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White Spot Lesions & ICON

By Lee Ann Brady on 04.06.18Category: Dental Materials, Esthetic Dentistry, Restorative Techniques

White spot lesions can be very frustrating for us as well as our patients. Over the years I have tried many solutions with marginal results and predictability. This year I have ben using a new product from DMG America called ICON and have been impressed with the results. ICON is a translucent resin infiltrate. The process is easy for patients. It does not require anesthesia and is highly successful at removing the white and some brown spot lesions without tooth preparation.

Under isolation, the process begins with a product specific etching gel, and 2-4 rounds of etching that last for minutes. In between each round of etching you use a drying agent that shows you what the appearance of the teeth will be after you apply the resin. If the visible white or brown spots is still there you can do an additional round of etching. Once you are comfortable with what the end result will look like you apply the resin infiltrate and light cure it after application.

Being able to offer my patients an esthetic and conservative solution is exciting. I no longer hesitate to mention the appearance of their anterior teeth in fear that the solutions are restorative and will ultimately then mean lifelong replacement of those restorations.

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  1. Carla Gonzalez says

    March 24, 2019 at 4:28 PM

    How do you bill this to insurance?

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  2. Lee Ann Brady says

    March 24, 2019 at 4:41 PM

    Icon is not currently covered by dental insurance.

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  3. Benjamin Tubo says

    April 28, 2019 at 12:44 PM

    Would the resin prevent any of the treated sites from being whitened in the future? Just as any other resin restoration would not whiten.

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    • Lee Ann Brady says

      May 22, 2019 at 11:45 AM

      Great question, I will have to ask DMG.

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      • Lee Ann Brady says

        May 22, 2019 at 11:52 AM

        Bleaching – Bleaching after Icon and results
        There are some cases with Icon in combination with Bleaching in our Icon Casebook, you can find the Casebook here: https://www.dmg-dental.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Germany/products/Icon_vestibular/Casebook_IconVE_07022019_en.pdf
        There is a study from the University of Cologe – they treated fluorotic teeth with bleaching before using Icon, you can find the abstract here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30342902

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