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Overview Dentist Lab Patient Products Resources Lava™ Milling Centres
 Lava Accredited Labs Authorised Lava Provider

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

Authenticate your Lava Restoration

Lava™ restorations come with a Genuine Lava sticker so you will know there's a genuine Lava framework underneath the porcelain artistry.

Lava™ Warranty Claim Form and Process

It's easy to offer

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

Indications

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

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™ Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S.

3M ESPE will soon offer digital impressioning with Lava C.O.S.

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.

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

It's easy to offer

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

Flexible business models for labs

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

Consistency:

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

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

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

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
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 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
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.


Over time, metal restorations can
leave a dark ridge where the gums recede.
With Lava zirconia, your restoration
retains its original beauty for years.

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

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For Labs

Lava™ Lab Catalogue (PDF, 3.8MB)

Instructions/Technical Information
(PDF, 834KB) - Detailed instructions for dentists and labs
(PDF, 964KB)
(WMV, 12.2MB) - View the clinical procedure
(PDF, 826KB)
(PDF, 419KB) - A general overview for dentists.

Scientific/Clinical Information
(PDF, 1.3MB)
(PDF, 1.5MB) - A collection of published research studies


For a complete list of authorised Lava™ Milling Centres and Lava™ Design Centres click here. (PDF 143KB)

NSW
Southern Cross Dental Laboratory

19 Bay Street
Double Bay NSW 2028
Fax: 02 93621199
Web: www.sclab.com