Crown and Bridge
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IPS Empress™
Esthetic raises the bar for pressable ceramics, delivering the fit of a pressed restoration with the esthetics of a layered restoration. Ideal for Veneers, IPS Empress Esthetic provides our technicians with the material to create life-like veneers with the characterization and translucency you and your patients expect. These true-to-nature esthetics are not limited to veneers, IPS Empress Esthetic can also be prescribed for crowns, inlays and onlays.
Advantages / Benefits
-True-to-nature esthetics
-Homogeneous leucite crystal distribution allowing for:
-Higher flexural strength with Improved optical qualities
-Optimized colour and clarity
-Indications
-Veneers
-Inlays / Onlays
-Full-coverage single crowns
Cementation
IPS Empress Esthetic restorations have to be adhesively cemented. We recommend Variolink II (in combination with the dentin adhesives Syntac or Excite DSC) or Multilink for the cementation of inlays, partial crowns and full crowns.
For IPS Empress Esthetic Veneers, only Variolink II is suitable.
Shade Selection
The shade is determined on the cleaned, unprepared, or adjacent tooth with the help of the Chromascope or Vita (classic) shade guides. To maximize esthetics with Empress it is important to also select the prepped tooth colour.
PFM
Porcelain fused to metal restorations continue to serve as one of dentistry’s primary restorations of choice. Dedicated teams of technicians create dynamic interaction of chroma, luminosity, and transparency that ensures the beautiful and natural appearance while maintaining function and esthetics and providing high-quality PFM restorations every time.
Advantages / Benefits
-Longevity
-Long-span bridges
-Kindness to opposing dentition
-Natural-looking characteristics
-Enhanced esthetics
Indications
Full-coverage crown and bridge restorations
Cementation
Traditional cementation
Full Metal
Gold has a long standing history as one of the most favoured dental materials. Its high biocompatibility, strength, and natural beauty make it a common choice among dental practitioners.
Advantages / Benefits
-High biocompatability
-Plaque resistance
-Longevity
Indications
Full-coverage crown and bridge restorations, Inlays / Onlays
Cementation
Traditional cementation