Kettenbach LP to Introduce Identium® to U.S. During Next Month’s CDA Meeting
New Chemistry Developed for the One-Step Impression Technique
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Huntington Beach, CA—Apr. 15, 2010—An impression material that combines the best features of both A-silicone and polyether materials will be introduced by Kettenbach LP in California next month.
Identium®, a Vinylsiloxanether® (VSXE®) impression material will make its U.S. debut during the upcoming California Dental Association’s Spring Session in Anaheim, CA. The entirely new chemistry was developed for the one-step impression technique for many different clinical procedures.
Providing excellent resilience, Identium® provides an accurate impression in the narrowest of spaces even in a moist sulcus and with the lowest achievable contact angle. Identium® provides an optimal base for the identical transfer of a clinical case onto the working model because of its extreme hydrophilic properties and excellent flowability. Kettenbach LP 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 crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays and veneers fabrication. Identium® Heavy is a high-viscosity tray material with a high final hardness (A 60), and suitable for the double-mix technique (in combination with Identium® Light) for the fabrication of crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, veneers, removable dentures and implants. Both 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 2 minutes and an intra-oral setting time of 3 minutes, 30 seconds. All fast set viscosities have a total working time of 1 minute, 15 seconds and an intra-oral setting time of 2 minutes, 15 seconds.
The 2010 California Dental Association’s Spring Session will take place May 14-16, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and Kettenbach LP will be located at Booth #347.
About Kettenbach LP
Kettenbach LP is located in Huntington Beach, CA, and is the exclusive U.S. distributor for Kettenbach GmbH & Co. KG located in Eschenburg, Germany. Founded in Germany by August Kettenbach in 1944, Kettenbach GmbH was created for the development and marketing of medical and dental products. Today, the company is one of the leading international producers of impression materials for dental use and is also known in other surgical areas of medicine. For more information about Kettenbach LP or Identium®, please call 877-KEBA-123 or visit www.kettenbachusa.com.