ICE Zirkon Translucent

Zirconia dioxide (tetragonal polycrystalline zirconia oxide, partially stabilized with yttrium oxide) is a high-technology ceramic material successfully used since the 1970s in orthopedics for manufacturing joint heads. In orthopedic dentistry, zirconia dioxide is applied for manufacturing practically all types of restorations. Zirconium is obtained through chemical processing from mineral raw material — zirconium sand — partially stabilized with yttrium, from which zirconium blanks are mechanically formed. Among ceramic types used in dentistry today, zirconia-based ceramics stabilized with yttrium are undoubtedly the material with the highest fracture strength and crack resistance. The strength of this material is over 1400 MPa, Vickers hardness 1250, density after firing 6.05 g/cm³, Weibull modulus >12. The material ensures simple manufacturing of aesthetic and high-quality dentures, distinguished by precision of fit, strength, and resistance to destruction. The pressing technology used to obtain Zirkonzahn ICE Zirkon blanks is biaxial pressing, in which equal pressure is applied to the material from above and below. This technology allows precise calculation of shrinkage during firing.