3M ESPE Lava™ Plus

– the next step in the evolution of zirconia. Lava™ Plus has a flexural strength of 1200 mpa and is a high translucency zirconia. It can be milled for porcelain ready copings or full-contour crowns. A tintable material, Lava™ Plus zirconia makes any restoration as natural looking as possible. This zirconia has a minimum wall thickness of > 5 mm and has a maximum bridge span of 6 units. It’s anterior and posterior connectors are >9 mm²and >12 mm², respectively. Lava™ Plus zirconia from 3M ESPE is available at Emerald Dental Works.