Lava™ Ultimate Restorative
Use it anywhere you’d use glass ceramic – only with more confidence.
Lava™ Ultimate Restorative is a resin nano ceramic material that offers amazing esthetics, strength and unique functionality.
Excellent durability backed by a 10-year warranty Less wear to opposing dentition than glass ceramics Absorption of chewing forces which reduces stress Adjustability for occlusion with additive or subtractive techniques Fast, no firing and easy to mill
Now available from Authorized Lava™ Milling Centers, your dental lab, CEREC®, E4D® and Straumann CARES®.
Restorations made with Lava™ Ultimate Restorative must be bonded with an adhesive resin cement. 3M ESPE recommends RelyX™ Ultimate Adhesive Resin Cement with Scotchbond™ Universal Adhesive - the primer and adhesive are in one bottle. The flexibility of this system enables you to etch the tooth preparation using a self-etch, selective-etch or a total-etch technique all with one system.
Indications
It's indicated for a full range of permanent adhesive, single-unit restorations.
Crowns, including implant-supported crowns Onlays Inlays Veneers
Science
The science behind nanotechnology delivers:
- Exceptional durability
- Excellent polish retention
- Less wear to opposing enamel than glass ceramics
(l.to r.) Lava™ Ultimate Restorative, feldspathic glass ceramic, lithium disilicate
SEM images MOD Tooth #3 inlays milled on a CAD/CAM system. Lava™ Ultimate Restorative exhibits less chipping at restoration margins than glass ceramics including lithium disilicate.
Source: 3M ESPE internal data
SEM images MOD Tooth #3 inlays milled on a CAD/CAM system. Lava™ Ultimate Restorative exhibits less chipping at restoration margins than glass ceramics including lithium disilicate.
Source: 3M ESPE internal data