Improve Efficiency: An Alternative to Cut-back and Layering with IPS e.max Press Multi

By Rafael Choi

Posted Jun 05, 2015 in Technical

As an alternative to conventional materials and pressing methods that use cut-back and layering, Ivoclar Vivadent’s IPS e.max Press Multi is a new material that provides a simple solution for fabricating esthetic and polychromatic restorations in a monolithic form.

The IPS e.max Press Multi ingot is the same high-strength (400 MPa) lithium disilicate material as IPS e.max Press but, due to its gradient layers, provides higher chroma and opacity in the cervical and dentin regions and increased translucency in the incisal areas. It eliminates the need for layering methods and produces strong, esthetic and lifelike anterior crowns in a predictable and efficient manner.

Here’s my step-by-step technique for a recent case:

Please Log In or Sign Up (it's free) to read the rest of this article
About The Author

  • Rafael Choi

    Technician at ConfiDental Studio, Inc. · Gaithersburg, MD

    Rafael Choi, CDT, is a member of the development team for the Zircos-E Etching Solution system. He is Head Technical Advisor and educator of zirconia-restoration etching in the U.S., a practicing technician with 28 years...

Please Log In or Sign Up to post to this article
  • Kent Kohli Image
    Kent Kohli · Owner · Lindon, UT

    Which shade of Multi Ingot was used for this case? Were stumpf dies utilized? What was the desired final shade? Why do you choose to use the powder e.max glaze and not the paste? Is there a particular technical reason you have for opting to go with the powder fluor?

Show More