Impressive Dental Studio is committed to providing the highest quality products to help you and other dental professionals improve patient outcomes. For more than 30 years, we have been working to meet and exceed customer expectations.
One of the products that we’ve used with a great success is IPS e.max.

Why IPS e.max?

Introduction

Significant developments in all-ceramic materials have created wonderful opportunities for the fabrication of lifelike restorations that provide reliable, long-term results. To maximize the functional requirements of these materials, Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. has introduced IPS e.max lithium disilicate glass ceramic, a material that provides optimum esthetics, yet has the strength to enable conventional or adhesive cementation. IPS e.max lithium disilicate has a needle-like crystal structure that offers excellent strength and durability as well as outstanding optical properties. IPS e.max lithium disilicate can be traditionally pressed or contemporarily processed via CAD/CAM technology. Due to its strength and versatility, the material can be utilized for the following applications:

•    Anterior/posterior crowns
•    Inlays/onlays
•    Veneers
•    Thin veneers
•    Telescopic crowns
•    Implant restorations
•    Anterior three-unit bridgework up to the second premolar (press only)

Because lithium disilicate is a monolithic material, it eliminates the need for a framework, which offers these advantages:

•    Less invasive preparations
•    More esthetic restorations
•    Easier fabrication techniques
•    Improved laboratory production
•    Improved laboratory economy
•    Standardized laboratory protocols
•    Facilitates laboratory standards

As all-ceramic materials become stronger, the need for both metal and zirconium frameworks will diminish and we’ll see the demise of some outdated and costly fabrication techniques. For instance, the use of frameworks for single-unit restorations is all but obsolete in my opinion, thanks in large part to the fact that lithium disilicate restorations can be adhesively bonded or cemented in the traditional way. Fabricating fully anatomical restorations without frameworks is the future of dental technology.
These restorations can be stained and glazed and/or cut back, require less ceramic layering and can be fabricated both digitally and with lost wax techniques. The result is a more esthetic restoration that’s easier to replicate consistently with less expense and less labor. Another distinct advantage is the elimination of using dissimilar materials which often have completely different thermal characteristics that can impact the quality of the restoration.

To see latest IPS e.max lithium disilicate Technical Update click on the link below:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/23054218/IPS-e-max-lithium-disilicate-Technical-Update