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3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative

Efficient restorations that don’t compromise esthetics.

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  • 8 shades, 1 universal opacity. Universally simpler.

    Most dentists use a single shade for 80% of their restorations.* But patient expectations are rising. Do you trust that your single-shade restorative will deliver on esthetics without sacrificing efficiency?

    3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative is designed to make single-shade restorations easier.

    *3M Internal Data

Simplify shade selection.

With just 8 designer shades and an Extra White, 3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restoratives covers all 19 VITA classical shades and bleach shades.

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    Cover 100% of VITA shades with just 8 designer shades.

    NaturalMatch technology uses nanofillers, proprietary low-stress monomers, and pigments to enable one-shade esthetics to blend more naturally with dentition.

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    Cover dark stains.

    The versatile pink opaquer is specifically designed to mask metal and dark tooth structure.

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    Match the shade of bleached teeth.

    An improved extra white (XW) simplifies the matching process without another specialty shade.


3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative Indications

The coloured cells show indications for this solution. 3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative is indicated for restorative Classes I-V, both posterior and anterior.

Class I

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Class II

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Class III

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Class IV

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Class V

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Trusted Dental Technologies

From the moment of cure, restorations are challenged by chewing, brushing, and grinding. For over 50 years, dentists have trusted 3M's dental technologies to help them restore more than a billion smiles.*

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    Patented TRUE nanotechnology for polish that lasts.

    3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restoratives give restorations excellent polish that lasts, and high strength and excellent wear resistance.

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    Lower shrinkage with proprietary low-stress monomers.

    Protect restorations from problems caused by shrinkage and shrinkage stress, with technology pioneered in 3M’s bulk-fill composites.

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    Indicated for composite warming.

    Capsules can be warmed up to 70ºC/158ºF for up to one hour, lowering extrusion force without changing physical properties.*

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    Radiopacity helps you see composites on a radiograph.

    Instead of guessing between tooth structure and composite materials, 3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative helps you easily identify composites at recall.


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