KATANA™ Zirconia YML offers an unmatched blend of aesthetics and mechanical properties, but also provides for cost and time efficiencies.
Recognised for its strength and density at point of manufacture, the material delivers incredible hardness in its green state. This offers the fully validated opportunity to make adjustments in morphology directly after milling.
These qualities, along with its strength and translucency once sintered, deliver the possibility to produce a wide range of high aesthetic indications. KATANA™ Zirconia YML has set a new benchmark in prosthetic dentistry.
It provides dental technicians with a material that is truly universal with no compromises required.
KATANA Zirconia YML represents a pinnacle of zirconia technology. With its multi-layered structure, it offers a seamless gradation of colour, strength and translucency that mimics natural teeth, making it an ideal choice for the entire indication spectrum.
The material’s unique composition allows for high-speed sintering (up to 3-unit bridges), which significantly reduces production time without sacrificing optical or mechanical properties.
The colour gradation of KATANA Zirconia YML is designed to replicate the natural colour transition of human teeth, from the dentin core to the translucent enamel surface.
This combined with the material’s impressive flexural strength of up to 1,100 MPa and translucency of up to 49%, enables the production of restorations that are virtually indistinguishable from natural dentition.
KATANA™ Zirconia YML’s versatility extends to a wide range of indications, including crowns, veneers, inlays, onlays, and bridges of all sizes. With its strong body and highly translucent enamel layer, it offers exactly the properties required for an unlimited indication range.
Positioning of restorations in KATANA™ Zirconia YML discs is extraordinarily easy. The reason is that the gap between the lowest flexural strength found in the enamel area and the highest flexural strength found in the lowest body layer is comparatively small. Moreover, the Body Layer 1 that is found adjacent to the enamel layer already offers a flexural strength that is higher than the 800 MPa requested for bridges with four or more units. Consequently, the material is classified as a Class 5 zirconia and users are on the safe side whenever they place their long-span restorations in the middle of the blank.
Positioning of long-span restorations in the middle of the disc.
One of the groundbreaking aspects of KATANA Zirconia YML is its compatibility with high-speed sintering protocols. This capability allows dental laboratories to expedite the production process, delivering high-quality restorations in a fraction of the time traditionally required. Sintered during normal working hours at daytime, small restorations can be finished within hours, while the sintering load at night is reduced automatically. Great option not only for rush cases!
The high-speed sintering process does not compromise the material’s optical or mechanical properties, maintaining its aesthetics and strength.
KATANA Zirconia YML is a beautiful and aesthetic material in its own. Therefore, when it comes to finishing, CERABIEN™ ZR FC Paste Stain is a great option.
KATANA Zirconia YML stands at the forefront of dental material technology, offering outstanding aesthetics, strength, and efficiency. Its introduction has marked a significant advancement in the capabilities of dental technicians, allowing for the creation of restorations that truly mimic the beauty of natural teeth in a fraction of time.
As the dental industry continues to evolve, KATANA Zirconia YML remains a testament to the relentless pursuit of excellence in restorative dentistry.
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Mathias Fernandez Y Lombardi
EU Scientific Manager
Dental Ceramics & CAD/CAM Materials
Kuraray Europe GmbH
