title: A clinical report and overview of scientific studies and clinical procedures conducted on the 3M ESPE Lava All-Ceramic System.
abstract: The Lava All-Ceramic System (3M ESPE Dental Products, St. Paul, MN) is a high-strength zirconia system, which can be utilized to create all-ceramic crowns and fixed partial dentures (FPDs) for use in the anterior and posterior regions of the oral cavity. The following study offers an overview of previously conducted scientific studies and clinical procedures that feature the Lava All-Ceramic System as well as a more general overview of zirconia ceramics. A clinical report demonstrates the use of the Lava All-Ceramic System with the restoration of 2 single crowns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. piwowarczyk@t-online.de
authors.forename: Andree
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piwowarczyk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ottl
authors.forename: Hans-Christoph
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lauer
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuretzky
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D015019:Yttrium; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: C499362:yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015019:Yttrium; D015040:Zirconium