On the Rise: High-Translucency Zirconia, Digital Metal and Monolithic

By Maribeth Marsico

Posted May 02, 2016 in LMT Surveys

Over the last few years, there has been an explosion in the number of new or improved material options for digital fabrication. LMT’s exclusive 2016 Digital Materials eSurvey* asked laboratories about how these materials are impacting their workloads and uncovered three key trends.


1. The vast majority of our survey respondents use one or more of the new super high-translucency zirconia materials. While a few respondents say that fabrication with these materials takes some “tweaking”—for example, to achieve the correct value—overall they agree the materials are an improvement over traditional zirconia, a good alternative to lithium disilicate, and offer the best of both worlds: strength and esthetics.


Just over half of respondents (56%) use a multi-layered zirconia and praise it for its ease of use, labor savings and lifelike results.


“I really like working with multi-layered zirconia, I find it very easy...

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About The Author

  • Maribeth Marsico

    Senior Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · Cheshire, CT

    A 30-year veteran of the editorial department, Maribeth loves getting to the heart of the story. She especially enjoys creating and analyzing reader surveys and staying in touch with our readers.

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