Burbank’s complete line of restorations By: David French, Sr. Technical Advisor

Burbank Dental Laboratory specializes in many of the materials and techniques that are standards for today's dentistry. The new materials are fantastic but it does get confusing as to just when and where to use them. For your convenience, we have included the chart below as a reference to assist in your next restoration selection.

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  Application Prep. Specifics Cementation Options Material
Category

Captek

Anterior or Posterier
Single to 4 Unit Bridge
Standard PFM Prep .5 Chamfer or Shoulder if Porcelain to margin is desired. Under .4, a metal margin is recommended. Conventional Cementation Porcelain Fused to High Noble

Procera All-Ceram*

Single Anterior 7 Posterior Crowns
*Can be used in 3 unit bridges
.8mm chamfer or shoulder margin,
1.5-2.0mm occlusal reduction
Conventional Cementation Alumnus core layered ceramic

Empress

Single Anterior Crowns & Veneers
Posterior Onlays
Butt Joint 90o Margins 1.0mm 1.0mm min. Facial 2.0 for occlusal .06 Facial min. for veneers, 1.5 Incisal 90o occlusal margin, 1.5 depth Dual-Cure Bonding
Light Cure Bonding
Pressable Ceramic
Anteriors are pressed in cut-back
then layered incisal 1/2

belleGlass HP

Posterior Inlays & Onlays
Especially good for restorations with occlusal margins.
Very Nice on lower Anterior Crowns
90o Occlusal margins,
1.0 Occlusal Clearance
Rounded Internal Line angles
Dual-Cure Bonding Hybrid Composite
Single to 8 Unit Bridges
Inlay Bridges
.8mm chamfer or shoulder margin,
1.5-2.0mm occlusal reduction
Conventional Cementation Metal Reinforced Pressable Ceramic
REMOVABLE

Valpast/Lucitone FRS

Metal-Free partial No Rest preps required N/A Nylon

Talon


Soft/Hard Night Guards
Soft/Hard Splints
Excellent retention and comfort with-out need for any metal retention N/A N/A
Clear Clasps Used with conventional chrome partials in lieu of metal clasps N/A N/A Nylon

Introducing Burbank’s newest product:
Pressed2M–metal reinforced pressable ceramics
How does it work?
Perhaps the best way to become familiar with Pressed2M is to explain the fabrication process. Pressed2M is perfect for restorations over 4 units. The best part is that even though this is a "new" approach it is based on proven technologies. This metal-reinforced pressable ceramic is truly a porcelain fused to metal restoration, it just uses pressed ceramic techniques to apply the ceramic to the opaqued metal rather than a ceramist's brush.

A metal framework is made in the traditional casting method, then the marginal metal is cut-back from the margin. ( All of the facial metal can be removed if the highest esthetic value is desired.) Then the opaque is conventionally applied. The next step in the process is where we leave conventional PFM technique and move into pressed ceramic technique. The opaqued metal is completely waxed over capturing the margins and the rest of the contour that you want pressed. Then the wax and metal frame are invested, burned out and pressed in the selected shade. Incisal layers can be layered on after the pressing to yield a restoration of the highest esthetic value. But it can reliably be used in wide span bridges and may be conventionally cemented.
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