Impregum™ Soft - You don´t get a second chance to make

a first impression!

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBImpregum™ Soft Product Family Summary

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Penta™ Soft medium body

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Penta™ Soft heavy body

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Penta™ Soft light body

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Garant™ Soft light body

Impression of crown and bridge, inlay/onlay

Functional impressions

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBHeavy Body/Garant™ Soft Light BodyIndications

Polye

ther

Impregum™ Soft - You don´t get a second chance to make a

first Impression!

Hydrophilic – especially in a very early stage

Thixotropic Adapts precisely to the surface

(low surface tension), reproduces details precisely

Dimensionally stable Easy removal

(as compared to 3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Penta™)

Improved taste Optimized handling, 3M™ ESPE™

Pentamix™ mixing unit

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBProduct Features

Heavy Body/Light Body

Medium Body

Time [min]

3 60

Vis

cosi

ty [

arb

. u

nit

s]

(Working Time) (Setting Time)

Polyether

A-Silicone

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBChemical BackgroundSnap-Set

hydrophobic

Contact Angle 90°

hydrophilic

Contact Angle < 90°

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBContact Angle - Set Material

116.8° Aquasil

Impregum Soft

End of Working Time

116.8°

73.4°

Mondon M., Department of Physics at the University of Kaiserslautern

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBContact Angle - Unset Material

Aquasil is a trademark of Caulk/Dentsply.

-50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95

100 105 110 115 120 125 130

con

tact

ang

le[°

]

time[s]

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBFlow Under PressureShark-fin test (acc. to Vaugen et. al., IADR 1997), using 4 different impression materials (MS Kim, EH Doherty, G Kugel, Tufts Uni. Boston; at AADR 2001)

Honigum is a registered trademark of Zenith/DMG. Aquasil is a trademark of Caulk/Dentsply.

Consistency

(mm)ISO 4823

Total Working

TimeISO 4823

Strain in Compressio

nISO 4823

Recovery from

DeformationISO 4823

Linear Dimensional ChangeISO 4823

Impregum Penta Soft Heavy Body

33 mm 2:15 min. 2.8 98.5% -0.3%

Impregum Penta Soft Medium Body

35 mm 2:30 min. 4.4 98.4% -0.4%

Impregum Penta Soft

Light Body

39 mm 3:00 min. 3.3 99.0% -0.4%

Impregum Garant

Soft Light Body40 mm 1:45 min. 5.7 98.6% -0.4%

Impregum Penta Medium Body

34 mm 2:30 min. 3.2 98.5 % -0.3%

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBPhysical Property Comparison

Detail Reproductio

nISO 4823

Compatibility with Gypsum

ISO 4823

Shore Hardness ADIN 53503

15 min.

Shore Hardness ADIN 53503

1 hour

Shore Hardness ADIN 53503

24 hour

Impregum Penta Soft Heavy Body

Pass Pass 43 48 49

Impregum Penta Soft Medium

Body

Pass Pass 40 47 50

Impregum Penta Soft

Light Body

Pass Pass 46 51 52

Impregum Garant

Soft Light BodyPass Pass 35 47 48

Impregum

PentaPass Pass 46 55 61

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBPhysical Property Comparison

Setting frombeginning of mix

Preparation timeincl. mixing time

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™

Penta™ Soft Medium Body:

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Penta™ Soft Heavy Body:

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Penta™ Soft Light Body:

3M™ ESPE™ Impregum™ Garant™ Soft Light Body:

6 min2 min 45 sec

6 min2 min 30 sec

6 min 30 sec3 min 15 sec

5 min 30 sec2 min

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBSetting Time Comparison

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBThixotropic Properties of PolyetherIntrinsic Viscosity/Shear Thinning/Viscosity Changes

0

strong network

Time [minutes]

Vis

cosi

ty [

arb

. u

nit

s]

(working time) (setting time)

weak network

3 6

weak network:interaction glycerides,crystallization effects

strong network:polymerization of the polyether chains

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBThixotropic Properties of PolyetherIntrinsic Viscosity/Shear Thinning/Viscosity Changes

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBBridge Impression Clinical Case

Prepared tooth

Impression for cast post/core

Seated post/core

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBCast Post/Core and Crown Clinical Case

Seated post/core

Crown impression

Prepared die

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBCast Post/Core and Crown Clinical Case

Prepared die

Prepared crown

Final seated crown

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBCast Post/Core and Crown Clinical Case

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBSingle Unit Crown Clinical Case

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBHeavy Body/Garant™ Soft Light BodyHB Intro Kit

Impregum™ Penta™ Soft HB/LBHeavy Body/Garant™ Soft Light BodyImpregum Garant Light Body Dispenser