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Product Overview
3M™ Lava™ Esthetic Fluorescent Full-Contour Zirconia is a new gradient pre-shaded cubic zirconia disc featuring a one-of-a-kind new shading technology: With its unique four shading elements formulation, it is the first pre-shaded zirconia offering inherent fluorescence for all shades. With the new shading technology employed, the color gradients built into Lava Esthetic zirconia truly match the VITA® Classic shades enabling you to produce highly esthetic full contour restorations.
High Strength of 1400+ Mpa* Low wear on opposing dentition Ideal posterior metal-free alternative Substructure available in 3 shades Supplied via 3M Approved Milling Centers The warranty card will contain a genuine 3M Authentication Label
- Upto 5 Unit Bridges
- Ideal for patients with bruxism
- Ideal for challenging cases with less occlusal clearance
- Limited 5 Year warranty*
- Anterior and posterior crowns
- Bridges with maximum one pontic between two crowns
- Inlays/Onlays, Veneers
- Full-Contour Zirconia Crowns & Bridges
- First zirconia with inherent toothlike fluorescence
- Gradient pre-shaded with true color match to VITA Classic shades
- Optimized translucency for high esthetic full-contour restorations
- Cubic zirconia with high strength of 800 MPa*
- Enhanced productivity: Streamlined mill-sinter-glaze process
Built-in Shade gradient
This means the zirconia blank, or puck, has shade gradients built into it to help attain correct shading with less technician time. Not all zirconias include this feature.
Tooth like Fluorescence
A tooth's interaction with UV light; natural teeth fluoresce, so restored teeth also should fluoresce to show vitality.
Significantly Higher Strength
3-point bending strength according to ISO 6872:2015. Source: internal data
Significantly Higher Fracture Toughness
3M™ Lava™ Esthetic Zirconia discs are based on high purity zirconium dioxide stabilized with 5 mol% yttria. For shading, a newly developed four shading elements formula is utilized. Shading elements are carried by spherical microcrystalline clusters. These are visible as small dots in the disc and indicate the unique shading chemistry. True shade match is achieved by fine-tuning the ratio of the red, gray and yellow shading elements. Shade gradient is produced by varying the cluster concentration. Sintering at 1500°C produces a dense polycrystalline microstructure. Shading elements are uniformly distributed and built into the crystals to provide the desired color gradient and fluorescence.
Unique New Formulation and Processing
A Close Look at the Milled Restoration
The Sintering Step reveals the Beauty
Replacement of inlay and molar crown using 3MTM LavaTM Esthetic Fluorescent Full-Contour Zirconia
Clinical dentistry and photography by: Dr. Gunnar Reich, Munich, Germany Lab work by: MDT Nicole Freund, Tutzing, Germany
About the Case:
52-year old female patient with a fractured glass ceramic inlay and a chipped porcelain fused-to-zirconia crown that needed replacement.
Supplied via Authorized 3M Milling Partners only
Warranty covered by 3M*
*Conditions apply - warranty provided as per terms mentioned in the warranty card