Cases Ready For Completion

Our goal is to provide you with a product that should require a minimal amount of adjustment. Proper preparation design as with all ceramic restorations is essential for marginal integrity and fit. The more information you can provide us for the scan and design the better the results.

If adjustments to the margins, connectors or pontics are needed before applying porcelain, you can use the following:

  • Diamond impregnated rubber wheels such as Noritake Meister Point SD61 or Perla-Dia polishers from Super Dent.
  • Coarse high-speed diamonds with light pressure, the use of water spray is recommended. For additional shaping and contouring you can use the Diamon-All from Leach and Dillon.

As with all ceramic materials, avoid generating heat while adjusting.

Technical Notes

In designing Zirconia bridge frameworks the height and width of connectors can be problematic. Most manufactures recommend 9 square mm connectors and do not guarantee the frameworks when they are below minimums. Each of our systems provides different design parameters to overcome some of the problems we encounter during the design and construction process. Coping thicknesses should be no less than .4mm for anterior units and .5mm for the posterior.

For press techniques the minimum thickness must be .4mm.