Description

Futar provides a complete line of high-quality, injectable bite registration materials based on A silicone, available in Regular, Fast, Slow, Clear Fast, and Easy versions, designed to save practitioners time and money without sacrificing quality. Each version is tailored to meet diverse clinical needs: Futar D and Futar D Fast offer a hard silicone for precise occlusal impressions, with the Fast version ideal for smaller applications; Futar D Slow provides extended working time for more intricate cases, while Futar Clear Fast delivers rapid setting and water-clear transparency for visual control. Futar Easy and Futar Easy Fast ensure precise occlusal capture, with high Shore-A hardness and easy trim capabilities. Across the range, Futar materials support accurate centric relation/occlusion registration, minimizing adjustments and delivering reliable results.

Manufacturer’s Instructions/Packaging

The instructions are clearly written with a chart depicting the working and setting times for each product for easy reference. The 50-ml cartridges slide into the dispensing gun easily and are convenient to use.

Ease of Application/Viscosity

Extrusion from the cartridge requires very little pressure regardless of which material is used. The viscosity allows application of the material onto the tooth surfaces without slumping and was very smooth. The Futar D Slow appeared runny when initially applied to the tooth surface.

Working/Setting Time

The working and setting times vary depending on which material is used (see above chart). The consultants overwhelmingly preferred the faster set times and commented that the slow set was too slow for clinical situations. However, the Futar D Slow is useful for border molding.

Ease of Removal from the Mouth/Rigidity

All five materials become very rigid after setting but can still be removed from the mouth without locking into undercuts, distorting or tearing.

Quality/Detail

Futar Bite Registration is moisture tolerant and reproduces occlusal relationships very accurately with good detail. As a result, the restorations fabricated using any of the Futar Bite Registration Materials require little occlusal adjustments. Futar Scan does not require reflective powder and can be scanned. Laboratory technicians commented that mounting of casts seemed to be more accurate with the Futar Bite Registration Materials.

Ease of Trimming

All five materials can be trimmed with a bur or a scalpel; however, Futar D Fast is brittle and tends to break or chip when trimmed with a scalpel.