ST. PAUL, Minn. – October 4, 2012 – 3M ESPE is celebrating ten years since the introduction
of its groundbreaking FiltekTM Supreme Universal line of dental composite. First introduced in
2002, the Filtek Supreme line of dental composite has come to be prized in practices around the
world for its true nanotechnology, which enables dentists to use the dental composite to easily
create restorations with exceptional esthetics. After ten years, over 400 million restorations have
been placed using these products.
Over the past decade, the Filtek Supreme line has been the market-leading nanocomposite in the
U.S. and dentists around the world have seen how they can help change patients’ lives with this
dental composite. In fact, over the past year, 3M ESPE’s “Share Your Story” campaign has
encouraged dentists to submit their own personal experiences and anecdotes about improving
patients’ smiles with this dental composite.
“We are proud to celebrate a decade of helping dentists create beautiful smiles and lasting
restorations with this product,” said Drew Hoopes, marketing manager. “It is a true testament to
3M ESPE’s innovative technology that Filtek remains such a popular and trusted material in so
many practices.”
By incorporating true nanotechnology into the composite, the Filtek Supreme line provides the
polish and polish retention of a microfill, while maintaining the strength and wear properties of a
modern hybrid dental composite. Since the dental composite’s initial introduction, 3M ESPE has
refined the Filtek formula through three generations, and today’s formula, 3MTM ESPETM
FiltekTM Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative, makes it easier for dentists to produce beautiful
lifelike results—with exceptional handling, lasting polish and single-shade simplicity.
For more information about the dental composite, visit www.EveryoneHasAShade.com.