Heraeus to Launch Venus® Bulk Fill Syringes

SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Heraeus Kulzer, LLC, the leader in advancing dental esthetics and overall dental wellbeing, announced today that as a member of the Venus brand of low stress composites, Venus® Bulk Fill will now be available in syringes this March. The precise syringe delivery of Venus Bulk Fill will provide dentists with an easier, faster restorative solution that is more cost effective per restoration than the traditional incremental layering technique.

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Venus® Bulk Fill is used for bulk filling Class I and II restorations in 4mm increments. In an advanced review, REALITY RESEARCH LAB states that Venus Bulk Fill achieved an 85.3% cure goal at the bottom of proximal box (5.2% better than a competitive bulk fill composite) and had significantly lower shrinkage stress than that of conventional flowables.

"The self-adapting handling properties of Venus Bulk Fill provide the ideal flowability into all cavo-surfaces eliminating the chance for voids that can occur with traditional composites and flowables especially at the most critical area when dealing with Class II type restorations -- the gingival box," says Andrew Shannon, DDS.

Venus Bulk Fill Syringe will be available through distributors starting in March. The inherent value of this system is that it was designed with the dentist in mind: "Venus Bulk Fill combines the benefits of time savings and ease of use, but most importantly empowers dentists to provide their patients with a low stress restoration that produces the ultimate in clinical success – a highly esthetic, long lasting restoration," adds Jennifer Kalinowski, Sr. Product Manager for Heraeus.

For more information on Venus Bulk Fill Syringe, please visit www.heraeusdentalusa.com or call (800) 431-1785.

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About Heraeus

Heraeus, the precious metals and technology group headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is a global, private company with over 155 years of tradition. Our businesses include dental products and biomaterials, precious metals, sensors, quartz glass, and specialty lighting sources. With product revenues approaching euro 2.6 billion and precious metal trading revenues of euro 13.6 billion, as well as more than 12,300 employees in more than 110 companies worldwide, Heraeus holds a leading position in its global markets.

About Heraeus Dental

The Heraeus Kulzer Dental Division aspires to deliver unparalleled innovation and exceptional products that deliver ultimate value to both dental practitioners and laboratories. While product safety and efficacy are always our main goals, we also aim to create value-based products that unlock new levels of productivity in dental practices and dental laboratories. Interrelated products including the Venus brand of low stress composites, Venus White, Flexitime, Gluma and iBond offer exceptional diagnosis, treatment, and restorative care.

Heraeus also collaborates with health care providers, researchers and academic institutions to support community wellbeing and overall oral health. To that end, Heraeus is a corporate supporter of the National Children's Oral Health Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides access to care for thousands of underserved children, and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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