Lithium disilicate
A glass ceramic with lifelike depth for single units, veneers and adhesive restorations where light should travel through the tooth.
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High translucency with natural depth
Published details
Class
Glass ceramic
Restoration types
Crowns, veneers, inlays and onlays
Finish options
Pressed or milled, stained or cut-back and layered
Appearance
High translucency with natural depth
Typical use
Single anterior units and adhesive restorations
Stated turnaround
5
working days
Shade system
Classical and bleach shades in three translucencies
Digital submission
Open STL or PLY files, with shade photographs
In the laboratory
How the bench works with it.
Lithium disilicate is our first choice when a single tooth has to sit beside natural neighbours. We press or mill it depending on the restoration, then finish the surface under magnification.
How we finish it
Posterior work is stained and glazed. Anterior work is often cut back at the incisal third and layered so the edge carries its own translucency and halo.
Good to know
Photographs with the shade tab in frame help us more than any written description.
Enquire
Ask the bench about this material.
Tell us the restoration you have in mind. A technician who works with this material every day will reply with options, finish and timing.
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