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Protemp™ Crown Temporisation Material

Protemp™ Crown Temporisation Material

The world's first preformed, malleable temporary crown.

Protemp™ Crown Temporization Material from 3M ESPE is the world's first single-unit self-supporting, malleable, light-curable composite crown. This revolutionary, time-saving technique can result in higher productivity for you.

 

Overview Simple Fast Strong Esthetic

Protemp™ Crown Temporization Material
The ultimate simplicity in temporization

Experience the speed and simplicity of Protemp™ Crown Temporization Material for yourself. Contact your authorized 3M ESPE distributor.

As simple as 1-2-3*

No impression or matrix. No hardware or mix tips.

Protemp™ Crown Temporization Material comes in one universal shade and a variety of preformed sizes. To fabricate, simply select the appropriate size and adapt the crown to its oral environment. Then light cure, polish and cement using standard temporary cements, such as RelyX™ Temp NE Temporary Cement from 3M ESPE.

Trim following gingival contour Light cure Finish and polish

1. Trim following gingival contour

2. Light cure.

3. Finish and polish.

* Refer to product instructions for complete step-by-step information.

Experience the speed and simplicity of Protemp™ Crown Temporization Material for yourself. Contact your authorized 3M ESPE distributor.

Reduce fabrication time up to 50% for single-unit temporaries.

That's up to twice as fast as automix (i.e., Integrity®, Luxatemp®) and powder liquid (i.e., SNAP™, Jet™ and Trim®) systems.

Protemp™ Crown – twice as fast as automix and powder liquid systems

* Dentists placing at least 15 single-unit temporary crowns per month.

Compare what you can get in 4 minutes or less.

Protemp™ Crown – Comparison Table

Experience the speed and simplicity of Protemp™ Crown Temporization Material for yourself. Contact your authorized 3M ESPE distributor.

Excellent strength.

When compared to other temporization materials, Protemp™ Crown Temporisation Material has excellent overall mechanical strength. Tests show that it has high compressive, tensile and flexural strength

Protemp™ Crown – short rod toughness chart

Short-rod toughness contributes to the durability of a provisional restoration. It measures the energy needed to propagate a crack through the material.

Source: DeLong: University of Minnesota, MDRCBB

Experience the speed and simplicity of Protemp™ Crown Temporisation Material for yourself. Contact your authorized 3M ESPE distributor.

Provides a tooth-colored restoration.

With its tooth-colored shade and preformed anatomical shape, Protemp™ Crown Temporisation Material provides a temporary restoration with natural-looking aesthetics. The crowns can be customized and/or repaired using a conventional flowable such as Filtek™ Supreme XT Flowable Restorative, or composite materials, and can be polished to a shiny tooth-like appearance.

Protemp™ Crown – Finished restoration

Photo courtesy of Donald M. Erickson, DDS.

Experience the speed and simplicity of Protemp™ Crown Temporisation Material for yourself. Contact your authorized 3M ESPE distributor.

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