Imprint™ 3 VPS Impression Material

In lab tests, 3M™ ESPE™ Imprint™ 3 Quick Step Light Body Impression Material demonstrated almost 100 percent recovery from stretching. So it is less likely to distort upon removal, resulting in more accurate impressions and better-fitting restorations – the first time.

The result is true precision.
In user testing, 9 out of 10 dentists surveyed judged restorations made with Imprint 3 impression materials to be equal or superior to those made with their current impression material.

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This tough new VPS resists distortion better than leading VPS materials.

The lower the contact angle, the more hydrophilic an impression material is. Research demonstrates that Imprint™ 3 Regular Body Impression Material has a lower contact angle than leading brands. [Source: 3M ESPE internal data]
¹ Source: 3M ESPE internal data. For test procedure details, call 3M ESPE at 1-800-634-2249.
² Test detection limit.
³ Based on mathematical model representing the measured data.

In wet conditions, many VPS impression materials naturally shrink away from moisture, resulting in voids that diminish the accuracy of impressions.

Imprint™ 3 VPS Impression materials have been designed to be more hydrophilic than leading VPS brands, reducing the potential for voids even in very wet conditions. It’s just one way that Imprint 3 VPS impression materials make it easier to achieve excellent client results.

Laboratory tests prove that Imprint™ 3 VPS Wash Material is less likely to tear – and offers better dimensional stability to keep your impressions intact. [Source: 3M ESPE internal data]

Toughness = force + elongation. It’s commonly known that impression materials should have high tensile strength. But you may not know that impression materials should also offer high elongation, which determines how far a material can stretch without breaking.

This combination of tensile strength and elongation is known as toughness, a material with superior toughness has the best ability to resist tearing. Thanks to Imprint 3 VPS Impression Material’s excellent toughness, this remarkable impression material resists tearing far better than most leading brands for worry-free mouth removal.

Doctors who have switched to automix delivery but prefer a higher-viscosity tray material can now get the best of both worlds. Imprint™ 3 Penta™ Putty Impression Material provides all the benefits of a true putty, including higher consistency and insertion force than heavy body materials. Plus, it is designed exclusively for use with the Pentamix™ 2 Mixing Unit – enabling reliable and reproducible dosage.

Thermally active putty saves time while delivering excellent results.

* Intraoral setting time is 3:00 when used in combination with Imprint 3 Penta Putty. [Source: 3M ESPE internal data]

All impression materials get warmer – and therefore set faster – when placed in the mouth. Imprint 3 Penta Putty material exits the 3M™ ESPE™ Pentamix 2 unit at approximately 97ºF.

Because Imprint 3 Penta Putty is already warm when it is seated in the mouth, it helps warm up the wash material, actually accelerating setting time without reducing the intraoral working time.

Imprint 3 Penta Putty offers high detail reproduction and the same consistency and insertion force as conventional hand-mix putties. Without the potential for negative interaction between putty and glove.

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