Consultants’ Comments “Easy to place, flows well, stacks well.” “We really love the extended tips on the unit dose capsules.” “Great color match.” “Provides nice contrast on radiographs.” “Does not mask dark or stained dentin.” “I prefer the bulk-fill composites that do not require a second layer.” “Long curing times.” Description 3M ESPE Filtek Bulk […]
Consultants’ Comments “The best paste system I have ever used.” “An excellent hemostatic agent.” “Love the narrow diameter of the tip.” “Great for use with Class V restorations.” “Hard to rinse off.” Description 3M ESPE Retraction Capsule is an astringent retraction paste supplied in a single-use capsule. The capsule is compatible with common composite dispensers. […]
Consultants’ Comments “So many different uses in one bottle.” “No post-operative sensitivity.” “Now I can keep just one adhesive in the office for every procedure.” “Simplifies bonding procedures.” “No refrigeration required.” “Applicator brushes are large.” “Adhesive is heavily tinted – I would prefer a clear material.” Description Scotchbond Universal Adhesive is a single-component, light-curing adhesive […]
Consultants’ Comments “Wide shade selection.” “The enamel shades give good depth for most anterior multi-layer/shade restorations.” “Composite stays where placed and is easy to sculpt.” “Good color match and very nice surface finish.” “Color wheel is complex.” “Sticky and harder to handle than 3M ESPE Filtek Supreme Plus.” “Organize the shades in the kit. ” […]
Description 3M ESPE Protemp™ Plus Temporization Material is a two-component composite with a new generation of fillers for fabrication of interim restorations. It is indicated for temporization of single- and multiple-unit crowns, bridges, inlays/onlays and veneers, including long-term provisional restorations. It is packaged in 50-mL automix cartridges and is available in five fluorescent shades: A1, […]
Consultants’ Comments “So many different uses in one bottle.” “No post-operative sensitivity.” “Now I can keep just one adhesive in the office for every procedure.” “Simplifies bonding procedures.” “No refrigeration required.” “Applicator brushes are large.” “Adhesive is heavily tinted – I would prefer a clear material.” Description Scotchbond Universal Adhesive is a single-component, light-curing adhesive […]
Consultants’ Comments “A very complete kit.” “This one kit does everything I need!” “Fewer steps than other cements I have tried.” “No post-operative sensitivity.” “No refrigeration required.” “Reduces the number of products I need to keep in the office.” “Great bond strength.” “Excess cement is difficult to remove once it is fully set.” “Add a […]
Consultants’ Comments “Best all-around post/crown cement. I need to have this in my ‘tool box’.” “Easy clean-up during the gel stage.” “No post-operative sensitivity.” “Works great with stainless steel crowns on primary teeth.” “No refrigeration is required.” “Work quickly to avoid cement gelling before seating the restoration.” Description 3M ESPE RelyX Luting Plus Automix is […]
Consultants’ Comments “No trituration required – consistent mixes, great viscosity.” “Final restorations had a good color match, better than other resin-modified glass ionomers.” “Quick Mix Capsule is an excellent delivery system.” “Adaptability to preparation and handling were more difficult than resin composite.” “Tacky – sticks to instruments – wetting instrument with primer helps.” “Provide more […]
Consultants’ Comments “The product is easy to apply and goes on smoothly.” “The varnish can be applied to wet surfaces and it dries clear.” “Patients liked the flavors – high patient acceptance.” “Inclusion of TCP may be beneficial for high-caries-risk patients.” “Mixing the varnish on the outside of the packet seems unsanitary.” “Prepackaged amount contains […]
Consultants’ Comments “Using RelyX Unicem, I am confident in getting good retention.” “We use RelyX Unicem more often than any other cement in the clinic.” “I love the new post cementation tips used with RelyX Unicem.” “In 7 years of using RelyX Unicem, it really has proven itself.” Description 3M ESPE RelyXTM Unicem Self-Adhesive Resin […]
Consultants’ Comments “We use RelyX Unicem more often than any other cement in the office.” “I love the narrow post cementation tips used with RelyX Unicem.” “In 8 years of using RelyX Unicem, it really has proven itself.” “I will not forget the large case I cemented with Unicem 2,much time was saved and less […]
