Dental Tribune U.S. Edition No. 10, 2016

Dental Tribune U.S. Edition | October 2016 a15 INDUSTRY NEWS AD By Kettenbach Staff Kettenbach’s Panasil impression ma- terial recently earned high marks in the benchmark evaluated by Catapult Group. Experts who investigated Panasil initial contact were especially impressed with the precision poly-vinyl siloxane impres- sion material. Eighty-eight percent of those surveyed rated Panasil “equal to or better for over- all quality” than the impression material they currently use, and 57 percent found it better. This was the result of Catapult’s benchmark test for “Panasil initial con- tact.” The material is produced by the dental and medical specialist Kettenbach GmbH & Co. KG (www.kettenbach.com). Thorough testing The precision impression material was subjected to thorough testing. It im- pressed the expert testers with proper- ties such as its strong hydrophilicity, high precision and dimensional stability. Catapult Group has more than 50 den- tists regularly test and evaluate proven and new products. These tests are designed to make it possible for practitioners to determine Every version of Panasil that was selected impressed testers with ‘very high initial hydrophilicity.’ Photo/Provided by Kettenbach Poly-vinyl siloxane impression material’s initial contact praised Panasil gets top scores ADA BOOTH NO. 800 a product’s innovation, suitability for dental practices and potential for optimization. Highest degree of precision and dimension stability “Panasil initial contact” is an addition- curing, elastomeric, poly-vinyl silox- ane precision impression material. The low to very low viscosity ma- terials of this product family offer clinicians precise results whether using the two-step impression tech- nique or the one-step double-mix tech- nique. The products are available in various viscosities to cover a wide variety of dif- ferent procedural requirements. Of all available dental impression ma- terials, addition-curing impression ma- terials achieve the highest degree of pre- cision and dimension stability and have an extremely low linear dimensional change of -0.04 percent in 24 hours. These advantages were confirmed in the recent Panasil test by Catapult. High, medium or low viscosity, normal or fast setting, manual or mechanical processing According to Kettenbach, Panasil was given unusually high ratings by the ex- perts, with 86 percent of the testers stat- ing that they were considering using the product in their practices. The versatility of the Panasil family, according to the company, provides an appropriate material for nearly every dentist, be it high, medium or low viscos- ity, normal or fast setting or for manual or mechanical processing. High initial hydrophilicity Every version that was selected im- pressed the testers with the very high initial hydrophilicity. For an impression material, it is important not only to wet the surface of the tooth, but also to dis- place fluids such as blood or saliva from the preparation margins. Panasil was also given good marks for high precision. Precise impressions are needed especially for the popular but frequently breakage-prone ceramic res- torations to achieve a good internal fit with an even distribution of tension. Pa- nasil fully complies with this criterion. In short, according to Kettenbach, the test results show that the Panasil family covers most requirements of dentists in clinical practice and should be consid- ered when selecting a new impression material. IAPA Exhibitor

Dental Tribune U.S. Edition No. 10, 2016

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