Ivoclar Vivadent IPS Empress Esthetic - Manual (Page 5)

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Uses
Indications
IPS Empress Esthetic ingots can be used for the following adhesively cemented restorations.
– Inlays
– Onlays
– Veneers
– Anterior crowns
– Posterior crowns
– Implant superstructures for single-tooth restorations (anterior and posterior region)
For further processing of IPS Empress Esthetic restorations, users have the following options:
– Aesthetic characterization and glazing of fully anatomical restorations using IPS Empress Universal
Shades, Stains, and Glaze pastes.
– Aesthetic veneering in the incisal third of reduced restorations (veneers and anterior crowns) using
IPS Empress Esthetic Veneer and additional staining and glazing
Contraindications
– Bridge reconstructions
– Conventional cementation
– Very deep, subgingival preparations
– Patients with severely reduced residual dentition
– Bruxism
– Fully (circularly) veneered anterior crowns using IPS Empress Esthetic Veneer
– Veneering of posterior crowns
Important processing restrictions
Failure to observe the following restrictions may compromise the success achieved with IPS Empress
Esthetic:
– The fully anatomical IPS Empress Esthetic restorations must not fall below the required minimum
thickness
– The reduced IPS Empress Esthetic restorations must not fall below the required minimum thickness
– Observe the extent of the layering area in the cut-back technique
– The maximum layer thickness of IPS Empress Esthetic Veneer layering materials must not be exceeded
– IPS Empress Esthetic restorations must not be stained and veneered using materials other than
IPS Empress Esthetic Veneer
– IPS Empress Esthetic restorations must not be stained and glazed using materials other than
IPS Empress Universal Shades, Stains, and Glaze
– Combination with metal-ceramic systems (e.g. IPS d.SIGN)
– Powder materials must not be mixed with paste materials
– Do not use investment materials and press furnaces from other manufacturers
Side effects
If patients are known to be allergic to any of the ingredients of IPS Empress Esthetic, the material should
not be used.