Description 3M ESPE RelyXTM Unicem 2 Automix Self-Adhesive Resin Cement is a dual-cured, self-adhesive resin cement. It is indicated for final cementation of all-ceramic, composite, or metal inlays onlays, crowns and bridges, and posts as well as restorations cemented to implant abutments. It is not recommended for veneer cementation. 3M ESPE RelyX Unicem 2 Automix […]
Consultants’ Comments “I have been very pleased with the Lava restorations.” “My patients love the life-like quality of Lava restorations and prefer them over the grayness of PFM crowns.” “Over 1500 zirconia-based restorations have been placed in our office during the past eight years. The results have been phenomenal.” Description 3M ESPE Lava Crowns and […]
Consultants’ Comments “Good durability for large posterior” “No postoperative sensitivity.” “Opacity provides good masking of stained dentin, which can be an advantage in posterior teeth.” “Radiopacity is less apparent than Ithan Ithan I would like.” Description 3M ESPE Filtek LS Low Shrink Restorative is a posterior composite formulated to minimize polymerization shrinkage. The composite is […]
Consultants’ Comments “The kit is simple and complete.” “I love the narrow delivery tips and color-coded rubber stoppers on the posts. The drills cut efficiently.” “Nice selection of post sizes – good match between drill and post sizes.” “No bonding agent or etchant required!” “I prefer to place the post and core in one step.” […]
Consultants’ Comments “Good shade selection and stacks well – easy to finish.” “Radiopaque and less shrinkage than most flowables.” “Material in the capsules did not extrude well, as compared to the syringe delivery.” “Opaque shade doesn’t cover metal well.” “Too viscous for some applications.” Description 3M ESPE Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable Restorative is a low-viscosity, […]
No, this technique is not recommended. Although bonding agents may be compatible with 3M ESPE RelyX Unicem 2 Auto-Mix Self-Adhesive Universal Resin Cement (3M ESPE), their use makes the technique more complicated and does not dramatically improve bond strength.
Consultants’ Comments “The product is easy to apply and goes on smoothly.” “The varnish can be applied to wet surfaces and it dries clear.” “Patients liked the flavors – high patient acceptance.” “Inclusion of TCP may be beneficial for high-caries-risk patients.” “Mixing the varnish on the outside of the packet seems unsanitary.” “Prepackaged amount contains […]
Consultants’ Comments “This has been a wonderful compromise for both patient and doctor. The patient gets to keep their tooth and I get to give him an inexpensive crown that will last.” “Emergency visit for a broken bridge in the esthetic zone. Nice results considering patient cannot afford other treatment at this time.” “Protemp Plus […]
Consultants’ Comments “My favorite features were ease of use, consistent mixing, and less assistant time.” “Easy to dispense and clean up.” “Variety of tips is helpful.” “Convenient storage – no refrigeration required.” “Little or no sensitivity during the cementation procedure.” “Hard to clean up after final setting.” Description 3M ESPE RelyX™ Unicem 2 Automix Self-Adhesive […]
Consultants’ Comments “No trituration required – consistent mixes, great viscosity.” “Final restorations had a good color match, better than other resin-modified glass ionomers.” “Quick Mix Capsule is an excellent delivery system.” “Adaptability to preparation and handling were more difficult than resin composite.” “Tacky – sticks to instruments – wetting instrument with primer helps.” “Provide more […]
Consultants’ Comments “My favorite features were ease of use, consistent mixing, and less assistant time.” “Easy to dispense and clean up.” “Variety of tips is helpful.” “Convenient storage – no refrigeration required.” “Little or no sensitivity during the cementation procedure.” “Hard to clean up after final setting.” Description 3M ESPE RelyX™ Unicem 2 Automix Self-Adhesive […]
Description 3M ESPE Protemp™ Plus Temporization Material is a two-component composite with a new generation of fillers for fabrication of interim restorations. It is indicated for temporization of single- and multiple-unit crowns, bridges, inlays/onlays and veneers, including long-term provisional restorations. It is packaged in 50-mL automix cartridges and is available in five fluorescent shades: A1, […]
Consultants’ Comments “Excellent product and easy to use.” “Protemp Crown saves time – it takes about 4 minutes to select, trim, contour, light-cure, finish, and cement a crown.” “Patients liked not having an impression taken for the temporary.” “Great product to use on fractured teeth.” “Excellent proximal contacts.” “Very good radiopacity.” “A must for emergency […]
