Dental Technology & Engineering

CAD/CAM materials technology
applied to dental esthetics.

Tosoh powder, CIP isostatic pressing, controlled sintering and ±3 µm milling. The engineering behind every ZIRKVEX PRO disc.

Technical pillars

Four engineering decisions.

01

Tosoh Powder

Japanese 3Y-TZP medical-grade raw material, sub-micron particle distribution.

0.3 µm Average diameter
02

CIP Pressing

Cold isostatic. Homogeneous density across the whole disc, with no gradients.

250 MPa Pressing pressure
03

VITA Multilayer

Color and translucency gradient anchored to the VITA Classic scale.

8 layers Max multilayer
04

Controlled sinter

Dedicated thermal curves per reference. Type S thermocouple calibrated monthly.

1530 °C Typical thermal peak

Dental materials

Zirconia discs that redefine the standard.

Technical comparison of the four ZIRKVEX PRO lines. Typical values per ISO 6872, batch-to-batch variation < 5%.

Line Strength Translucency Layers Clinical indication
3D Plus Anterior esthetics 1050 MPa High 6 Veneers · anterior crowns
4D Full anatomical 1200 MPa Medium-high 8 Full anatomical · short bridges
PRO Master NEW Tosoh Powder 1300 MPa Medium 6 Long bridges · on implants
Lithium Disilicate HT / LT ≥300 MPa Premium 1 Maximum esthetics · thin veneers

CAD/CAM digital workflow

From digital impression to clinical cementation.

Six instrumented stages. Each step documents its parameters and publishes them for your team.

  1. 01

    Intraoral scan

    STL/PLY files straight into the pipeline, with no intermediate conversions.

    STL · PLY · DCM
  2. 02

    CAD design

    Pre-calibrated ZIRKVEX libraries with expansion coefficients per reference.

    Exocad · DentalCAD
  3. 03

    Nesting + CAM

    Milling strategies optimized per line and per YRC machine.

    hyperDENT · Millbox
  4. 04

    YRC milling

    5-axis, dry, wet, or multi-disc. Repeatability ±3 µm.

    YRC-5X · 6X · 9PRO
  5. 05

    Sintering

    Dedicated curve per reference with a documented thermal profile.

    ~6 h · 1530 °C
  6. 06

    Glaze + delivery

    Optional characterization with compatible liquids. Ready to cement.

    Glaze · stain · polish

High-end dental milling

YRC dental milling machines of maximum precision.

Stabilized cast structures, air-cooled Swiss spindles and absolute encoders. Typical YRC-5X configuration.

Simultaneous axes 5
Spindle 60K rpm
Power 1.0–3.7 kW
Changers 8–18
Repeatability ±3 µm
Disc 98.5 mm
Max feed 3500 mm/min
Cooling Air / Water
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Zirconia Sintering

Thermally controlled dental sintering curves.

What defines the microstructure is not only the peak temperature, but how you get there. Curve published per reference.

Stage 01

Initial heating

8 °C/min

Controlled ramp from 20 °C to 900 °C. Gradual stress release.

Stage 02

High heating

3 °C/min

Slow ramp from 900 °C to the peak. Allows uniform diffusion.

Stage 03

Isothermal hold

1530 °C

Held for 90 minutes. Final densification > 99.5%.

Stage 04

Cooling

10 °C/min

Controlled descent to room temperature. No thermal shock.

Total duration ~6 h
Compatible furnaces Mihm-Vogt · CEREC · generic
Densification > 99.5%

Dental certification

Quality control and certified traceability per batch.

Three test batteries + QR traceability. Auditable batch-to-batch for 10 years.

01

Mechanical tests

  • Flexural 3-point · ISO 6872
  • Fatigue cyclic 10⁶
  • Hardness Vickers HV1
02

Optical analysis

  • Translucency CR + TP
  • Color ΔE spectrophotometer
  • Fluorescence UV-A
03

Dimensional

  • CMM tolerance ±3 µm
  • Density Archimedes
  • Porosity SEM x500
04

Traceability

  • QR per unit
  • Report linked to parent batch
  • Archive auditable 10 years
ISO 13485 Management system ISO 6872 Dental ceramics ISO 13356 Medical zirconia ANVISA Brazil registration INVIMA Colombia registration CE Mark In progress

Open CAD/CAM systems

Universal compatibility with your current digital workflow.

Calibrated for the leading scanners, CAD libraries and CAM software on the market.

Scanners

  • 3Shape TRIOS
  • Medit i700
  • Carestream CS 3700
  • Planmeca Emerald

CAD Software

  • Exocad DentalCAD
  • 3Shape Dental Designer
  • inLab CAD
  • DWOS

CAM Software

  • hyperDENT
  • Millbox
  • YRC CAM Suite
  • CEREC SW

Milling machines

  • YRC Series (5X · 6X · 9PRO)
  • Roland DWX-52
  • imes-icore
  • vhf S-Series

Technical sheet

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Milling parameters, sinter curves and ISO reports per reference. We'll send you the ZIRKVEX PRO technical dossier.

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