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e.max
®
System –
all you need
IPS
IPS e.max – one system for every indication
IPS e.max is an innovative all-ceramic system which covers the entire all-ceramic indication range – from
thin veneers to 12-unit bridges.
The IPS e.max system delivers high-strength and highly esthetic materials for the Press and the CAD/CAM
technologies. The system comprises lithium disilicate glass-ceramic used primarily for single-tooth restora-
tions, high-strength zirconium oxide for long-span bridges and the veneering ceramic IPS e.max Ceram.
Every patient situation presents its own requirements and treatment objectives. IPS e.max meets these
requirements, because due to the system components, you obtain exactly what you need in order to pro-
vide the optimum solution to every individual clinical case.
– The components of the Press technology include the highly esthetic IPS e.max Press lithium disilicate
glass-ceramic ingots and the IPS e.max ZirPress fluorapatite glass-ceramic ingots for the fast and
efficient press-on-zirconia technique.
– Depending on the case requirements, two types of materials are available for CAD/CAM techniques:
the innovative IPS e.max CAD lithium disilicate blocks and the high-strength zirconium oxide IPS e.max
ZirCAD.
– The nano-fluorapatite layering ceramic IPS e.max Ceram, which is used to characterize/veneer all
IPS e.max components – glass or oxide ceramics –, completes the IPS e.max ystem.
IPS e.max CAD-on technique
The unique IPS e.max CAD lithium disilicate glass-ceramic (LS
2
) combines a high strength (360 MPa) and
outstanding esthetic properties to provide durable all-ceramic restorations.
The CAD-on technique combines the advantages of IPS e.max CAD (LS
2
) with those of IPS e.max ZirCAD
(ZrO
2
) in an innovative way and allows single crowns and up to 4-unit posterior bridges with outstanding
strength to be fabricated.
With its outstanding final strength (>900 MPa), IPS e.max ZirCAD is the material of choice for the fabri-
cation of bridge frameworks. The monolithic IPS e.max CAD HT veneering structure provides the
excellent esthetic properties and contributes to the high strength of the completed IPS e.max CAD-on
restoration.
The homogeneous glass-ceramic bond between the ZrO
2
framework and the LS
2
veneering structure is
achieved by means of an innovative fusion glass-ceramic: IPS e.max CAD Crystall./Connect. The optimally
coordinated system allows a convenient fusion of the IPS e.max ZirCAD framework and the IPS e.max
CAD veneering structure.