Description 3M ESPE RelyX Fiber Post is a glass fiber-reinforced composite post. The translucent post allows transmission of light from a light-curing unit along the length of the post during cementation. The posts are available in three diameters and are color coded to match the reamers. A universal reamer is included to initiate the post […]
Consultants’ Comments “Easy to activate, easy to reach posterior areas, easy to clean.” “Cures everything.” “Durable light – the housing is unbreakable.” “Lightweight.” “Unit gets warm.” Description Elipar S10 is an LED curing light that has a 10 mm light guide that rotates 360°. The exterior is stainless steel, for easy disinfection between patients and […]
Consultants’ Comments “Big improvement in taste compared to original Impregum.” “Good color contrast – easy to read margins.” “Fast setting and accurate!” “Light body was too viscous, heavy body too flowable.” Description 3M ESPE Impregum Penta Soft Quick Step is a fast-setting polyether impression material, available in light, medium and heavy viscosities. The medium body […]
Consultants’ Comments “This new unit moves! Easily twice as fast as the Pentamix 2.” “The unit is solid and well constructed.” “Dispenses putty with ease.” “Buttons on both sides make the unit easier to use.” Description The Pentamix 3 Automatic Mixing Unit is the newest in the Pentamix line from 3M ESPE. This smaller unit […]
Description The 3M ESPE Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. (3M ESPE) is used to capture high accuracy scans of patient teeth. Data from the scan are used to create an articulated stereolithography (SLA) model that a dental laboratory uses to design restorations such as crowns, inlays, onlays, and bridges. The 3M ESPE Lava™ Chairside Oral […]
Consultants’ Comments “Wide shade selection.” “The enamel shades give good depth for most anterior multi-layer/shade restorations.” “Composite stays where placed and is easy to sculpt.” “Good color match and very nice surface finish.” “Color wheel is complex.” “Sticky and harder to handle than 3M ESPE Filtek Supreme Plus.” “Organize the shades in the kit. ” […]
Consultants’ Comments “3M ESPE Lava Crowns and Bridges allow me to provide my patient with strong, esthetic restorations.” “The marginal integrity is equivalent to that achieved with ceramic-metal restorations.” “As found with all restorations, esthetics is largely dependent on the laboratory fabricating the restoration.” Description 3M ESPE Lava Crowns and Bridges is a CAD/CAM system […]
Consultants’ Comments “My assistants love the tubes – easy to use, not messy.” “This material did a great job retaining temporaries.” “I am switching to RelyX Temp NE.” “It is easiest to remove the excess once the cement is set.” “I would like a faster setting version.” Description 3M ESPE RelyX Temp NE is a […]
Consultants’ Comments “After five years of use, RelyX Unicem continues to be the most widely used cement in our office. ” “Simple cement for fiber posts.” “Very few debonds.” “Very mild cement with little sensitivity at cementation.” “Remove excess cement before it is fully set.” “Quick, easy to use, easy to clean, and very reliable […]
Consultants’ Comments “Very easy to use.” “No mixing; good packaging and instructions.” “I found that I could do virtually all the cleanup with a brush before any light curing, as the viscosity doesn’t allow for any slippage.” “A dual-cured formulation would be nice.” Description 3M ESPE RelyX Veneer Cement is a light-cured, resin-based luting material […]
Consultants’ Comments “Great product – the staff wants to switch.” “Hands dry quickly, making it easy to don gloves.” “A small amount goes a long way.” “My hands feel very soft after I use Avagard D.” Description Avagard D™ is an antiseptic hand lotion intended for waterless hand sanitizing in dental offices. Avagard D contains […]
Description 3M ESPE Adper Easy Bond Self-Etch Adhesive is a 7th-generation, light-cured, self-etch bonding agent. It is recommended for bonding direct composite and compomer restorations, core build-ups, repair of porcelain fractures, dentin desensitization, and cementation of most indirect restorations (when used in conjunction with RelyX ARC). Application of the bonding agent requires 20 seconds of […]
