SEEFELD, Germany: 3M ESPE has produced the 50 millionth capsule of RelyX™ Unicem Self-Adhesive Universal Resin Cement.

The fluoride-releasing resin material, also available in the convenient Clicker™ Dispenser, has proven its value in millions of applications around the globe. The cement, which has been awarded several times by THE DENTAL ADVISOR, convinces with simplicity and brilliant quality made in Germany.

Since its launch in 2002, an ever-increasing number of users trust the world market leader RelyX™ Unicem Cement. The self-adhesive material allows for quick and easy cementation enabling a strong bond, while eliminating the need for separate etching, priming or bonding. Designed for permanent cementation of inlays, onlays, crowns and bridges as well as endodontic posts made of diverse materials, the product allows for universal application.

Various studies and awards have attested the extraordinary performance of the cement. It features high physical strengths and low linear expansion as well as impressive colour stability and hydrophobicity. High marginal integrity, which reduces the risk of debonding and post-operative sensitivity considerably, has been confirmed as well.

An average total of 7.5 million RelyX™ Unicem Aplicap™ and Maxicap™ capsules are produced a year at the production facility in Landsberg, Germany, and distributed to practitioners in all continents.

There has been a consistent increase in annual production output since 2002. Dr Reinhold Hecht, Division Scientist at 3M ESPE, says of the 50 millionth capsule leaving the production line: "This high number of capsules produced during the last seven years reflects the outstanding reliability and clinical performance of RelyX™ Unicem Cement. A combination of tradition and innovation, long-term experience and new ideas are key to the cement’s success. Its unique chemistry will secure our product a leading position in future markets as well."