The packable, wear-resistant glass ionomer solution for patients who are tough on teeth

When you need lasting protection use 3M™ ESPE™ Ketac™ Molar Glass Ionomer Filling Material.

Many parents would like to ensure that their children’s teeth are durably protected as soon as possible and dentists feel the same way.

In addition to many other indications, Ketac Molar glass ionomers are also ideally suited for early fissure sealing. As a tough fissure-sealing material, it offers years of effective protection against caries, as demonstrated by a multi-center study.

• Single-surface fillings in posterior areas
• Core build-ups
• Primary teeth fillings (as amalgam substitute)
• Cervical fillings in posterior region
• Minimally Invasive Dentistry (MID)
• Base material for single- and multiple-surface composite fillings

Glass Ionomers from 3M ESPE – a perfect solution for any kind of patient

Not all patients are alike – and that's another important reason for differentiated therapy. Depending on each patient group's needs, your daily practice faces different typical demands: 3M ESPE glass ionomers make it easy for you to respond to the needs and wishes of very different patient groups. They allow you to provide immediate help in a wide range of situations, and thus give you more time to get to the root of the real problem (for example, periodontal disease or a high risk of caries) and find the right solution. And that means satisfied patients and less stress for you.

• Excellent detail reproduction due to outstanding hydrophilicity
• Captures fine detail due to excellent flow properties
• Less stress due to unique “snap-set” behaviour
• Better-fitting restorations requiring fewer adjustments
• Excellent polish
• Easy removal from the model
• Fresh minty flavour

• Crown and bridge impressions
• Inlay and onlay impressions
• Functional impressions
• Implant impressions

Excellent detail reproduction due to outstanding initial hydrophilicity.

Impregum's outstanding initial hydrophilicity displaces moisture right from the first contact with tissue ensuring uncompromised marginal accuracy and integrity. From the time it is mixed until it sets, moisture in the mouth does not interfere with achieving accurate, void-free impressions.

This results in great detail reproduction in a wet environment, which is why most dentists prefer Impregum™ over Vinyl Polysiloxane.

Captures fine details due to excellent flow properties

The Shark Fin Test* proves it: Impregum™ Penta™ Soft (Quick) Polyether Material flows smoothly into the toughest spots, yet does not slump – capturing fine detail and delivering highly accurate precision impressions. In fact, it offers the best flow behaviour throughout the entire working time.

Less stress due to unique ‘snap-set behaviour’.

Its snap-set behaviour ensures that it will not start setting before the working time ends; when it does, though, it does so immediately. Hence, the indicated working time can actually be used to full capacity.

Different formulas, the same precision:

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft Polyether Impression Materials have been developed especially for the monophase technique but additional materials are also available for the heavy body/light body technique.