Kettenbach will unveil Identium, an impression material that combines the features of both A-silicone and polyether materials, at next month's meeting of the California Dental Association (CDA) in Anaheim, CA.
Identium, a Vinylsiloxanether impression material, was developed for one-step impression techniques and can be used for different clinical procedures, according to the company.
The new material will provide excellent resilience and accurate impressions in narrow spaces, including a moist sulcus, and with the lowest achievable contact angle, the company said.
Kettenbach will offer Identium in three different viscosities -- medium, heavy, and light -- and fast sets are also available.
Identium medium has a high final hardness (A 60) and is intended for implants and fixed impressions, but is also suitable for fabricating crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, and veneers. Identium heavy is a high-viscosity tray material with a high final hardness and suitable for the double-mix technique (in combination with Identium light) for fabricating crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, veneers, removable dentures, and implants, according to Kettenbach.
Identium medium and heavy are available in 5:1 foil bags for Kettenbach's Plug & Press system. Identium light (A 46 shore hardness) is available in a 1:1 cartridge system. All three Identium viscosities have a total working time of two minutes and an intraoral setting time of three and a half minutes. All fast-set viscosities have a total working time of one minute and 15 seconds, and an intraoral setting time of two minutes and 15 seconds.
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