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Lava™ Precision solutions

We integrate digital technology and material science in an intuitive way to help dentists and labs improve productivity while offering superior oral care.


Lab Day – 2.28.09

Explore Lava™ Zirconia for Implant Abutments

Brochure (PDF, 811KB)

Dentist Statement Stuffer (PDF, 512KB)

Dentist 30-Second Sell Sheet (PDF, 564KB)

Scientific Facts (PDF, 549KB)

Lava™ Authenticate

Authenticate your Lava™ restoration

How do you know you have a Genuine Lava Restoration?

 

Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner

Register for a Lava™ C.O.S. seminar near you.

Lava™ Indications

Indications

Get more from your Lava investment. Tap into resources available from 3M ESPE.

Lava Before and After photos

Photography courtesy of Ariel Raigrodski, DMD, MS

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.


Lava™ Precision solutions

3M ESPE believes there is more to a partnership than just selling equipment. It is about consistency, security and support.


Lava™ Precision Solutions

It's easy to offer

It's easy for dentists and labs to offer Lava™ restorations without investing in hardware.

Lava™ Business models

Flexible business models for labs

3M ESPE offers three business models that make it possible for any size of lab to offer genuine Lava™.


Lava™ Milling

Consistency:

  • 3M has 100+ years manufacturing excellence
  • Doctors ask for the Lava™ Brand by name
  • Precision CAD/CAM system

3M

Security:

  • In 2006, 3M spent $1.5 billion in research and development, creating practical and ingenious solutions to help our customers succeed
  • 3M ESPE has a history of innovative products that are rigorously tested before being introduced to the market
  • Strong commitment to digital dentistry by the purchase of Brontes Technologies

3M ESPE support

Support:

  • 3M ESPE help grow your business with technical service and educational resources
  • 3M ESPE helps grow your business with business planning, marketing and sales support
  • 3M ESPE has a nationwide sales force-more than 130 strong calling on dentists and labs daily

Lava™ Crowns and Bridges

Give your smile a Brighter Future

Give your smile a Brighter Future

You need a restoration. So what is a restoration?

An indirect restoration, also called a crown or bridge, is used to cover or replace a tooth that is broken, discolored, badly shaped or has too much decay for a filling

  • The restoration is fitted over the original tooth after any decay has been removed
  • The right restoration will look, feel and last like your natural teeth

What materials can be used for a restoration?

Metal

Metal
Alloy of metals with either silver or gold appearance. Does not mimic look of real teeth. The traditional restoration used for decades.

Porcelain-Fused-To-Metal

Porcelain-Fused-To-Metal
Porcelain, fused to an underlying metal structure. Comes closer to the look of real teeth than metal restorations. Metal substructure limits translucency sometimes resulting in restorations looking dull and lifeless.

Zirconium Oxide

Zirconium Oxide
Achieves the beauty and translucency of natural teeth. Produces strong, durable restorations. Could be an alternative for those who have concerns about metal.

Lava™ Crowns and Bridges.
Natural beauty that brings out the same in you.

  • Lava™ Zirconia restorations are an ideal alternative to porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) restorations
  • Lava zirconia restorations provides the translucency and beauty of your natural teeth
  • Lava zirconia could be an alternative for those who have concerns about metal

Lava™ Crowns and Bridges.
An investment that helps you live comfortably.

  • Precision computer design ensures Lava restorations fit well, and feel comfortable
  • 3M ESPE is committed to providing materials and solutions that are safe and effective for use.

Lava™ Crowns and Bridges.
Beauty that lasts like no other restoration.

Lava™ Crowns and Bridges
Over time, metal restorations can
leave a dark ridge where the gums recede.

Lava™ Crowns and Bridges
With Lava zirconia, your restoration
retains its original beauty for years.

Lava™ Precision solutions

A complete family of products that come from the integration of materials science and digital technology.


Lava™  Precision Solutions

Lava™ Frame Zirconia

Not all zirconia is created equal. Learn why more dentists ask for Lava™ Zirconia than all the other brands of zirconia combined.1

Lava™ CNC 500 Milling System

Lava™ CNC 500 Milling System

See it first at the International Dental Show in Cologne.

Lava™ Scan ST Scanner

Lava™ Scan ST Scanner

Our scanner is part of the Lava CAD/CAM system for Lava™ Milling Centers or as a satellite scanner for Lava™ Design Centers.

Lava™ Furnace 200

Lava™ Furnace 200

Faster Sintering, More Output

Lava™ Precision Solutions

Design your future

Learn about our latest software upgrade which allows labs to offer more while increasing productivity.

Lava™ Ceram Overlay

Lava™ Ceram Overlay Porcelain

Designed for Lava™ Zirconia, our porcelain provides proven strength to Lava™ copings and frameworks.