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3M ESPE offers Lava Zirconia for Implant Abutments


3M ESPE recently announced the introduction of a new indication for its Lava Zirconia: custom-designed implant abutments. Dentists and laboratories can now offer implant patients the natural look of shaded Lava zirconia that can be custom-designed for the individual patient.

Implant abutments made from Lava zirconia are compatible with a wide variety of implant systems, allowing dentists to provide patients with a highly  esthetic option while still utilizing the underlying implant systems with which they are familiar. To create the abutment, Lava zirconia is cemented to a prefabricated titanium abutment interface. Unlike many all-ceramic abutments on the market today, the metal-to-metal connection between the screw and abutment means the screw does not torque directly into the zirconia material. This allows dentists to follow standard recommendations for torque pressures on the screw and abutment.