The AP Volution S Color Key Shade Guide offers 4 different translucencies/opacities. The technician can choose according to the stump shade of the patient, which ingot is most suitable to match the patients shade.
Shade Guide - APV S
This material has a high translucency in order to cover the stump shades without discoloration.
Indication: To obtain a natural-looking crown, the HT pellets can be used for the pressing and staining technique. The overall appearance will be a crown with a natural translucency.
The HT + pellets are designed for veneers (depending on the situation) or inlay / onlay restorations that have a very high translucency.
This material has a medium opacity to cover dull colors with slight discoloration.
Indication: To obtain a natural-looking crown, the MT Pellets can be used for the press / cut-back and layering technique or the press and staining technique. It depends on the technician's visual assessment which technique is used.
The opacity of the LT pellets is such that dark colored stumps or certain discolorations can be covered.
Indication: To obtain a natural-looking crown, the LT pellets can be used for the press and layering technique. The additional transparent layer gives the crown a natural look.
The eleven bleach colors are available in different opacities, as LT, MT and HT pellets offer a wide range to choose from.
Indication: To get a natural looking crown, the Bleach Pellets can be used in a variety of scenarios for either pressing and painting or for grinding back and layering.
The technician can even increase the brightness if necessary by mixing a thin layer of transparent white powder with a white modifier.
The APVolution S & Z powder selection offers a wide range of powders that are compatible with the APVolution S pellets
The dull shades are shaped to match the concavity of the APColor Key Shade Guide.
To achieve the best possible color effect, a thin film of Vaseline can be applied to the stump. Here the different color indicators can now be selected based on the opacity in order to come close to the desired color.
