Lithium Disilicate

IPS Emax

This lithium disilicate glass-ceramic restoration offers the highest esthetics available from 
all-ceramics. Highly customizable, it can be crafted as a full-contour monolithic or cut-back and 
layered with porcelain. This innovative material is 2.5 to 3 times stronger than its alternatives and is 
also fracture-resistant. Mouth Motion Fatigue testing has proven its durability. Choose IPS e.max® 
when your patients desire a beautiful outcome with extreme longevity.

IPS e.max is the premium lithium disilicate, glass-ceramic restoration. Combining lifelike materials 
and fracture resistant properties, IPS e.max is as durable as it is lifelike. The flexibility of IPS e.max 
makes it an excellent restorative method for anterior esthetics or posterior function.

Bridges which include molars, Maryland style bridges, and bridges which have a short vertical 
height that does not allow for adequate connector height.

Features

  • 500 MPa
  • Four levels of translucency
  • High patient satisfaction

Not recommended for:

  • Molars
  • Maryland style bridges
  • Bridges with short vertical height 

In Lab Timing

TURNAROUND TIME: 7 Days

Styled Table
APPLICATION FCZ PFZ LITHIUM DISILICATE PFM FULL CAST PROVISIONALS VENEERS
MATERIALS MULTI-LAYERED
ZIRCONIA PORCELAIN FUSED 
TO ZIRCONIA LITHIUM
DISILICATE PORCELAIN FUSED
TO METAL METAL OPTIONS:
56%

AU YELLOW GOLD

40%

AU WHITE GOLD


SEMI-PRECIOUS NON-PRECIOUS
PMMA-ACRYLIC LITHIUM 
DISILICATE
TURNAROUND TIME (DAYS) 10 10 7 10 8 6 7
STRENGTH 1250

ZIRCONIA

HIGH STRENGTH


850

HIGH TRANS
ZIRCONIA
N/A 450 400 VARIES 100 450