Frequently asked questions
Product Manager Pasi Alander is our product expert on Stick fibre technology: 
"When working with fibre reinforcements it's important to pay particular attention to the following:
1. Placing the fibres in the correct position
2. The amount of fibre required in each case
3. Compatibility of the materials used
4. Cementation of a laboratory-made fibre reinforced structure
5. Right placement of the fibres in the bonding surfaces. Stick, StickNET and everStickC&B fibres are not allowed to cover totally with composite on the bonding sites
Ask from us how to use Stick, StickNET and everStickC&B fibres in the dental laboratory!
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What material can I use for luting a Stick and everStick fibre constructions frame to the teeth?
When using a direct method, Stick and everStick are attached with adhesives or flow-composites. When using an indirect method, the surfaces of the ready fibre frame are dissolved first for five minutes with Stick resin or another suitable resin. After this, luting is done with either dual or chemically curing composite cements.
How many adjacent pontics can you build using Stick and everStick fibre reinforcement material?
According to our experience, we know that bridges with two or more pontics have also been done successfully. In each patient case you must naturally always take into consideration other relevant factors such as the occlusion, the antagonistic material, the amount of fibres used and the placing/positioning of the fibres etc. When the prognosis is good, a fibre bridge for three pontics should last as well as bridges made of other materials. The bridge’s lifespan is determined by the durability of the composite material and of the clinical circumstances.
Anterior region:
1 pontic: 1 everStickC&B or Stick fibre bundle
2 pontics: 2 everStickC&B or Stick fibre bundles
3 pontics: 3 everStickC&B or Stick fibre bundles
Posterior region:
1 pontic: 2 everStickC&B or Stick fibre bundles
2 pontics: 3 everStickC&B or Stick fibre bundles
3 pontics: 4 everStickC&B or Stick fibre bundles
Read more in the everStickC&B and Stick and StickNET user instructions
Can fibre fracture?
Be careful not to cut the fibres in the finishing phase. Because the fibres are almost transparent it is difficult to see it inside the composite.
You should always add a thin layer of flow composite or some other composite around the fibre. The oxygen inhibition layer will be limited to the composite surface only, and the fibre inside the composite will polymerise completely during light polymerisation.
Can Stick and everStick fibres be bonded to ceramics?
Stick fibre frame can be bonded to ceramics just the same way as composite. The crucial thing is to choose the right etching material (hydro fluoric acid) and adhesive, one that is meant to be used especially with ceramics.
What advantages do Stick and everStick fibres offer to dental technicians?
Stick fibres are stronger than metal wires when the acrylic dentures are reinforced. Stick, StickNET and everStickC&B provide an aesthetic and cost-effective method for difficult cases (for instance the ones that tend to break often). Stick technology is a very fast method to build up all kinds of structures, for both acrylic and composite. Using Stick or everStick fibres does not require any big starting investments. In addition, with Stick or everStick fibres know-how you can improve the services the laboratory can offer dentists.
