3M

Scotchbond + RelyX

Dental luting composite and adhesive

3M Scotchbond™ & RelyX™: Ergonomic Dental Solutions with Innovative Medical Design for Maximum Precision

3M Scotchbond™ Universal Adhesive and RelyX™ Automix Syringe – designed with award-winning medical design by Eckstein Design. Ergonomic solutions for precise application, improved workflow efficiency, and optimal handling in modern dentistry.

3M Scotchbond and RelyX next to each other showing the Corporate Identity

Overview

The two who can do everything better

Hand using the 3M Scotchbond bottle

The Challenge

Over the past twelve years, Eckstein Design has partnered several times with 3M, an industry-leading manufacturer of dental equipment and dental products. From this collaboration, several innovative and successful products were created.

When 3M decided to expand its offering in the disposable market, the global company once again partnered with Eckstein Design to bring its vision of high-quality, medically disposable products with unbeatable usability to market, starting with a Scotchbond™ bottle and a syringe.

The Result

The new Scotchbond Universal Adhesive and the RelyX™ dental syringe represent optimized results in both functionality and aesthetics, as well as a simplified workflow in modern dentistry.
This is perfectly reflected in the innovative delivery form of this high-performance product: the design of the newly developed dental syringe with dropper bottle ideally combines ease of use with a contemporary style factor. An aesthetically elegant design language with a clear medical look offers a pleasant overall feel, plus self-explanatory handling and optimum product ergonomics.

Hand holding a 3M Scotchbond Bottle showing the patetned cap design
3M Scotchbond™ Universal Plus

The bottle and cap design of the 3M Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive stands out with its distinctive look, while the ergonomic shape allows for easy, one-handed operation. . Thanks to the bistable film hinge, the user can position the cap precisely when open and thus obtains a clear view of the intelligently designed dropper tip. This ensures accurate and clean dispensing during application.

The design of the 3M Scotchbond Universal Plus Adhesive has been thought through down to the last detail. The matt dark blue highlights the precisely shaped surfaces particularly well.

94% of dentists agreed that the 3M RelyX Universal Automix syringe is more ergonomic than conventional automix syringes.

Field survey conducted by 3M in Europe and the USA

hand holds 3M RelyX Syringe showing the great ergonomics
3M RelyX™

The 3M RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement Automix Syringe is intuitive and safe to handle both inside and outside the patient’s mouth, thanks to its ergonomic design. The disposable micro-mixing tip delivers excellent mixing quality and produces 80 per cent less material waste and 50 per cent less plastic waste per use compared to similar products. The self-sealing valve and slim geometry make the syringe easy to clean.

This Automix syringe features a very clear structure caused by recurring geometries and colour accents, offering excellent orientation.

Design awards

red dot Design Award logo

3M™ ESPE™ Scotchbond™ reddot winner 2012

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3M™ Scotchbond™ reddot winner 2021

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3M™ RelyX™ reddot winner 2021

Patetned single hand use cap design of the 3M Scotchbond Bottle
Triangular ront view of the the 3M RelyX Syringe
Hand holding the 3M RelyX Syringe showing the superior ergonomics next to a 3M Scotchbond bottle

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