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  Every day more dentists ask their lab for the Lava brand from 3M ESPE. Lava restorations are made with Lava zirconia and are designed and milled with the innovative Lava CAD/CAM system. The combination of materials and precision milling produces a strong restoration with an excellent marginal fit.

With a broad range of indications available, it's easy to offer Lava™ restorations.

Photography courtesy of Ariel Raigrodski, DMD, MS
 
Clinical Guidelines
 
     
Anterior Crown
• 1.5 – 2.0 mm incisal reduction
• 1.0 – 1.5 mm labial & lingual reduction
• Round the internal line angles
• Chamfer margin 		  Posterior Crown
• 1.5 – 2.0 mm occlusal/incisal reduction
• 1.0 – 2.0 mm axial reduction
• Round the internal line angles
• Chamfer margin
 
RelyX™ Unicem Cement by 3M ESPE
For a cement that is strong, versatile and easy to use, we recommend RelyX Unicem cement. This universal resin cement was specifically formulated to be self-adherent and moisture tolerant, eliminating the need for a separate priming, etching or bonding step. It also greatly reduces potential for patient sensitivity.
 
  Cementation of Lava™ All-Ceramic restorations can be accomplished with proven, conventional techniques using any of the following cements:
• 3M™ ESPE™ RelyX™ Unicem Self-Adhesive Universal Resin    Cement
• 3M™ ESPE™ RelyX™ Luting Cement
• 3M™ ESPE™ Ketac™-Cem Glass Ionomer Cement
 
Cementation Technique* with RelyX™ Unicem Cement
Dispensing
Placement
Final Cure
Finish and Polish
     
Dispense cement directly onto bonding surface of restoration
  
Seat restoration and
hold in place with light pressure
  
For translucent ceramic restorations, light-cure each surface for 20 seconds
  
Remove cement from exposed surfaces using appropriate instrument and polishing paste
 
CAD/CAM system
Superior fit
High Strength performance
100 percent survival rate*
Natural translucency
Unmatched aesthetics
Patented substructure system

*3-unit posterior bridges, P.Pospeich, University of Homburg, Homburg (Start 2000)