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Lava Accommodates Your Patients In Every Aspect Patients Desire Aesthetic, Biocompatible And Long Lasting Restorations Today, beautiful teeth are important for our self-esteem and sense of well being. People desire aesthetically pleasing and natural looking dental restorations that are biocompatibel and long lasting. Most of the prosthetic ceramic solutions today, however, are restricted to specific indications. The patient is the focus of attention Natural aesthetics are important Patients desire biocompatible restorations Durability is vital for dentists and patients alike Aesthetically pleasing and natural looking dental restorations Lava The Next Generation Of Dental Restorations Together with 3M ESPE you can realize the future of dental restorations. Our newest development, Lava, is an innovative and easy-to-use system. Lava crowns and bridges made from zirconium oxide (zirconia) are suitable for anterior and posterior applications, offering a complete and comprehensive solution for your patients and providing optimal conditions for a consistent aesthetic appearance all around. Let us inspire you. Discover the opportunities that Lava offers your practice, your patients and your laboratory.
CAD/CAM manufactured frameworks of high-strength zirconium oxide Individually coloured frameworks in eight shades Dentin-like, natural translucency Aesthetically tapered edges, even supragingival Lava CrownsAnd Bridges:A Precise Match Of Aesthetics And Strength Zirconium Oxide Combines Natural Appearence With High Strength Lava crowns and bridges possess a translucent framework of high-strength zirconium oxide. The CAD/CAM-manufactured framework can be matched precisely to the colour of the patient s teeth, and its translucence mimics that of natural dentin. Excellent Aesthetics With Individually Coloured Frameworks The customized veneer ceramic Lava Ceram builts onto this unique framework. Excellent results with a perfectly natural transition between veneer ceramic, framework and preparation margin at the tapered edge of the crown are the result, even supragingival. With Lava, a distinct shoulder either for support of the framework or for aesthetic reasons as common for traditional all-ceramic restorations is not necessary anymore. The concept of Lava is striving to mimic nature. With a choice of individually coloured, translucent frameworks in eight different shades you are able to offer your patients natural aesthetics with a consistent solution for the anterior and posterior region (bridge 11-13) (Source: Teamwork by MDT J. H. Bellmann and Dr. P. W. Hirschfeld, Jever)
Innovations for dental medicine Competence in prosthetics, from impression to cementation Proven system solutions for your practice Inspiring Innovations, Comprehensive System Solutions Simplifying Entire Treatment Processes By Offering Comprehensive System Solutions The innovations of 3M ESPE are setting new standards in your practice and are simplifying entire treatment processes by offering comprehensive system solutions. We know, that for a precisely fitting restoration the taking of impressions is critical for all the subsequent work stages. In many dentist offices worldwide, Pentamix has become synonymous with optimal impression comfort at the touch of a button. And because of their excellent reproduction accuracy, our impression materials are also highly appreciated in the laboratory. Perfect Integration Of Work Processes Between The Dentist s Practice And The Laboratory The ability to produce quality work the first time around and to allow a perfect integration of work processes between the dentist s practice and the laboratory has earned us the trust of people all over the world who are as committed to dental medicine as we are. Dental technicians appreciate the high precision of the innovative impression materials from 3M ESPE Monophase impression with Impregum Penta Soft One-step/tray wash impression with Impregum Penta DuoSoft Impression materials from 3M ESPE combine highest precision and comfort
Lava Crowns And Bridges From The Laboratory You Trust Together, The Dental Practice And Laboratory Can Achieve More Any long-term relationship between a dental practice and a laboratory tells its own success story. It represents a value that cannot necessarily be quantified, yet it is essential for the success of your practice, for the satisfaction that comes from a job well done, and for the appreciation by your patients. Our goal is to increase this value for you by enhancing the range of possible restorations together with your laboratory, and Lava. Dependable teamwork with your preferred laboratory Excellent veneering quality provided by your dental technician No need for the laboratory to purchase new equipment Utilizing Technology Without Facing The Obstacle Of New Investments Without purchasing equipment or assuming other investment risks, your laboratory will be able to take advantage of the latest technology available at the Lava milling centres and optimize its own internal resources. This is how easy it is for Lava to open up new horizons for you and to strengthen the special relationship between you and your laboratory. Lava Crowns And Bridges A Matter of Trust
Overcoming Old Indication Limits Suitable For Anterior And Posterior Applications For decades, PFM restorations have set the standards for strength, durability, and marginal fit. With Lava, these standards can now be achieved just as easy hence more beautiful. Due to the outstanding properties of the framework material zirconium oxide Lava crowns and bridges are suitable for anterior and posterior applications. And due to this property profile, it is also used for a broad range of applications in other industries for more than 20 years. Suitable for anterior and posterior applications Much stronger than conventional all-ceramic materials Excellent durability High Strength And Durability The fracture strength of zirconium oxide is many times higher than that of conventional all-ceramic materials. It exceeds the stress requirements in the oral cavity by far and also allows the edges to be delicately shaped. Its excellent durability is clinically convincing, and therefore, Lava crowns and bridges offer you and your patients the security of proven dependability. Outstanding fracture strength of zirconium oxide Strength (EN 843) 1400 e.g.: Lava 1200 1000 MPa 800 600 e.g.: In Ceram Zirconia 400 e.g.: Empress II 200 0 Polycristalline Ceramics Infiltrated Ceramics Glass Ceramics Source: Prof. R. Marx, RWTH Aachen, 2001
Similar tooth preparation as for PFM Easy cementation A Small Step For You A Big Step For Your Patients Made To Fit Your Treatment Routine Lava fits easily into established processes, treatment procedures and collaborative arrangements, and therefore few things will change in your practice - from the familiar chamfer or shoulder preparation to the impression, the making of the model, and the easy cementation of the veneered crowns and bridges. You will work with the lab you trust, as usual, and receive the reliable veneering quality from your preferred dental technician. The production of the framework is the only work the lab will delegate to a Lava milling centre. The working procedure between dental practise and laboratory remains the same, only the manufacturing of the framework is done by the Lava milling centre
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