Materials
Titanium
Ever since titanium has been proposed for dental restorations, it was and remains a material with a long list of desirable attributes. Under computer control with unvarying precision, your dental crown or bridge is perfectly produced and skillfully processed to blend harmoniously in function and esthetics. Restorations are commonly created using a metal substructure. Everest Titanium has proven to be non-allergenic, high-strength, light and naturally reactive. It forms a protective layer on its surface, which is one of the most resistant oxides in the world guarding your restorations from aggressive oral fluids and corrosion.
The dental industry has a very long history with titanium, stretching back to the discovery of the biocompatible bonding principles for titanium and bone. There are many applications for this remarkable material, which holds many advantages such as superior lightness, appearance, biocompatibility, an accurate fit, a neutral taste and low thermal conductivity. Just as importantly, titanium is a much less expensive alternative to the skyrocketing cost of the palladium and gold used in modern crowns and bridges.
Due to titanium's nature, custom abutments can be produced thinner, stronger and lighter than with traditional alloys. Additionally, these abutments lack other undesirable features such as the tendency for bonds between gold cylinders and castings to break in the mouth, making titanium a safer, more reliable alternative to traditional abutments. When combined with porcelain crowns titanium abutments offer some of the most esthetic crowns on the market. Titanium implant frames offer lighter, more exact construction than their traditional counterparts, while drastically lowering the cost due to not requiring gold. Items produced in titanium demonstrate both superior physical characteristics and a more economically viable alternative to traditional materials, displaying to us the potential for wonderful material.
Zirconia
NobelProcera Zirconia is the ceramic material of choice for strong and highly esthetic restorations. Frameworks in Zirconia are available for cement- and screw-retained solutions on teeth and implants from single-unit to multi-unit restorations. Zirconia displays excellent biocompatibility with significant reduction of plaque and bacterial adhesion on surfaces.
Industrial material shading (available in four shades: white, light, medium, intense) guarantees consistent color and strength values of the material.
Nobel Zirconia Copings
- Tooth- and Implant supported
- 0.4mm for esthetic region
- 0.7mm for all indications
- Individualized design for optimal veneering support
- Translucent and Biocompatible
- In four shades: White, Light, Medium, Intense
- All indications
- Tooth and implant supported
- 2-14 units
- 0.7mm thickness
- Individualized design for optimal veneering support
- Strong and bio compatible
- In four shades: White, Light, Medium, Intense
GC Initial Zirconium
Highly stable zirconium oxide frameworks are enjoying increased popularity, because they allow the fabrication of delicate substructures. This highlights an added esthetic potential that you can consistently utilize to your benefit when you use GC Initial Zr. The excellent wettability of GC Initial Zr ceramic guarantees a perfect bond with the different zirconium oxide frameworks. After firing, the sensitive margins fit snugly on the coping, even when thicker layers are used.
Thanks to the exact cross-matched coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) of 9.4x10–6 K-1 (25°C-500° C), long cooling times can be dispensed when you use this ceramic. This not only saves you precious time but protects your work from stress-cracks and fracturing.
