Ivoclar trying to revive a dying product, pressed ingots?

[Car 54]

I don't know about most of you, but how many of us are still doing any volume of these like we used to, even around 3-5 years ago in my case?

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[RDA]

5 years ago pressing was about 60-70% of our all ceramic, vs zirconia restorations. Now, it makes up about 1% of our production. With 99% of those being anterior work.
LiSi is our choice. We used e.max and Empress for years, but LiSi has been much better for us.

 

[Car 54]

I'm still doing the occasional single central to 6 unit anterior cases every now and then.

 

[RDA]

I'm still doing the occasional single central to 6 unit anterior cases every now and then.

There are cases were pressed just works better than layered zirconia. In my opinion, full contoured pressed is still a lot more esthetic than zirconia.

 

[Car 54]

There are cases were pressed just works better than layered zirconia. In my opinion, full contoured pressed is still a lot more esthetic than zirconia.

Agree, it chameleons in better next to the surrounding teeth.