PressCeramic are lithium disilicate glass-ceramic ingots for the fabrication of highly esthetic all-ceramic restorations using the traditional press technique. The high flexural strength (470 MPa) enables a wide range of indications and provides reliability for three-unit bridges up to the second premolar. Depending on the indication and processing technique, the press ingots are available in 4 different translucency levels (MO, LT, MT, HT) and 2 Opal levels. The excellent flow properties permit even high-strength thin veneers. The lifelike opalescence and translucency provide optimum integration into the adjacent tooth structure and a ""chameleon effect"".
Flexural strength
470 MPa
Translucency levels and shades
Opal (1, 2)
HT (BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, A1, A2, A3, A3.5, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4, C1, C2, C3, C4, D2, D3, D4)
MT (BL2, BL3, BL4, A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, B2, C1, C2, D2)
LT (BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, A1, A2, A3, A3.5, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4, C1, C2, C3, C4, D2, D3, D4)
MO (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Processing techniques
- Staining technique
- Cut-back technique
- Layering technique
Indications
- Veneers
- Inlays & onlays
- Partial crowns
- Crowns in the anterior and posterior region
- 3-unit bridges in the anterior region
- 3-unit bridges in the premolar region up to the second premolar as the terminal abutment
- Implant superstructures for single-tooth restorations (anterior and posterior regions)
- Implant superstructures for 3-unit bridges up to the second premolar as the terminal abutment
- Hybrid abutments for anterior and posterior single-tooth restorations
- Hybrid abutment crowns for anterior and posterior restorations