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Pressed for Fit, Layered for
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Developed by Lee Culp,
CDT along with an international team of
leading ceramists including Matt Roberts and Jürgen Seger, Dental Prosthetics is proud to
use Ivoclar Vivadent IPS Empress Esthetic, a
new product line that optimizes the original
IPS Empress materials and enhances this
simple system for fabricating metal-free
restorations.
The original IPS
Empress material was designed to provide the
opportunity for outstanding esthetics. This
opportunity was realized by thousands of
dental laboratories, tens of thousands of
dentists, and millions of patients since its
launch in 1991. Lee Culp, CDT and master
ceramist, expanded the opportunity by
designing a method of mixing various powders
to be used with Empress ingots to create
incredibly life-like veneers. Technicians
have used this method of veneer fabrication
for many years.
With the introduction of IPS Empress Esthetic, featuring the new IPS Empress
Esthetic Veneer Material, Dental Prosthetics can create pressed and
layered restorations that truly mimic the
beauty of natural teeth and conserve valuable tooth structure. In addition, the
IPS Empress Esthetic material's color, clarity, strength, and leucite crystal
distribution have all been enhanced resulting in improved strength and superior
optical properties. IPS Empress Esthetic restorations are available from Dental
Prosthetics, Inc. in 12 ingot shades, including the new Empress Esthetic E03
ingot. The IPS Empress Esthetic Ingot Shade Guide has been developed to assist
the clinician in determining the appropriate shade of ingot to prescribe.
The IPS Empress material is made of an
extremely homogeneous leucite-based ceramic,
which scatters light like natural enamel and
blends in well with its surroundings.
Restorations fabricated with the material
exhibit lifelike translucency and a
true-to-nature appearance. As the press
ceramic IPS Empress Esthetic and the new
ceramic blocks IPS Empress CAD are based on
the same materials composition, the two
products demonstrate exceptional
light-optical properties and strength values
of 160 MPa. The highly aesthetic all-ceramic
single tooth restorations, such as inlays,
onlays, crowns and veneers blend in
seamlessly with the surrounding dentition. |
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