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Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable Restorative
Competitive Product Comparisons
Competitive Product Comparison:Grandio Flow, Voco
Polish Retention
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Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable Grandio Flow
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Better polish retention Higher fracture toughness Higher radiopacity Shades match Filtek
Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Comparable polymerization shrinkage
Internal Data.
Competitive Product Comparison:Premise Flowable, Kerr Corporation
Internal Data.*Among flowables tested.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Less polymerization shrinkage Higher diametral tensile
strength Unsurpassed polish retention* More delivery options
(Premise Flow is available in syringes only)
Shades match Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Polymerization Shrinkage
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
Filtek SupremeUltra Flowable
PremiseFlowable
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Competitive Product Comparison:TPH3 flow, Dentsply Caulk
Internal Data.*Among flowables tested.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Less polymerization shrinkage Better wear resistance
(in-vitro, 3-body) Higher radiopacity Unsurpassed polish retention* Shades match Filtek
Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Polymerization Shrinkage
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
Filtek SupremeUltra Flowable
TPH3 flow
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Competitive Product Comparison:SureFil SDR flow, Dentsply Caulk
Internal Data.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Higher compressive strength Better wear resistance
(in-vitro, 3-body) Higher diametral tensile
strength Better polish retention Shades match Filtek
Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Compressive Strength
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Filtek SupremeUltra Flowable
SureFil SDRflow
AverageUniversal
Composite
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a
Competitive Product Comparison:SureFil SDR flow, Dentsply Caulk
Internal Data.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides more: More indications, versatility More delivery options (SureFil SDR flow is available in capsules only) More shades that match Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Competitive Product Comparison:Revolution Formula 2, Kerr Corporation
Internal Data.*Among flowables tested.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Less polymerization shrinkage Better wear resistance
(in-vitro, 3-body) Higher radiopacity Higher diametral tensile
strength Unsurpassed polish retention* More delivery options Shades match Filtek
Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Polymerization Shrinkage
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
Filtek SupremeUltra Flowable
RevolutionFormula 2
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Competitive Product Comparison:Venus flow, Heraeus Kulzer
Internal Data.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Less polymerization shrinkage Better wear resistance
(in-vitro, 3-body) Better polish retention Higher radiopacity More delivery options
(Venus flow is available in syringes only)
Shades match Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Polymerization Shrinkage
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
Filtek SupremeUltra Flowable
Venus flow
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Competitive Product Comparison:Heliomolar Flow, Ivoclar Vivadent
Internal Data.*Among flowables tested.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Better wear resistance Less polymerization shrinkage Higher diametral tensile
strength Unsurpassed polish retention* More delivery options
(Heliomolar Flow is available in syringes only)
Shades match Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Wear Rate (in-vitro)
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35.0
Filtek Supreme UltraFlowable
Heliomolar Flow
µ l
ost
/200
,000
cyc
les
Competitive Product Comparison:Tetric EvoFlow, Ivoclar Vivadent
Internal Data.*Among flowables tested.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Better wear resistance Better polish retention Less polymerization shrinkage Higher diametral tensile
strength Shades match Filtek
Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Wear Rate (in-vitro)
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10.0
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25.0
30.0
Filtek Supreme UltraFlowable
Tetric EvoFlow
µ l
os
t/2
00
,00
0 c
yc
les
Competitive Product Comparison:Flow-It ALC, Pentron Clinical
Internal Data.
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Better polish retention Less polymerization shrinkage More delivery options
(Flow-It ALC is available in syringes only)
Shades match Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Polish Retention
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Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable Flow-It ALC
Competitive Product Comparison:Vertise Flow, Kerr
Polish Retention
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Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable Vertise Flow
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Better polish retention Less polymerization shrinkage Better wear resistance
(in-vitro, 3-body) More delivery options
(Vertise is available in syringes only)
Shades match Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Internal Data.
Competitive Product Comparison:Vertise Flow, Kerr
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable and Adper Easy Bond Self-Etch Adhesive provides:
Better bond strength to dentin and cut enamel
Same or less placement time
Internal Data.
Shear Bond Strength
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Cut Enamel Dentin
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Adper™ Easy BondAdhesive/Filtek™ Supreme Ultra Flowable Vertise™ Flow
p=0.008 p=0.00
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20
17.5
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5
5
20
20
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Adper Easy Bond Adhesive& Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable
Vertise Flow
Seconds
Apply Agitate/spread Air thin Light cure Apply Flowable layer Light cure
Competitive Product Comparison:Estelite Flow Quick, Tokuyama Dental
Polish Retention
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Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable
Estelite Flow Quick
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Better polish retention Less polymerization shrinkage Higher radiopacity More delivery options
(Estelite Flow Quick is available in syringes only)
Shades match Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Internal Data.
Competitive Product Comparison:EsthetX flow, Dentsply Caulk
Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable provides:
Less polymerization shrinkage Better wear resistance
(in-vitro, 3-body) Higher radiopacity Unsurpassed polish retention* Shades match Filtek
Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative
Internal Data.*Among flowables tested.
Polymerization Shrinkage
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
Filtek SupremeUltra Flowable
EsthetX flow
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3M, ESPE, Adper and Filtek are trademarks of 3M or 3M ESPE AG Estelite, EsthetX, Flow-It ALC, Grandio, Heliomolar, Premise, Revolution Formula 2, SureFil, SDR, Tetric EvoFlow, TPH3, Venus, Vertise and are not trademarks of 3M ESPE