All Zirconia is not alike!

Not all Zirconia is alike. Yes, Zirconia can be chemically similar, but once processed the mechanical and optical properties can be significantly different. Lava™ Zirconia has now been commercially available for 10 years.

Productivity

• High strength of 1440 Mpa
• High stability

Excellent long term aesthetics

• Tooth colored material
• Unique shading system
• Homogeneous coloring
• High, life-like translucency

Biocompatibility

• Metal free
• Clinical studies showed no allergic reactions (gingival)
• Excellent regeneration of gingiva

Excellent fit

• Single crowns
• 8 Unit bridges with upto 4 pontics in the anterior region
• Inlay and Onlay bridges
• Primary telescopes
• Splinted crowns
• Custom Zirconia abutments for a wide variety of implant systems

3M™'s material science meets advanced digital technology.

• Processed differently with a trade-secret formulation designed to enhance the translucency, marginal fit and strength
• • Excellent marginal fit that has been clinically documented
  • Optimal strength and translucency
• Industrial Manufactured Zirconia "Made in Germany"
• European certified quality control process

Lava™ Frame Framework Ceramic

• Flexural strength (Punch Test) (ISO 6872) > 1100 MPa
• Weibull strength (s0) (3-Punkt) 1345 MPa
• Stress resistance (2% / 5 Jahre) 615 MPa
• (Youngs) Modulus of elasticity (E) > 205 GPa
• Weibull-modulus (m) 10.5
• Crack growth parameter (n) 50
• Fracture toughness (KIC) 5-10 MPa m½
• CTE 10 ppm
• Vickers hardness (HV 10) 1250
• Melting point 2700 °C
• Grain size 0.5 µm
• Density (p) 6.08 g/cm³
• Solubility (ISO 6872) 0 µg/cm²