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• “I have been very pleased with the Lava restorations.”
• “My patients love the life-like quality of Lava restorations and prefer them over the grayness of PFM crowns.”
• “Over 1500 zirconia-based restorations have been placed in our office during the past eight years. The results have been phenomenal.”

3M ESPE Lava Crowns and Bridges are Lava Zirconia-based restorations overlaid with an approved veneering ceramic. The zirconia copings and frameworks provide the strength while the veneering material provides the esthetics. The system is used for crowns, implant abutments, and bridges with a span of up to 48 mm in length. Tooth preparation is similar to PFM preparations with only slightly less reduction occlusally and circumferentially. Dies are scanned and then the copings or frameworks are milled and sintered. The zirconia substructure is colored with one of eight available shades, including a bleach shade, to coordinate with the final restorations. Lava restorations can be cemented with traditional or self-adhesive resin cements. Lava received a 95% clinical rating. Clinical Protocol Over 1600 Lava restorations have been placed and documented since 2003. These restorations include anterior and posterior crowns, 3- to 6 unit bridges and implant abutments. Most restorations were cemented with 3M ESPE RelyX Unicem Self-Adhesive Universal Resin Cement.
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