PRODUCT:
BruxZir^® Total Zirconia

SOURCE:
Glidewell Laboratories
Newport Beach, Calif.
800-854-7256
bruxzir.com

Why should you be interested in this monolithic concept of a solid zirconia crown? One of the big reasons is, when you fuse porcelain to a metal or zirconia substructure there is always the possibility that the two layers will come apart. The best-case scenario is a small chip on the porcelain that you might be able to polish off. The worst-case scenario is the porcelain completely fracturing, exposing the substructure and requiring replacement. A key benefit of monolithic restorations is that nothing can chip off of it because we don’t have two materials that are fused together. It’s all made out of one homogeneous material — in the case of BruxZir^®, tough zirconia oxide. The next time you want cast gold and the patient does not, give BruxZir a try!