Breakthrough in Cosmetic Restorative Dentistry

Procera is the first universally recommended all-ceramic crown for both anterior and posterior rehabilitation.

Since 1989, Procera AllCeram has given dental professionals the ability to confidently restore teeth with natural-appearing, metal free restorations, even in heavy load-bearing applications. Nearly 200,000 units have been placed in Europe and Canada in the last four years. Your complete satisfaction is guaranteed by our laboratory. Procera restorations are backed by a 5-year no-fault, no-charge remake warranty.

The Procera AllCeram restoration consists of two levels of advanced technology: a high strength aluminum oxide ceramic core and translucent veneering porcelain. The matching Procera AllCeram coping is made of densely sintered pure aluminum oxide. It is semi-translucent and provides the veneering porcelain with a natural warm dentin-colored core to establish a natural shade blend without opacity.

This ceramic is a highly sophisticated system with a wide range of dentins, translucents, modifiers and incisals to provide an extremely natural shade blend and vital translucent esthetics.

Procera scanning and coping design: The die of the prepared tooth is scanned in the Procera Scanner, which transfers the information to a PC data file. The scanner uses a sapphire ball tip that reads the die shape by circular scanning, describing the tooth using approximately 20,000-40,000 digitized reading points, depending on the size and shape of the preparation. After scanning, a trained technician defines the finish line with extreme precision. The final design enhancements of the coping; the desired shape, its overall thickness, the precise angle of emergence and any final margin refinements are then completed. This digital information is then transmitted via modem to the Procera production facility.

Procera coping fabrication: At the work station, a die model is precision milled by a computer-controlled milling machine. High-purity aluminum oxide powder is thin pressed using very high pressure to produce the dense coping's inside surface. The outside of the coping is then milled to the desired design of the coping before the final high temperature (1,550 C) sintering process. The semi-translucent core is then completed using any necessary internal characterization and the naturally translucent layered (dentin, body and incisal) porcelain.

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