Composite Photopolymerization– J. W. Stansbury
Warming Up to Composites– George Freedman