Filtek™ Supreme XTE Flowable Dental Restorative

Why dentists use a flowable:

...as a liner base

• Excellent handling
• Cavity adaptation
• Stress relief

...as a filling material

• Fast and easy
• Little or no polish needed
• Smooth transition from material to tooth

Flowables have been called "duct tape for dentists".

Ours is different.

It offers more.

Flowables provide a fast, easy solution for a wide range of cases. But more than a quick fix, you need to be confident your restorative will perform. That's why dentists are choosing Filtek™ Supreme XTE Flowable Restorative.

Advantages: Versatile formula is ideal for multiple indications Unique nanotechnology for excellent aesthetics and low wear Flow-on-demand handling dentists prefer Also, Filtek Supreme XTE flowable restorative is now available in capsules. It just keeps getting better.

Polish Retention

After 6000 toothbrush abrasion cycles, Filtek Supreme XTE flowable restorative exhibits better polish retention than Filtek Supreme XT flowable restorative, Grandio Flow, Flow-It, SureFil SDR Flow, Tetric EvoFlow, Venus Flow and Vertise Flow.

Source: 3M ESPE internal data

Wear Rate (in-vitro)

The wear resistance of Filtek™ Supreme XTE Flowable Restorative is similar to the wear resistance of Filtek™ Supreme XT Flowable Restorative. The 3-body wear rate (in-vitro) of Filtek Supreme XTE flowable restorative is lower than Flow-It ALC, Venus Flow, EsthetX Flow, TPH3 Flow, Vertise Flow, Revolution Formula 2, Tetric EvoFlow, Heliomolar Flow and SureFil SDR Flow. The 3-body wear rate(in-vitro) of Filtek Supreme XTE flowable restorative is comparable to Premise Flow.

Source: 3M ESPE internal data

The shrinkage of Filtek™ Supreme XTE Flowable Restorative is lower than Tetric EvoFlow, Premise Flowable,Heliomolar Flow, Filtek™ Supreme XT Flowable Restorative, TPH3 Flow, EsthetX Flow, Vertise Flow, Venus Flow, Flow-It ALC and Revolution Formula 2. The shrinkage of Filtek Supreme XTE flowable restorative is comparable to Grandio Flow.

Source: 3M ESPE internal data

EsthetX, Flow-It ALC, Grandio Flow, Heliomolar, Premise Flowable, Revolution Formula 2, SureFil SDR Flow, Tetric EvoFlow, TPH3, Venus Flow, Vertise Flow and VITAPAN are not trademarks of 3M.

• Class III and V restorations
• Restoration of minimally invasive cavity preparations (including small, non stress-bearing occlusal restorations)
• Base/liner under direct restorations
• Repair of small defects in aesthetic indirect restorations
• Pit and fissure sealant
• Undercut blockout
• Repair of resin and acrylic temporaries

As a Class V Restoration

As a Minimally Invasive Restoration

As a liner under a direct restoration
(Filtek™ Supreme XTE Universal Restorative is the composite shown.)

Photos courtesy of Dr. Reich, Seefeld, Germany.