IPS e.max HT features lithium disilicate material

Jan. 16, 2009
Product exhibits strength and esthetics for monolithic, full-contour restorations that can be conventionally or adhesively cemented.

Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. has announced the launch of IPS e.max HT (high translucency) lithium disilicate material.

HT rounds out the IPS e.max line and gives dental professionals flexibility to provide patients with high-grade restorations. Available for pressing and CAD/CAM fabrication, IPS e.max lithium disilicate exhibits strength (360-400 MPa) and esthetics for monolithic, full-contour restorations that can be conventionally or adhesively cemented.

IPS e.max Press HT is suited for laboratories to create minimally invasive veneers pressed as thin as 0.3 mm and expands the indications to inlays and onlays. The e.max product line builds off the success found in more than 23 million IPS Empress all-ceramic restorations.

"Today, dental professionals require materials that offer outstanding esthetics, high strength and increased efficiency," said Dr. Michael Gaglio, vice president of marketing for Ivoclar Vivadent. "Our development of the new lithium disilicate materials maximize these benefits, ultimately offering new options for improve patient care."

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