Zirconia Crown & Bridge Restorations for Dentists
Precision-manufactured zirconia crowns and bridges designed around your prescription, with monolithic, coping, multilayer, PFZ and lingual collar options for different case requirements.
What Are Zirconia Crown & Bridge Restorations?
Zirconia crowns and bridges are dental restorations fabricated from zirconium dioxide and designed according to the dentist's prescription and case requirements. YES Dental provides multiple zirconia formats so dentists can specify the restoration structure, appearance and finishing approach appropriate for the case.
A zirconia crown is an individual restoration used to restore a prepared tooth. A zirconia bridge is a multi-unit restoration used to replace missing teeth and connect supporting units according to the prescribed design.
Our workflow can start from a digital scan or other case information supplied with the prescription, followed by digital design, manufacturing, finishing and quality control before dispatch.
At a glance
Choose the Zirconia Format Around the Case
Different zirconia structures offer different combinations of strength, appearance and finishing requirements. The right choice should follow the clinical prescription and case design.
Strength
Zirconia is valued for its mechanical performance and is available in formats suited to strength-focused restorative cases.
Aesthetics
Multilayer and layered options can provide different shade, translucency and surface-finishing characteristics.
Digital Precision
Digital design and CAD/CAM manufacturing support a controlled workflow from case information to finished restoration.
Case Flexibility
Five zirconia formats give dentists options for monolithic, substructure, multilayer and layered restorations.
Five Zirconia Crown & Bridge Options
Choose the structure that matches the prescription, desired appearance and finishing approach for the case.
Monolithic Zirconia Crowns & Bridges
Monolithic zirconia is milled as a single restoration without a separate veneering layer. It is a practical option when a strength-focused, streamlined restoration is required.
Because the restoration is produced without a separate porcelain layering stage, the workflow can be simpler than layered alternatives.
Zirconia Copings for Layered Restorations
A zirconia coping is a milled substructure designed to receive a separate veneering or finishing process. This option is suitable when the final restoration will be completed through a layered workflow.
Multilayer Zirconia Crowns & Bridges
Multilayer zirconia is produced from a pre-shaded block with a built-in shade or translucency gradient. This can create a more natural transition across the restoration without a separate hand-layering stage.
It offers a middle ground between a full-contour workflow and a separately layered restoration, depending on the case requirements.
PFZ Zirconia Crowns & Bridges
Porcelain-fused-to-zirconia (PFZ) combines a zirconia coping with hand-layered porcelain on the visible surface. This approach allows the ceramist to build shade, contour and surface characteristics through a layered finishing process.
Because it includes additional laboratory finishing and firing stages, it follows a different workflow from monolithic or multilayer zirconia.
Lingual Collar Zirconia Crowns & Bridges
This cutback approach retains a zirconia collar on the lingual or palatal aspect while porcelain is layered on the facial surface. The design combines a visible layered surface with additional zirconia support in the retained area.
It can be considered where the prescription calls for a balance between facial aesthetics and structural support in a multi-unit restoration.
