Zirconia diversity - Prettau® zirconia materials at a glance

Zirconia diversity - Prettau® zirconia materials at a glance

Lineup of Prettau® zirconia materials for various dental applications, including translucent zirconia for single crowns, bridges, veneers, and inlays/onlays.

Available Products:

Prettau® - Highly translucent zirconia for single crowns up to full-arch bridges (fully anatomical or reduced)

Prettau® 2 (AVAILABLE SOON) - Particularly highly translucent and bending-resistant zirconia for single crowns up to full-arch bridges (fully anatomical or reduced)

Prettau® 2 Dispersive® - Particularly highly translucent and bending-resistant zirconia for single crowns up to full-arch bridges (fully anatomical or reduced). This pre-coloured material is polychromatic and features a smooth, natural colour transition

Prettau® 3 Dispersive® (AVAILABLE NOW!) - Particularly translucent zirconia with high flexural strength made with Gradual-Triplex-Technology, a triple gradient of colour, flexural strength and translucency. For restorations from single crowns to full-arch bridges (fully anatomical or reduced).

Prettau® 4 Anterior® - Most translucent zirconia for single crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers up to 3-unit bridges (fully anatomical or reduced)

Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive® - Most translucent zirconia for single crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers up to 3-unit bridges (fully anatomical or reduced). This pre-coloured material is polychromatic and features a smooth, natural colour transition

Zirkonzahn Shade Guides

High-quality monolithic Prettau® Dispersive® zirconia shade guides for a material-identical determination of the tooth colour for upper and lower anteriors, posteriors and minimal cutback for the creation of unique shade guides

Prettau® Skin® Technique – For ultra-thin zirconia veneers

Prettau® Skin® - Zero to minimal impairment of tooth substance with our ultra-thin Prettau® zirconia veneers

Comparative Characteristics Table:

Transparency (Przezierność):

• Prettau®: 1 star
• Prettau® 2: 2 stars
• Prettau® 2 Dispersive®: 2 stars
• Prettau® 3 Dispersive®: 3 stars
• Prettau® 4 Anterior®: 4 stars
• Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive®: 4 stars

Flexural Strength (Wytrzymałość na zginanie):

• Prettau®: 4 stars
• Prettau® 2: 4 stars
• Prettau® 2 Dispersive®: 4 stars
• Prettau® 3 Dispersive®: 3.5 stars
• Prettau® 4 Anterior®: 2 stars
• Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive®: 2 stars

Gradual-Triplex-Technology:

• Prettau® 3 Dispersive® contains colour gradient, flexural strength gradient, and translucency gradient
• Other products either have no gradient or colour gradient without flexural strength/translucency gradients

Sintering Temperature (Temperatura synteryzacji):

• Prettau®: 1600 °C
• Prettau® 2: 1600 °C
• Prettau® 2 Dispersive®: 1600 °C
• Prettau® 3 Dispersive®: 1500 °C
• Prettau® 4 Anterior®: 1500 °C
• Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive®: 1500 °C

Monolithic Design Possible:

• Prettau®: Molars only
• Prettau® 2: Anteriors and molars
• Prettau® 2 Dispersive®: Anteriors and molars
• Prettau® 3 Dispersive®: Anteriors and molars
• Prettau® 4 Anterior®: Anteriors and molars
• Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive®: Anteriors and molars

Colouring Options (barwienie):

• Prettau®: No Colour Liquid needed
• Prettau® 2: No Colour Liquid needed
• Prettau® 2 Dispersive®: Optional individualization with Colour Liquid Intensive
• Prettau® 3 Dispersive®: Optional individualization with Colour Liquid Intensive
• Prettau® 4 Anterior®: No Colour Liquid needed
• Prettau® 4 Anterior® Dispersive®: Optional individualization with Colour Liquid Intensive

*Gradual-Triplex-Technology: Cyrkon zawiera kolor, przezierność i odpowiednią odporność na zginanie już na etapie procesu produkcji. Oznacza to możliwość osiągnięcia naturalnego koloru, wysokiej przezierności brzegu siecznego i bardzo wytrzymałej części zęba w obszarze szyjki.

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