Freedom is the ideal fluoride releasing, condensable, radiopaque, light cured compomer. Freedom combines composite and glass ionomer technology to achieve improved esthetics, easy scupltable handling and polishability. Freedom’s non-stick handling facilitates placement and adapatability. 

High Bond Strength^(1),(2)

Bonded restorations can reduce clinicaal problems, such as postoperative sensititivity, marginal staining and recurrent caries by preventing microleakage at the restoration-tooth interface⁽³⁾ Freedom has the highest bond strength to enamel.

Indications

• Cervical abrasion / erosion lesions

• Class V restorations

• Class III restorations

• Minimal Class I restorations

• Minimal Class II restorations

• Deciduous teeth restorations

• Geriatric Restorations

• Abfractions

• Miscellaneous restorative repairs

Flouride release⁽¹⁾

Fluoride enhances caries prevention, remineralization, and the inhibition of enamel demineralization. In an aqueous environment, Freedom’s fluoride ions diffuse into the surrounding tooth from both the filler particles and resin.

Low wear⁽¹⁾

Freedom has the optimal filler level for compomers, maximizing strength and minimizing wear.

Choice of shades⁽⁴⁾
Freedom is available in eight Vita equivalent shades. While most brands have the standard shades typical of composite resins, Freedom includes a number of darker shades that will facilitate the ageing patient in cervical areas.

Increased hydrolytic stability
Unlike other compomers, Freedom is resistant to breakdown in the oral environment. The resin system’s longer chain monomers ensures that the resoration maintains stability.

High polishability⁽¹⁾


Optimal handling characteristics ⁽⁵⁾
Freedom is “easy to place and has good handling characteristics. Bulk reduction is easily accomplished. Consultants also praised the delivery system, firmness of the material”

Composition
Freedom contains strontium glass which is chemically and biologically similar to calcium. Strontium glass is less electrospositive than barium glass, therefore less likely to decompose the resin bonds and breakdown the resin (6). The longer resin chains in Freedom resist breakown and enhance stability in the oral environment.

Non Bisphenol A
Freedom avoids the controversy as it does not contain BisGMA nor its by product Bisphenol A. 

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(1) Source: Published and SDI test data.
(2) Tate, W.H., You, C., Powers, J.M. Bond Strength of Compomers to Human Enamel, Operative Dentistry, 2000, 25, pp 283-291
(3) Schwartz, R.S., Summitt, J.B., Robbins, J.W., Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: a Contemporary Approach, Chicago, Quintessence Publishing Co, 1996, Chapter 6, pp 141,157
(4) Duke, E.S., New Compomer Restorative Materials: Background and Indications, Contemporary Esthetics and Restorative Practice, Sepetember/October 1998.
(5) The Dental Advisor, Octobre, 1998, Volume 15, Nº 8
(6) Bowen R.L., and Reed L.E., Semiporous Reinforcing Fillers for Composite Resins: I. Preparation of Provisional Glass Formulations. J. [ Dental Research Septembre - October1976, Vol 55, Nº 5.}