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Press technology and the development of highly-esthetic all-ceramic materials ushered in a new era in esthetic dentistry that forever transformed the lives and expectations of patients around the world for a beautiful healthy smile.
The ability to closely replicate the natural translucency, color, and texture of natural teeth allowed dental professionals to deliver restorations that seamlessly blended with a patient’s smile. 1991 marked the beginning of the Esthetic Revolution in dentistry with the introduction of Ivoclar’s pressable Empress glass leucite ingot. More than 30 years later the esthetic revolution continues to transform patients’ lives and smiles with IPS e.max Press, a lithium disilicate glass ceramic, offering patients a renewed sense of confidence and self-esteem.
Robert Ganley, former Ivoclar CEO, is credited with launching the Esthetic Revolution. His vision and passion to Make People Smile shaped and defined the development of the innovative all-ceramic materials and technologies that better serve the needs of dentists, technicians and their patients. Today, Ivoclar continues its commitment to develop innovative biocomatible materials and integrated solutions that offer dentists and technicians restorative solutions that not only improve the lives and oral health of patients but also provide a financially lucrative alternative to metal-based restorations.
Strength, Longevity and Beauty in One
Today more than 100 million restorations have been placed in patients worldwide2. The success of pressable technology and materials rests not only on their highly esthetic nature but also on their strength and clinical longevity. Dr. Kenneth Malament, DDS, MSD clinical professor Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston MA and private practitioner, has chronicled the clinical longevity of IPS e.max Press over the past two decades in the more than a thousand patients he has treated. Research reveals a remarkably low overall failure rate of 0.17% for complete or partial coverage restorations and suggests that regardless where the restoration is placed in the mouth, the sex or age of the patient, or whether the restoration is a full or partial coverage, its 96.49% survival rate at 16 or more years in the mouth is incredibly high.