Consultants’ Comments “The unit dose provides fresh material each time.” “The addition of filler particles is not evident clinically – this handles just like the original material.” “A great all-purpose bonding agent.” “Provide more material in unit dose.” “Smaller applicator tips would be nice for narrow preparations.” Description 3M ESPE Adper Single Bond Plus Adhesive […]
Consultants’ Comments “No trituration required – consistent mixes, great viscosity.” “Final restorations had a good color match, better than other resin-modified glass ionomers.” “Quick Mix Capsule is an excellent delivery system.” “Adaptability to preparation and handling were more difficult than resin composite.” “Tacky – sticks to instruments – wetting instrument with primer helps.” “Provide more […]
Consultants’ Comments “Wide shade selection.” “The enamel shades give good depth for most anterior multi-layer/shade restorations.” “Composite stays where placed and is easy to sculpt.” “Good color match and very nice surface finish.” “Color wheel is complex.” “Sticky and harder to handle than 3M ESPE Filtek Supreme Plus.” “Organize the shades in the kit. ” […]
3M ESPE Lava Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. and iTero are strictly digital impression systems (scanner only); whereas, CEREC AC and E4D Dentist are complete CAD/CAM systems – the higher price reflects the price of the mill. However, with the introduction of E4D Sky (D4D Technologies) and CEREC Connect (Sirona Dental Systems), both companies now provide […]
Consultants’ Comments “I have been very pleased with the Lava restorations.” “My patients love the life-like quality of Lava restorations and prefer them over the grayness of PFM crowns.” “Over 1500 zirconia-based restorations have been placed in our office during the past seven years. The results have been phenomenal.” Description 3M ESPE Lava Crowns and […]
Consultants’ Comments “Easy to activate, easy to reach posterior areas, easy to clean.” “Cures everything.” “Durable light – the housing is unbreakable.” “Lightweight.” “Unit gets warm.” Description Elipar S10 is an LED curing light that has a 10 mm light guide that rotates 360°. The exterior is stainless steel, for easy disinfection between patients and […]
Consultants’ Comments “Using RelyX Unicem, I am confident in getting good retention.” “We use RelyX Unicem more often than any other cement in the clinic.” “I love the new post cementation tips used with RelyX Unicem.” “In 7 years of using RelyX Unicem, it really has proven itself.” Description 3M ESPE RelyXTM Unicem Self-Adhesive Resin […]
Consultants’ Comments “The esthetics are excellent – most times it is hard to tell the filling from the tooth.” “Nice composite, holds up very well.” Description 3M ESPE Filtek LS Low Shrink Posterior Restorative System is based on silorane chemistry that minimizes polymerization shrinkage and stress. It is light cured and radiopaque with 76% by […]
For a zirconia coping with good retention, the simplicity of self-adhesive resin cement (CLEARFIL SA CEMENT, Kuraray America) makes it the cement of choice because of the convenience and time savings.
Consultants’ Comments “Excellent product and easy to use.” “Protemp Crown saves time – it takes about 4 minutes to select, trim, contour, light-cure, finish, and cement a crown.” “Patients liked not having an impression taken for the temporary.” “Great product to use on fractured teeth.” “Excellent proximal contacts.” “Very good radiopacity.” “A must for emergency […]
Description 3M ESPE Protemp™ Plus Temporization Material is a two-component composite with a new generation of fillers for fabrication of interim restorations. It is indicated for temporization of single- and multiple-unit crowns, bridges, inlays/onlays and veneers, including long-term provisional restorations. It is packaged in 50-mL automix cartridges and is available in five fluorescent shades: A1, […]
Consultants’ Comments “This new unit moves! Easily twice as fast as the Pentamix 2.” “The unit is solid and well constructed.” “Dispenses putty with ease.” “Buttons on both sides make the unit easier to use.” Description The Pentamix 3 Automatic Mixing Unit is the newest in the Pentamix line from 3M ESPE. This smaller unit […]
Consultants’ Comments “Big improvement in taste compared to original Impregum.” “Good color contrast – easy to read margins.” “Fast setting and accurate!” “Light body was too viscous, heavy body too flowable.” Description 3M ESPE Impregum Penta Soft Quick Step is a fast-setting polyether impression material, available in light, medium and heavy viscosities. The medium body […]