As the pioneer and leading producer of monolithic zirconia restorations, Glidewell has announced a new Zirconia Lifetime Replacement Policy that protects restorations throughout the industry, regardless of the original lab source. Should a clinician experience a fracture of his or her zirconia restoration — from any lab or material brand, even if it's not Glidewell-affiliated — Glidewell will provide a no-cost BruxZir^® Zirconia replacement.

Have a fractured zirconia restoration? The new lifetime dental warranty extends to:

• Single-unit monolithic zirconia crowns
• Zirconia veneers
• Zirconia inlays
• Zirconia onlays

If you experience a broken restoration, simply contact Glidewell Customer Service at 800-854-7256 and we’ll get your free BruxZir Zirconia restoration underway.

As a primary innovator behind dentistry’s rapid adoption of monolithic zirconia restorations, the team at Glidewell feels a certain responsibility for the changes clinicians face when prescribing new materials. Speaking on the adoption of zirconia, laboratory founder and CEO Jim Glidewell said, “The speed at which dentists integrated full-contour zirconia into their daily routines was humbling for the company, far surpassing expectations.” This success, experienced by Glidewell and other trusted material manufacturers, has led to a proliferation of high-strength, beautiful restorative options reaching the market, a boon for the practitioner’s toolkit. But with this achievement also came a wave of lesser-quality “knockoffs” that don’t always meet clinical standards — and Glidewell is dedicated to using only high-quality materials to help clinicians avoid those risks.

The Zirconia Lifetime Replacement Policy is designed to alleviate any issues arising from the failure of a monolithic zirconia restoration. Providing more insight on the new policy, Jim Glidewell said, “The current clinical record of zirconia suggests that failure will be limited. Still, the dental warranty stands as a symbol of our gratitude — we want to honor the confidence clinicians have placed in both the company and monolithic zirconia.”

Alongside this industry-wide policy, Glidewell has extended its dental warranty of BruxZir Zirconia restorations produced at Glidewell Laboratories from 7 years to the lifetime of the patient. The new BruxZir^® Lifetime Warranty enables clinicians to have their BruxZir Zirconia cases remade for free should the restoration fail during the patient’s lifetime.

This no-cost dental warranty extends to any restoration made at Glidewell from authentic BruxZir Zirconia, including:

• Crowns
• Bridges
• Veneers
• Inlays
• Onlays
• Screw-retained implant crowns
• Full-arch implant prostheses

Designed to provide clinicians added peace of mind, this dental warranty builds upon the assurances already provided by the proven performance of BruxZir Zirconia, being validated by both practicing clinicians and trusted research organizations. In the 10-year clinical study published by the independent Gordon J. Christensen Clinicians Report^®, the original BruxZir Zirconia demonstrated 100% survival and excellent abuse tolerance.

As revolutionary innovations continue to become available to the dental industry, Glidewell hopes to provide added assurances to the practicing clinician wherever possible, so as to reinforce the positive relationship between practitioner and patient.

Clinicians can contact 800-854-7256 to exchange a failed zirconia restoration. For complete details about the Zirconia Lifetime Replacement Policy and BruxZir Lifetime Warranty, visit the Glidewell warranty page.