Consultants’ Comments

• “Easy placement on teeth compared with other bite registration materials.”
• “Good detail and easy removal.”
• “Working time is good, but I would prefer a faster set time.”
• “Brittle-thin sections break apart.”

Description

O-Bite is a vinyl polysiloxane bite registration material. It is designed to be firm for easy trimming but has flexibility to resist locking into undercuts. The material is dispensed from a 50-ml, dual-barreled cartridge for use with a standard Type 50, 1:1 dispensing gun. Auto-mix tips included in the standard kit are designed to reduce material waste. Working time is 30 seconds, with a 90-second set time in the mouth. O-Bite is available in an orange color and scent and has a neutral taste. Each kit contains four, 50-ml cartridges of material plus 15 mixing tips. Twenty-nine consultants evaluated O-Bite for 315 procedures. This product received a 92% clinical rating.

Product Features

O-Bite received very good ratings in all categories evaluated. In particular, the most-liked features included the ease of application, the pleasant scent and lack of taste, the rigidity, and the detail of the bite impression. The viscosity of the material was also well-received. The material stays on the teeth when dispensed and is not runny. Ease of removal of the set material was found to be excellent. Material rigidity and tear resistance received high marks. Working time was reported as excellent. Additionally, most consultants appreciated the moderate setting time, although some preferred a faster-setting material. Overall, 90% of the consultants found O-Bite to be equivalent to or better than their current bite registration material. Fifty-four percent indicated that they would switch to O-Bite, and 81% would recommend the product to a colleague.