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Sometimes called "white steel," zirconia is a ceramic material that has been used to create substructures in cosmetic dentistry to give crowns and bridges a whiter brighter more translucent quality.


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  • Cercon® ht Full Contour Zirconia

    DENTSPLY Prosthetics · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Cercon ht zirconia is the next generation of Cercon technology, brought to you by Dentsply Prosthetics. Learn why...See more the market is moving towards all-ceramic restorations and how Cercon ht can save you time and money while providing strong and esthetic full contour restorations.

  • Cercon® ht Full Contour Zirconia (Hands-On)

    DENTSPLY Prosthetics · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Cercon ht zirconia is the next generation of Cercon technology brought to you by Dentsply Prosthetics and Compartis®...See more SmartSourcing™ Services. Learn to achieve 16 custom shades using the Cercon® Stain and Glaze Kit, specially designed for highly esthetic results for full contour zirconia restorations.

  • Custom Zirconia Abutments—The Next Big Thing!

    Dental Laboratory Milling Supplies/Digital Dental · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Scott Atkin, RCDT, RMDT, presents advances in low-cost custom zirconia abutments. As the baby boomers age, implant...See more dentistry will be a profitable new growth area for laboratories that develop their expertise and establish market presence early.

  • Full Contour Zirconia Advanced Esthetics Course

    Dental Laboratory Milling Supplies/Digital Dental · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Nelson Bonet provides an overview of advanced techniques for obtaining esthetic results from full contour and layered...See more zirconia. He also offers design and milling tips and an overview of various shading, staining, glazing, and polishing systems and techniques.

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  • How to Make Huge Profits with Full Contour Zirconia

    Dental Laboratory Milling Supplies/Digital Dental · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Scott Atkin, RCDT, RMDT, presents recent clinical results, scientific research and market data regarding zirconia...See more restorations, including a cost analysis showing how solid "translithic" zirconia offers low material and labor costs while producing a lifetime restoration.

  • Learn the Quick 2-Minute Zirconia 3-D Shading Technique

    Dental Laboratory Milling Supplies/Digital Dental · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Nelson Bonet teaches the two-minute zirconia 3-D microbrush staining technique to achieve natural-looking full...See more contour zirconia restorations. He discusses how to achieve best possible results on full contour anterior restorations.

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    Zirkonzahn USA, Inc. · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Zirconium silicate has proven over the years to be a valuable substitute to metal in most rehabilitations. Enrico...See more Steger, MDT, speaks about his experience with the material, offers tips for enhancing your profitability, insights on the current scientific data and the results of current studies with zirconia.

  • New Techniques in Shading and Staining Zirconia

    Dental Laboratory Milling Supplies/Digital Dental · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Nelson Bonet discusses advanced techniques for obtaining natural esthetic results from full contour and layered...See more zirconia. He offers design and milling tips, an overview of various shading, staining, glazing and polishing systems and techniques.

  • The New Origin IntelligenceS Certified Scan and Design Training (Crown & Bridge)

    B&D Dental Technologies · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Bring the power of CAD/CAM to your laboratory with a low-cost, high-value system that provides all the necessary...See more tools for comprehensive design of crown and bridge, implant abutments and Origin LIVE™ Full Contour Zirconia. Jim Campbell shows how easy it is to use and even easier to own the Origin Intelligence scanner, now featuring a smaller footprint and faster scanning time.

  • The Revolutionary Origin Live Plus 2-in-1 Zirconia: Learn a Simple Coloring Process to Create Gradation of Chroma™ with a Translucent Incisal Effect

    B&D Dental Technologies · LAB DAY Chicago 2013

    Vincent Tauro explains how the Origin Live Plus Zirconia 2-in-1 system allows users to mill strong, translucent...See more substructures and full contour restorations on the same disc. When paired with The Chroma™ FC Zirconia Coloring Technique, you infuse more life and beauty into your full contour restorations and watch them come a "Live." Also learn key zirconia characteristics to look for and how to achieve esthetic and reliable results.

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  • Comparing inCoris TZI to e.max CAD
    Topics: Zirconia, inCoris TZI and IPS E.max

    Since our last discussion on zirconia, I've been told during a Cerec SW4.0 presentation that inCoris TZI is less abrasive than e.max CAD. What are your views on this?

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    • November 20, 2011Alwyn Naraine, CDT Margot, the studies are absolutely right full count our Zr is lees wears natural enamel lees than Zr,...

    • December 17, 2011Aiham Farah, CDT Hi Margot. the abrasion has to do with the surface hardness of your restoration and not the Flexural...

    • January 3 at 5:18 pmJames Cutshaw, CDT Some research shows well polished zr is the least abrasive material. when you put a glaze on it, up the scale it goes.

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    Margot Louw
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  • December 2011
  • Zirconia staining tips needed

    Just wondering what everyone else is using for their zirconia staining... we've been using the Tanaka system, and it doesn't seem to give us very consistent results. Does anyone have any tips for using Tanaka stains, or have a better stain suggestion?

    Last Updated December 30, 2011
    • January 4, 2012Adam Sciuk Zirkon Zaun Preattau staining liquids....

    • January 14, 2012Scott Larson, CDT I tend towards the Noritake CZR Internal Stains..for the framework staining (not the Shade Base Stains)

    • February 26, 2012Frank Nagy, CDT what seem to be the problem? I use Tanaka and works great

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