- Packable, dough-like consistency
- Easy to handle and place
- Can be condensed (similar to amalgam)
- Shape and finish with metal instruments
- Non-sticky
- Will not pull away from prep or stick to instruments
- High compressive and flexural strengths
- Assure durability, longevity, and integrity
- Excellent wear characteristics
- 60% higher than conventional glass ionomers
- Within 10% of compomer materials
- Wears at only a slightly higher rate than posterior composites
- A simple and easy technique
- 2 minute working time
- Self-cures in 2.5 minutes (about 4.5 minutes from the start of mix)
- Single-step placement for even larger fillings
- 15g powder