Identium

Especially developed for the one-step impression technique, Identium offers you:
Excellent flowability with a thermosensitive
rheology system allows the material to get into
the narrowest sulcus crevices while ensuring
high stability.
Remarkable hydrophilicity (dynamic surface
conditioning through a synergistic hydrophilic
system) offers an optimal wetting in a moist
environment and the lowest achievable contact
angle (less than 10 after 1 second).

Balanced setting behavior with the double-snap

effect for a long working time at a short intraoral
setting time.
Easy and fast, true-to-detail fabrication of
models without fracture risk.
Odorless and tasteless: no gag reflex.
Easy handling in the Sympress Dispenser and
most automatic mixing machines.

Consistent properties throughout the whole

clinical working period.

Compatible with most disinfectant materials.

Optimized space properties: dimensionally

accurate recovery and easy removal from the
mouth.

Complete product family with 3 viscosities in 5:1

foil bag system or 1:1 cartridges in regular-set
and fast-set-version.

Pour models when it is convenient for you.

020834_0413 USA

Kettenbach LP
16052 Beach Blvd. Ste 218
Huntington Beach, CA 92647, USA
Phone: 1-877-523-2123
www.kettenbach.us

The best of two worlds.

Identium.
Polyether

A-silicone

Identium
Utilizing the best characteristics of two well-known
impression materials, Kettenbach has developed an
entirely new product line, designed especially for the
one-step impression technique: Identium.

The revolution in the

one-step impression technique
For us, good is never good enough. It is our ambition to always
innovate and improve. From this aspiration, an entirely new
material has emerged for the one-step impression technique.
Identium based on the new chemistry Vinylsiloxanether
(VSXE) combines for the first time the advantages of polyether
and A-silicone in one. A perfect balance.

Vinylsiloxanether (VSXE) is extremely hydrophilic (meaning

that the material has a very low wetting contact angle), highly
flowable, provides excellent resilience and offers a high
degree of comfort for the user and the patient. With accurate
impressions in the narrowest crevices and high definition even
in the moist sulcus, Identium offers the optimal basis for
identical transfer of the clinical situation in the mouth onto
the working model.

Identium : the best of two worlds

The best of A-silicone:
Optimal recovery after
deformation

Easy removal from the

mouth and model

Improved patient comfort

due to the absence of odor
and taste

The best of polyether:

Well-developed
flow properties

Good hydrophilicity
Long working time
High final hardness

Identium

(Vinylsiloxanether)

Our best results show measurable im

Smart rheology system for excellent flowability
Shark-Fin-Test

An impression material is expected to spread particularly well

around the tooth. At the same time, it must be stable enough not
to drip from the tray. For this purpose, Identium has a thermosensitive rheology system.The material flows well into narrow crevices
and the deepest sulcus, thus providing the important prerequisites
for a detailed impression. Tooth preparations can be coated with
Identium without any material dripping from the tooth. Identium
finds the necessary balance between stability, flowability and
pressure buildup throughout the whole working time and
reaches the maximum values in the well-known Shark-Fin test.

30 s

Height (mm)

18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4

Medium

Heavy

PentaTM*

H
duosoft*

Identium in comparison to ImpregumTM*

Smart elastomeric properties for excellent recovery and easy removal

Recovery after deformation

During removal, every impression material is subjected to

strong mechanical stresses. It is compressed in order to
remove from around the coronal portion of the tooth or from
undercuts. It is stretched when it is removed from underneath
and narrow areas. Identium offers all the advantages of the
elastomeric properties of A-silicone. Material edges do not
break away and the recovery after elongation is almost 100%.

99,5

98
97,5
97
96,5

recovery (%)

99
98,5

Identium Medium

ImpregumTM PentaTM*

Tensile strength
220
210
200

The remarkable flowability and hydrophilicity of Identium

ensure that it gets into the narrowest crevices. This means
that the tensile strength and tear strength of the material
during removal must rise accordingly. Here, Identium offers
the optimal balance and highest values during measurement.

tensile strength (N/cm2)

230

The positive elastomeric properties of Identium ensure that

impressions can be easily removed from the patients mouth
and the plaster model. Accidental tooth extractions and stumps
breaking off from the plaster model are now a thing of the past.

190

Identium Medium

ImpregumTM PentaTM*

Smart reaction kinetics for a long working time

A-silicone Cross linkage snap
viscosity

time

viscosity

Polyether Viscosity snap

time

Double snap of Vinylsiloxanether: Viscosity snap + Cross linkage snap

viscosity

time
viscous phase

viscous-elastic phase

elastic phase

Our concept of combining the best of two worlds is most

evident in the reaction kinetics of Identium. One advantage of
polyether is a relatively long intraoral working time, while an
advantage of A-silicones is an extremely short curing time. With
Identium, Kettenbach has developed an impression material
that has a long working time with a noticeable viscosity snap
and a clear wetting snap. We call it simply the double-snap
effect. It means that Identium can be used until the end of the
working time, allowing you to work on complex cases involving
several teeth. It also means that the impression can be easily
and precisely removed and that it remains dimensionally stable.

improvement.
Smart hydrophilicity concept for perfect wetting
Thanks to its highly dynamic surface conditioning, Identium
reaches optimum values for hydrophilicity and offers
exceptional wetting even in a moist environment with the
lowest achievable contact angle (less than 10 after 1
second).
Identium Medium
Initial contact angle

Comparison of spreading behavior begins 30 seconds after

mixing starts within the first 3 seconds after applying a
water drop at 80% humidity. The test was performed on
unpolymerized impression material.

