KATANA™ Zirconia HTML Plus: Optimized for standardized procedures and more aesthetic outcomes

Using different zirconia materials depending on the indication and on patient-specific needs allows for the best possible outcomes, yet comes with the danger of mixing up processing protocols. Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc. (Kuraray Noritake Dental) eliminates this problem by offering a complete portfolio of KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered materials with harmonized sintering schedules. The latest member of the KATANA™ Zirconia Multi-Layered Series, KATANA™ Zirconia HTML Plus, is available since September 1, 2021. In addition to the aligned sintering schedules, it offers an increased translucency and optimized colour without compromising its flexural strength.

KATANA™ Zirconia HTML Plus is based on its tried and proven predecessor KATANA™ Zirconia HTML and also offers a multi-layered colour structure and uniform strength distribution throughout the blank. It is suitable for a variety of indications including long-span bridges with a minimum wall thickness of just 0.4 mm in the anterior and 0.5 mm in the posterior region. This allows for minimally invasive preparations, while the user may choose between a monolithic, cut-back or framework design combined with the preferred finishing technique.

Careful in-house optimizations in the material composition and structure have paved the way for an increased translucency of 45 percent (compared to 43 percent KATANA™ Zirconia HTML) and an even more natural shade appearance of the manufactured restorations. The colour appears more vivid and more saturated, which leads to an improved optical integration with the adjacent teeth and gums. At the same time, the high flexural strength (1,150 MPa) is maintained, ensuring an unlimited range of indications.

When it comes to sintering, three options are available for single-tooth restorations and bridges with up to three units: a 54-minute high-speed sintering programme especifically valuable for remake and rush cases, a 90-minute programme and the traditional seven-hour sintering programme suitable for long-span restorations as well.

All three options and identical schedules are also available for the other materials of the portfolio: KATANA™ Zirconia UTML, KATANA™ Zirconia STML and the new KATANA™ Zirconia YML (yttria multi-layered) with additional flexural strength and translucency gradation. Due to this feature, standardizing manufacturing procedures for a minimized risk of errors and consistent outcomes becomes extraordinarily easy. More information about KATANA™ Zirconia HTML Plus and the whole product family is available at our website.

• 1. sep. 2021

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