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Beauty!
• People want to look the best they can
• Patients prefer natural-looking restorations over
the grayish look of metal-based restorations
• Ceramics transmit light like natural teeth
Procera® ceramic restorations provide…
Superb biocompatibility
• Avoid metal sensitivities
– “Up to 30% of the female population has some level
of sensitivity to metal.”
Dr. Gordon Christensen
CDA Convention 2004
What is a Procera® all-ceramic crown?
Coping – foundation
of the crown
Cross-section
Procera® Benefits
Strength & Esthetics
• Procera® Alumina – optimum light transmission for
anterior restorations
• Procera® Zirconia – “ceramic steel” – ideal for the
posterior where biting forces are greatest
1200
800
400
Before treatment
• Metal is visible at base
• Opaque, unnatural look After treatment
• No metallic appearance
• Natural look & translucency
Case courtesy of Dr Ivana Krystek-Ondracek, Sweden • Healthy gums
Superior Esthetics
… Procera® all-ceramic
replacements!