Quala - Alginate Substitute, 50mL Fast Set, Mint, 8/kt (Exp Jun 2027)
- VendorQuala
Quala - Alginate Substitute, 50mL Fast Set, Mint, 8/kt (Exp Jun 2027)
- VendorQuala
$53.80
- alginate substitute; mint flavor; no hand mixing
- 1-min working time; 1-min intraoral set; Shore A 50
- Excellent dimensional stability; pourable multiple times
- Safe for disinfectant immersion; no syneresis or imbibition
- Preliminary impressions, study models, orthodontic use
- Quantity: 8 x 50ml Cartridges per Pack
Quala Alginate Substitute, , Fast Set, Mint is used for preliminary dental impressions, study model fabrication, opposing arch impressions, orthodontic model impressions, provisional crown and bridge impressions, and simple removable denture impressions in general, orthodontic, and prosthodontic dental practices where a Vinyl Polysiloxane alginate substitute delivered from a pre-mixed cartridge provides significantly superior dimensional stability, tear strength, and multi-pour capability compared to traditional powder and liquid alginate mixed at chairside. Dispensed from a 50ml cartridge through a mixing tip and impression gun without powder measurement, liquid dispensing, or manual spatulation, Quala Alginate Substitute eliminates the hand mixing variability, powder and liquid ratio inconsistency, and messy preparation that chairside alginate mixing introduces before every impression, delivering a consistently mixed, precisely dosed impression material to the tray in the time it takes to load and express the cartridge.
Dentists, dental assistants, and orthodontic staff who take preliminary and diagnostic impressions across a mixed appointment schedule find Quala Alginate Substitute the cartridge-dispensed, fast-set material that simplifies impression preparation and improves model accuracy over hand-mixed alginate.
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Each pack contains 8 individual 50ml cartridges of Fast Set Mint Quala Alginate Substitute, with tips not included. Fast set formulation delivers 1-minute working time and 1-minute intraoral set time for a total chairside impression time of approximately 2 minutes from loading the tray to removal, minimizing patient discomfort and gag reflex exposure during the impression procedure for patients who find impression materials held in the mouth for extended periods uncomfortable. Shore A hardness of 50 at set provides a firm, dimensionally stable impression that can be removed from the mouth cleanly without tearing at thin sections or undercut areas, and that maintains its dimensions through multiple pours for study model fabrication, working model fabrication, and laboratory duplication without the dimensional changes from syneresis and imbibition that make alginate unsuitable for delayed pouring or multiple model pours.
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Quala Alginate Substitute works through its Vinyl Polysiloxane addition-curing silicone chemistry, which polymerizes through a platinum-catalyzed addition reaction that generates no byproducts during setting, producing a dimensionally stable, non-shrinking impression material that captures fine surface detail of hard and soft tissues with accuracy maintained from the moment of removal through the full laboratory processing period.
The pre-mixed cartridge delivery ensures consistent 1:1 base to catalyst mixing ratio across every impression without the operator-dependent ratio variability that manual alginate spatulation produces between different staff members and different mixing technique approaches. Impressions can be safely immersed in standard dental disinfectant solutions for surface decontamination before pouring without the dimensional distortion that alginate impressions experience during disinfectant immersion contact, supporting compliant infection control at the impression handling step without sacrificing model accuracy.
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Dentists taking opposing arch impressions for crown and bridge cases find the fast set time and clean removal characteristic of the material supports efficient dual-arch impression workflows where the opposing impression must be taken and removed quickly while the patient maintains stable occlusal position for the working impression. Orthodontists taking initial records and progress model impressions find the cartridge dispensing format allows consistent, accurate impressions across a high volume of records appointments without the powder management and mixing time overhead that alginate requires per appointment.
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Quala Alginate Substitute, , Fast Set, Mint gives dental practices a pre-mixed, cartridge-dispensed Vinyl Polysiloxane alginate substitute with 1-minute working time, 1-minute intraoral set, Shore A 50 hardness, excellent dimensional stability, multi-pour capability, and disinfectant immersion safety in mint flavor across preliminary impressions, study models, orthodontic records, and opposing arch applications in an 8 x 50ml cartridge pack.
For dental offices ordering impression material supplies and seeking a reliable alginate substitute for active diagnostic and preliminary impression workflows, Quala Alginate Substitute delivers the dimensional accuracy, set speed, and handling convenience that cartridge-dispensed impression materials require.