Ceramir Crown & Bridge Quikcap

Evaluators’ Comments

• “Very easy to clean up.”
• “Good radiopacity.”
• “Easy to use and mix.”
• “Simple application and I liked the consistency.”
• “Smooth, complete seating with no sensitivity.”
• “Slower setting time than I am used to.”
• “Did not like that I had to triturate in the amalgamator.”
• “My assistant had a hard time activating the capsule.”
  

Indications

• Metal and porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns and bridges
• Gold inlays and onlays
• Cast or prefabricated metal posts
• High-strength ceramic crowns and bridges and implant crowns suitable for conventional cementation such as zirconia, alumina, and lithium disilicate

Clinical Tips

• Make sure to clean in the gel stage. Once it is set, it is very difficult to remove excess.
• The cement hardens quickly at the 2-minute mark, so I carefully floss the contacts at 1-minute 30 seconds.

Unique Attributes

• Contains glass ionomer powder
• Bioceramic
• Quikcap capsules
• Maintains a high pH to resist acid and acid-producing bacteria
• Hydrophilic and requires no etching, priming, bonding, or conditioning
• Nanostructurally integrates with enamel and dentin; self-sealing
• Fluoride-releasing
• High strength and retention

Evaluation Highlights

Ceramir Crown & Bridge Quikcaps were evaluated by 9 consultants, with a total of 96 uses.

• Easy clean up
• Nanostructurally integrates with enamel and dentin
• No etching, priming, bonding, or conditioning required
• Quikcap capsules

Description

Ceramir Crown & Bridge Quikcap is a radiopaque, biocompatible, bio-ceramic luting cement. It is supplied in a Quikcap capsule that is activated and mixed before direct application. The cement is self-setting with a working time of 2 minutes and a setting time (from end of mixing) of up to 8 minutes. The set cement nanostructurally integrates with enamel and dentin. No etching, priming, bonding or conditioning is required prior to application of the cement. Clean-up is performed during the gel-phase setting, when clean-up is fast, and excess easily peels away. Ceramir Crown & Bridge Quikcap is available in unit dose Quikcap capsules.