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Slide 1: Fort Dent Smiles Get the beautiful smile you always dreamed of having Dr. Lance Timmerman DMD 7100 Fort Dent Way, Suite 270 Tukwila, WA 98188 Tel: 206-241-5533
Slide 2: Do you have… • • • • • Any stained or discolored teeth? Gaps between your teeth? Any chipped or cracked teeth? Any missing teeth? Loose or misfitting partials or dentures
Slide 3: NobelEsthetics™ Provides beautiful, long-lasting smiles • All-ceramic restorations – Metal-free – Superb biocompatibility – Superior esthetics • Computer-aided design/manufacturing – Customized for each patient – Precision-fit (less chair time)
Slide 4: Procera® ceramic restorations provide… Beauty! • People want to look the best they can • Patients prefer natural-looking restorations over the grayish look of metal-based restorations • Ceramics transmit light like natural teeth
Slide 5: Procera® ceramic restorations provide… Superb biocompatibility • Avoid metal sensitivities – “Up to 30% of the female population has some level of sensitivity to metal.” Dr. Gordon Christensen CDA Convention 2004
Slide 6: What is a Procera® all-ceramic crown? Porcelain – designed to match natural appearance of teeth Coping – foundation of the crown Cross-section
Slide 7: Procera® Benefits Strength & Esthetics • Procera® Alumina – optimum light transmission for anterior restorations • Procera® Zirconia – “ceramic steel” – ideal for the posterior where biting forces are greatest Full crown Zirconia Coping Alumina Coping Zirconia Coping
Slide 8: Procera® Benefits Strength • Procera® Alumina – Up to 400% higher than other ceramic solutions 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Flexural Strength (MPa) • Procera® Zirconia – Even stronger with over 1,200 MPa flexural strength Procera Zirconia Procera Alumina* Inceram* Empress* *Wagner et.al. 1996
Slide 9: Procera® Benefits • Long-term Track Record – – – More than 20 years of R&D Over 5 million restorations Customized to each patient CAD = computer-aided design; CAM = computer-aided manufacturing
Slide 10: Procera® technology – ideal for restoring natural teeth or implants
Slide 11: Superior Esthetics More natural look with Procera® Before treatment • Metal is visible at base • Opaque, unnatural look After treatment • No metallic appearance • Natural look & translucency • Healthy gums Case courtesy of Dr Ivana Krystek-Ondracek, Sweden
Slide 12: Superior Esthetics Old amalgam restorations… … Procera® all-ceramic replacements! Case courtesy of Dr. David Hornbrook
Slide 13: Procera® Implant Abutments • Procera® can also be used to replace… – Missing teeth Missing tooth replaced with a Nobel Biocare dental implant and a Procera® abutment Completed Procera® restoration
Slide 14: Procera® Zirconia Bridge • Procera® can also be used to replace… – Missing teeth – Old or broken bridges Fractured porcelain-fused-to-metal bridge After Procera® replacement Case courtesy Dr. Christopher Marchack
Slide 15: NobelEsthetics™ Beautiful smiles through advanced Procera® technology • State-of-the-art ceramic materials • Computer-aided design and manufacturing • Solutions for implants and natural teeth • Customized especially for you Why wait? Get your NobelEsthetics™ smile today!