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.
It's indicated for a full range of permanent adhesive, single-unit restorations.
Crowns, including implant-supported crowns |
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