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Lava™ crowns deliver the strength you've been looking for in an esthetic all-ceramic restoration. The Lava system combines CAD/CAM technology with a translucent zirconia framework that can be custom colored creating a restoration strong enough for long span bridges. Lava provides precise fit and esthetics your patients expect.
Lava Crown Advantages
- Exceptional strength
- Excellent esthetics
- Outstanding marginal fit
- Biocompatible
- Cementable
Lava crown Indications
- Crowns
- Crowns over implants
- Bridges up to 36 mm
lava crown Contraindications
- Inlays and onlays
- Veneers
What to Send
- Upper and lower models or impressions
- Shade
- Bite registration
Shade Guide
- All crowns
- We recommend the Ivoclar Chromoscop shade guide
- Use Vita, Bioform or other shade guides if necessary
Ideal Preparation
- 1mm chamfer margin
- 1.5mm axial wall reduction
- 2mm incisal/occlusal reduction required
- No knife-edge margins
- As with any all- ceramic, no sharp or right angles
Recommended Cements
Lava can be cemented using conventional PFM techniques. We recommend:
- Rely X Unicem from 3M ESPE (www.3MESPE.com)
- Panavia 21 from J. Morita (www.jmoritausa.com)
- GC Fuji Glass Ionomer (www.gcamerica.com)
Adjustment tips
- Avoid internal adjustments of Lava crowns
- When adjustments are necessary, adjust prepped tooth
- Use a diamond with with water for ceramic adjustments of veneer porcelain
- Avoid carbide use
Click here to download the Lava Prescription Form.
Click here to download the Fixed Restoration Preference Form.
Click here for 3MESPE Lava Studies.
Have a question about Lava? Email Keller.
