IPS E.Max®
Crown & Bridge
Experience the exceptional durability and aesthetic excellence of DDS Lab’s IPS E.Max® crown and bridge restorations. Our all-ceramic restorations provide unmatched translucency, mimicking the appearance of natural teeth. With precise tooth preparation and advanced materials, IPS E.Max® crown and bridge restorations offer reliable performance and minimal wear on opposing teeth. Ideal for both anterior and posterior applications, trust DDS Lab for top-tier E.Max® dental crown restorative solutions.
IPS e.max® is an advanced pressed ceramic with even greater strength than the original Empress product. This next generation ceramic is formulated from lithium disilicate crystals, and can be used to create limited bridgework with moderate to heavy connectors. It is monolithic lithium disilicate porcelain that can be pressed or milled as full contour restoration, or cut back and layered with porcelain.
Features
- Extremely esthetic with beautiful translucence
- 3 times stronger than Empress
- >470 MPa flexural strength
- Lithium Disilicate glass crystals
- Can build on enamel porcelains
- Metal free
Benefits
- Natural variations of color and translucency
- Superb esthetics
- Can be used anywhere in the mouth for single unit crown
- Hypoallergenic
Indications
- Ideal for veneers, thin (no prep) veneers, anterior and posterior crowns, inlays/onlays, 3 unit anterior bridges, and 3 unit posterior bridges up to the second premolar as an abutment tooth
Contraindications
- Bridge spans exceeding 3 units
- Bridges beyond the second premolar as an abutment tooth
- Not suitable for bruxers or patients with other occlusal dysfunction
Prep
- For anterior crown: Reduction of 1.5-2.0mm at the incisal, 1.5mm lingual, 1.5-1.0mm facial, and 1mm-1.5mm at the cervical of the prep with a deep chamfer or shoulder finish
- For veneers: 1.0-1.5mm facial reduction; thin veneers may require some reduction depending on the bulkiness or orientation of the tooth
- For inlays and onlays: A shoulder margin with 1.5-2.0mm isthmus width is required, 1.5mm isthmus depth, and a 1.0-1.5mm isthmus floor
Cementation
- Cementation using standard cementation materials and technique or chemically bonded
- For veneers and inlays, bonding is required and is also recommended for crown and bridge restorations to achieve maximum strength
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