IPS Empress

Empress® is a product introduced by Ivoclar as the first pressed restoration and has approximately 20 years of clinical success.  It is an improvement over conventional porcelain in that the higher Leucite content increases the flexural strength by as much as or more than 25%.

Features

  • 125 MPa flexural strength
  • Leucite re-enforced
  • Waxed to contour
  • Can build on enamel porcelains
  • Many translucent pressable ingots
  • Increased Leucite
  • Pressed
  • Bondable only

Benefits

  • Can be used for single esthetic crowns
  • Stronger than feldspathic porcelains
  • Predictable contours
  • Natural look
  • Low wear
  • Inlays, onlays, veneers, full crowns
  • Shade controlled by the bonding materials
 

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    "The technicians at DDS Lab truly have become a part of my team. They follow my prescription and diligently work with me on my cases…especially the really complicated cases."

    -Dr. Susannah Bohannon
    Olympia, WA