Kettenbach LP introduces Identium in 1:1 cartridges

Kettenbach LP has introduced an impression material that combines the best features of both A-silicone and polyether materials, now in 1:1 cartridges. In addition to Light Body, Identium in cartridges is now available in Medium and Heavy viscosities, in both regular and fast set.

Identium®, a Vinylsiloxanether® (VSXE®) impression material, is an entirely new chemistry, 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 offers Identium® in three different viscosities—medium, heavy and light—and in regular and fast sets.

Identium® Medium has a high final hardness (A 60) and is intended for implants and fixed impressions, and is also suitable for crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays and veneer fabrication. Identium® Heavy is a high-viscosity tray material with a high final hardness (A 60) and is suitable for the double-mix technique (in combination with Identium® Light) for the fabrication of crowns, bridges, inlays, onlays, veneers, removable dentures and implants. 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.

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.