At Blue Diamond Dental, we provide a range of PFZ crowns that bring together the strength of a metal crown with the realistic beauty and opalescence of zirconia.
PFZ
A CAD/CAM substitute for traditional PFM our porcelain fused to zirconia can be used for anterior and posterior crowns, crowns over implants and bridges of up to fourteen unit
Attachment cases
Cases with less than 1 mm clearance
Bruxism
Patients who have broken a PFM crown
Cases that require bonding
The ideal preparation for PFZs is a chamfer margin preparation. If a porcelain labial margin is prescribed, then a shoulder margin preparation is required.
Feather-edge margin preparations are indicated for full-cast restorations.
Resin Ionomer cement (RelyX or RelyX Unicem, 3M ESPE)
Maxcem Elite (Kerr)
Panavia F 2.0 (Kuraray) -ideal for short, tapered preparations
Glass ionomer cement (GC Fuji, GC America)
If an adjustment is required on the ceramic, use a fine diamond with water and air to keep the crown cool.
To contour the ceramic, polish with a pink rubber wheel and diamond polishing paste (Brasseler, Shofu, Vident).
D2740 Crown – porcelain / ceramic substrate
