A Clinical Report and Overview of Scientific Studies and Clinical Procedures Conducted on the 3M ESPE Lava™ All-Ceramic System |
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| Authors: | Andree Piwowarczyk,DMD, Peter Ottl,DMD, Hans-Christoph Lauer,DMD, Timo Kuretzky,DDS |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. piwowarczyk@t-online.de |
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| Abstract: | The Lava All-Ceramic System (3M ESPE Dental Products, St. Paul, MN) is a high-strength zirconia system, which can be utilized to create all-ceramic crowns and fixed partial dentures (FPDs) for use in the anterior and posterior regions of the oral cavity. The following study offers an overview of previously conducted scientific studies and clinical procedures that feature the Lava All-Ceramic System as well as a more general overview of zirconia ceramics. A clinical report demonstrates the use of the Lava All-Ceramic System with the restoration of 2 single crowns. |
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| Keywords: | All-ceramic restorations zirconia CAD/CAM technology |
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