Lava Ultimate
There is a new composite block coming out from 3M called Lava Ultimate. Our mentor group should be receiving samples of the blocks. These are the newer versions of their long-popular Z100 blocks. As you know, I've been using these a ton for my indirect composite restorations instead of placing direct composites. Better margins, better contours, better wear over direct composite. What's not to like?
The Lava Ultimate blocks, which will be released in the coming months, are supposedly even better. Lots of work has been done by 3M to improve these blocks and I'm told that their indications are not just inlays and onlays but also full-coverage crowns.
I'll be looking forward to the feedback from the Mentor group. Stay tuned for these blocks and hopefully you will find a new tool in your CEREC restorative arsenal.
3M Lava Ultimate is being compared to Glass Ceramic Materials, but it is actually a composite block? My Ivoclar rep made a comment about a product that you could use to make crowns, but she said it had to be coded as a composite since technically, the restoration was made from such. I am guessing that she was referring to 3M Lava Ultimate. Is this inaccurate thinking? What are your thoughts on the subject?
