COLTENE is an internationally leading developer, manufacturer and seller of consumables and small equipment for dental practitioners. COLTENE has been the leading developer and manufacturer of high-precision impression materials and innovative, aesthetically-pleasing filling materials since the mid-sixties. In 1990, the Swiss Coltne AG joined forces with the American company Whaledent Inc., a producer of technical dental consumables established in 1956 in New York. Since then, the Company operates in the marketplace under a common brand Coltne/Whaledent.