Overview: Zirconia High Translucent (HT) offers superior strength (>750 – <1250 MPa) and exceptional translucency compared to porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) restorations. This 100% metal-free option prevents gingival darkening and metallic margins, providing a natural appearance that blends seamlessly with adjacent teeth.

Features:

• Superior esthetics with lifelike translucency
• High strength and biocompatibility
• Low thermal expansion
• Non-Feldspathic porcelain

Benefits:

• Reliable and long-lasting
• Promotes healthy tissue
• Natural opalescence
• Hypoallergenic and versatile

Indications:

• Suitable for anterior and posterior crowns and bridges up to three units

Contraindications:

• Not recommended for inlays/onlays or veneers due to margin visibility
• Avoid in orthodontically compromised cases

Preparation:

• Posterior Crowns:
  • Gingival Third: 1.0 mm
  • Axial Walls/Cusp Tips/Central Groove: 1.5 mm
• Anterior Crowns:
  • Gingival Third: 1.0 mm
  • Incisal Third: 1.2 to 1.5 mm
  • Palatal: 1.2 mm

Cementation:

• Use standard cementation techniques