70

50
40
30

ImpregumTM PentaTM*

contact angle ()

60

With a contact angle of less than 10 after one second,

Identium reaches maximum values for hydrophilicity. In
contrast to other materials available in the market, Identium
succeeds in quickly developing high hydrophilicity and then
maintaining it over the entire working time. The result: welldefined impressions, even in extreme situations.

Identium Medium

20
10
0

0,5

drop age (s)

2,5

The 0smaller the contact angle, the more hydrophilic is

the behavior of the material.

Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Product
name

Mixing ratio

Working
time at
23 C/
74 F

Working
time at
35 C/
95 F 1)

Identium
Medium

5:1 foil bag

1:1 cartridges

2 minutes

80 seconds

Identium
Medium fast

5:1 foil bag

1:1 cartridges

1 minute
15 seconds

Identium
Heavy

5:1 foil bag

1:1 cartridges

Identium
Heavy fast

Intraoral
setting
time at
35 C/
95 F
3 minutes
30 seconds

5 minutes
A 60
30 seconds

40 seconds

2 minutes
15 seconds

2 minutes

80 seconds

5:1 foil bag

1:1 cartridges

1 minute
15 seconds

Identium
Light

1:1

Identium
Light fast

1:1

Total
setting
time*

Hardness Linear
(approx.) dimenShore
sional
change
(approx.) %

ElasticRecovery
test
(approx.)
%

Strain
in compression
(approx.)
%

0.20

99.0

2.3

3 minutes
A 60
30 seconds

0.20

99.0

2.3

3 minutes
30 seconds

5 minutes
A 60
30 seconds

0.20

99.0

2.8

40 seconds

2 minutes
15 seconds

3 minutes
A 60
30 seconds

0.20

99.0

2.8

2 minutes

80 seconds

3 minutes
30 seconds

5 minutes
A 46
30 seconds

0.20

99.0

3.8

1 minute
15 seconds

40 seconds

2 minutes
15 seconds

3 minutes
A 46
30 seconds

0.20

99.0

3.8

*Total setting time (removal time from mouth) from start of mix.
1) With a reduced working time the total setting time of 3 minutes 30 seconds for the fast set version and 5 minutes 30 seconds for the regular set version has always to be heeded.

Identium: different viscosities for the

one-step impression technique
Identium Medium
Medium-viscosity, syringeable impression material with high final hardness. Especially
intended for implant and fixation impressions, but also suitable for impressions for fabrication
of crowns/bridges, inlays, onlays, veneers and for functional impressions. Available in
Kettenbachs 5:1 foil bag Plug & Press system and also in 50-ml-cartridges (1:1) in regularset and fast-set version.
Foil bag
Intro pack

362 ml

Regular-Set

Fast-Set

REF 28233

REF 28234

1 x 300 ml base, 1 x 62 ml catalyst, 10 x dynamic mixer, 1 x cartridge body, 1 x 10 ml adhesive, 1 x application syringe

Refill pack

724 ml

REF 13736

REF 13746

REF 13737

REF 13747

2 x 300 ml base, 2 x 62 ml catalyst

Economy pack

2172 ml

6 x 300 ml base, 6 x 62 ml catalyst

Cartridges
Normal pack

100 ml

Regular-Set

Fast-Set

REF 13731

REF 13741

2 x 50 ml cartridge, 6 x mixing tip

Identium Heavy
High-viscosity tray material with high final hardness. Particularly suitable for the double
mix technique (in combination with the low-viscosity Identium Light) for impressions for
fabrication of crowns/bridges, inlays, onlays, veneers, functional impressions, impressions
for removable dentures and implant impressions. Available in Kettenbachs 5:1 foil bag
Plug & Press system and also in 50-ml-cartridges (1:1) in regular-set and fast-set version.
Foil bag
Intro pack

362 ml + 50 ml

Regular-Set

Fast-Set

REF 28237

REF 28238

1 x 300 ml base, 1 x 62 ml catalyst, 10 x dynamic mixer, 1 x cartridge body, 1 x 50 ml Light body, 6 x mixing tip,
6 x application tip, 1 x 10 ml adhesive

Refill pack

724 ml

REF 13776

REF 13786

REF 13777

REF 13787

Regular-Set

Fast-Set

REF 13771

REF 13791

2 x 300 ml base, 2 x 62 ml catalyst

Economy pack

2172 ml

6 x 300 ml base, 6 x 62 ml catalyst

Cartridges
Normal pack

100 ml

2 x 50 ml cartridge, 6 x mixing tip

Identium Light
Low-viscosity, syringeable impression material. Particularly suitable for the double mix
technique (in combination with the high-viscosity Identium Heavy) for impressions
for fabrication of crowns/bridges, inlays, onlays, veneers, impressions for removable
dentures and reline impressions. Available in the 1:1 cartridge system in regular-set
and fast-set version.
Cartridges
Normal pack

100 ml

2 x 50 ml cartridge, 12 x mixing tip, 12 x application tip

Regular-Set

Fast-Set

REF 13701

REF 13711

Identium in clinical practice

Fixation

Precision

Thixotrophic

Clinical case from Dr. Mauro Belluz

Clinical case from Dr. Mauro Belluz

Clinical case from Dr. Ugo Torquati

Double-mix impression with Identium Heavy + Identium Light

Clinical case from Dr. Ercole Parnanzini / Od. Delfino DallAglio

Implant impression

Inlay impression

Crown impression

Clinical case from Dr. Gianluca Scatizzi

Clinical case from Dr. Ugo Torquati Sr. Giancarlo Riva

Clinical case from Dr. Fabio Conti