ORTHO INDUSTRY NEWS One-Step Impression Technique Kettenbach LP has introduced an impression material that combines the best features of both A-silicone and polyether materials, now in 1:1 cartridges. Identium ® , a Vinylsiloxanether ® (VSXE ® ) impression mate-rial, is an entirely new chemistry, developed for the one-step impres-sion technique for many different clinical proce-dures. Providing excellent resilience, Iden-tium ® provides an accurate impression in the narrow-est 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. All three Iden-tium® viscosities have a total work-ing time of 2 minutes and an intra-oral setting time of 3 minutes, 30 seconds. All fast set viscosities have a total work-ing time of 1 minute, 15 seconds and an intra-oral setting time of 2 minutes, 15 seconds. Kettenbach also launched a new easier to use website, better suited to provide a venue for online ordering at www.kettenbachusa.com. ClearCorrect Starts ‘Phase Out’ Charity Program “Five years ago, we started ClearCor-rect out of a passion to help. Doctors had no choice in clear aligners, and we wanted to change that. Since then, we've remained focused on changing the clear aligner industry. Well, now our ambitions have grown. I’m very happy to announce Phase Out, a new ClearCorrect project we’re kicking off this year. The purpose of the project: To change the world,” said ClearCorrect CEO, Jarrett Pumphrey. ClearCorrect’s unique phase-based approach to clear aligners is at the heart of the project: Every ClearCorrect case includes a certain number of phases (a phase is a box with 4 sets of clear align-ers). More often than not, a few phases are left over at the end of treatment. Starting January 1, 2012, for each left-over phase, $20 will go toward phasing out life-impacting issues for people in need. To learn more about this project or get involved, visit http://clearcor-rect.com/phaseout. 8 March/April 2012 JAOS
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