ESTECEM Plus

Features & Benefits

A simple, versatile resin cement with reliable bonding and excellent esthetics.

Reliable bond strength with PALFIQUE UNIVERSAL BOND promotes the adhesion of ESTECEM Plus PASTE to tooth structure and any prosthetic materials without a separate primer.

Tensile Bond Strength to Dentin **

Tensile Bond Strength to Enamel **

** In-house data, R&D, Tokuyama Dental Corporation.

High flexural strength

Flexural Strength **

** In-house data, R&D, Tokuyama Dental Corporation.

Low water sorption

Water Sorption **

** In-house data, R&D, Tokuyama Dental Corporation.

Cement shade stability

Color Stability of Cement **

*Not a registered mark of Tokuyama Dental Corporation.
** In-house data, R&D, Tokuyama Dental Corporation.

Easy-to-handle paste

Working time is 60 seconds after mixing the paste. It resists sagging, and excess cement can be removed in one piece, for easy handling. The paste remains in a semi-set state for 2.5 minutes, giving the practitioners plenty of time even when treating multiple teeth.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Kazunori Otani, Otani Dental Clinic, Taito, Tokyo

Available shades

Brown:
Features a dentin shade for use in such cases as ceramic inlays, rigid resin inlays, and crowns.

Universal:
Offers excellent shade compatibility with tooth structure for use in a wide range of applications.

Clear:
Suited to applications where you want to make use of the underlying shade, or where the cement line is a concern.

White Opaque:
A high-masking white shade, suited to applications where you want to conceal the underlying tooth structure.

How to Use

Step 1

Restoration and tooth pretreatment with PALFIQUE UNIVERSAL BOND

Step 2

Apply the mixed PASTE to the surface of the restoration

Step 3

Place the restoration on the tooth with firm pressure

Step 4

Light-cure the excess PASTE with a dental curing light for 2 to 4 seconds

Step 5

Remove the excess PASTE

Step 6

Final PASTE setting, light curing for 20 seconds or more

* Light-cure along margins for 20 seconds or more in case of non translucent restoration

Step 7

Finished restoration

Case courtesy of Dr. Kazunori Otani

Clinical Gallery

February 1, 2025

Eight Years of Clinical Experience with BONDMER Lightless and ESTECEM II

Clinical cases from eight years of using the adhesives BONDMER Lightless and ESTECEM II are presented here. Dr. Kazunori Otani explains the long-term prognosis of zirconia crowns and ceramic restorations through case studies.

July 1, 2019

ESTECEM II, Automix & Handmix: A Cement Designed for Versatile Bond Strength, a Choice of Shades, and Cost Performance

The automix and hand-mix options for the adhesive resin cement ESTECEM II are presented here. Dr. Toshinari Toyama explains versatile bond strength, four selectable shades, and cost performance through a zirconia cementation case study.

April 1, 2020

Making the Most of ESTECEM II’s Different Shades

Cases showcasing the four shades of the adhesive resin cement ESTECEM II are presented here. Using case reports, we explain how to choose between the Universal, Brown, Clear, and White Opaque shades.

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Technology

Detailed data and graphs are available on the Technology page.

BoSE Technology × Contact Cure

Proprietary technology that enables reliable bonding to self-cure materials without light curing by using borate compounds to promote radical polymerization.

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