Thermo Clone™ VPS Alginate Alternative

Product Overview

Thermo Clone Alginate Alternative material is specially designed to give precise impressions right when you need them. Due to its Thermal-Accelerated Set properties, this material sets intraorally in 1 minute 15 seconds. The automix formula gives you a consistent, mess-free, and powder-free mix that is easy to use and dispense.

For offices that use intraoral scanning, Thermo Clone Alginate Alternative material is perfect for times when a digital impression is not the best option. Its ease of use and dimensional stability give it clear advantages over alginate and provide high-quality impressions for a variety of indications. Plus, it's scannable and disinfectant friendly.

Key Features

• Excellent dimensional stability for precise impressions
• No hand-mixing
• Scannable without the need for contrast
• Pleasing Bubble Gum scent
• Intraoral set time is 1 minute 15 seconds
• Use 50 ml cartridges with green Impression Mixing tips
• Use 380 ml Jumbo cartridges with Dynamic Mixing tips

Stability and Accuracy for Less

Thermo Clone Alginate Alternative material is a perfect, low-cost impression material for dental offices that need to make an impression quickly. Dimensionally stable, pre-mixed, and with a pleasant Bubble Gum scent, Thermo Clone Alginate Alternative material gives you the impression detail you need—when you need it. Perfect for out-of-office labwork, this alternative impression material has an impressive shelf life and allows you to repour impressions if needed.

Thermal-Accelerated Setting at Its Finest

Thermo Clone impression materials are temperature-sensitive. At room temperature, Thermo Clone Alginate Alternative material remains soft for easy use, with a working time up to 1:30. Once the impression tray is placed in the patient's mouth, the increased temperature causes the material to rapidly set, lowering the chance of impression distortion. We call this Thermal-Accelerated Set. Thermo Clone Alginate Alternative material fills a critical void between standard VPS/PVS and alginate product offerings.

Benefits

• Great dimensional stability
• Pre-mixed cartridges
• Excellent impression detail
• Repourable
• Patient friendly

Delivery Options

Choose Between 380 ml Jumbo or 50 ml Delivery Cartridges

Product Specifications

Usage Questions

How many times can you pour up the impression? Where alginate impressions can only be poured once, Thermo Clone VPS Alginate Alternative impressions can be poured again and again for up to 4 to 6 weeks.

How can the impression be disinfected? Thermo Clone VPS Alginate Alternative impressions can be disinfected with any standard disinfection solutions before sending them to the lab and for storage.

When does the impression have to be "poured"? How many weeks? Thermo Clone VPS Alginate Alternative does not need to be poured immediately. Impressions retain dimensional stability for up to 4 to 6 weeks.

How many estimated full arch impressions can an office get out of the 50 ml cartridge? The 380 ml cartridge?

• 50 ml Cartridge: 2–3 impressions
• 380 ml Jumbo Cartridge: 15–18 impressions

Do you have to use a tray adhesive? No. A tray adhesive is not required but is recommended to help ensure material adhesion to the bite tray.

Are vinyl gloves recommended like other materials in the Thermo Clone product line or can you use latex or nitrile gloves for the Thermo Clone VPS Alginate Alternative? Yes. Vinyl gloves are recommended when using VPS materials. Nitrile gloves can also be used. However, Latex gloves are not recommended when using VPS materials.