We integrate digital technology and material science in an intuitive way to help dentists and labs improve productivity while offering superior oral care.

For more information on the Lava C.O.S. and when it will be available in your area, visit the Lava C.O.S. website.

Indications

Get more from your Lava investment. Tap into resources available from 3M ESPE.

It's easy to offer

It's easy for dentists and labs to offer Lava™ restorations without investing in hardware.

Authenticate your Lava™ restoration

How do you know you have a Genuine Lava Restoration?

Flexible business models for labs

3M ESPE offers three business models that make it possible for any size of lab to offer genuine Lava™.

The Lava brand is hot.

Find out why doctors ask for Lava™ restorations by name more than all the other zirconia brands combined.

Rocatec™ Universal Bonding System

Provides everything you need to achieve an ideal surface preparation —and excellent bond strength.

Photography courtesy of Ariel Raigrodski, DMD, MS

Every day more dentists ask their lab for the Lava brand from 3M ESPE. Lava restorations are made with Lava zirconia and are designed and milled with the innovative Lava CAD/CAM system. The combination of materials and precision milling produces a strong restoration with an excellent marginal fit.

With a broad range of indications available, it's easy to offer Lava™ restorations.

3M ESPE believes there is more to a partnership than just selling equipment. It is about consistency, security and support.

Consistency:

• 3M has 100+ years manufacturing excellence
• Doctors ask for the Lava™ Brand by name
• Precision CAD/CAM system

Security:

• In 2006, 3M spent $1.5 billion in research and development, creating practical and ingenious solutions to help our customers succeed
• 3M ESPE has a history of innovative products that are rigorously tested before being introduced to the market
• Strong commitment to digital dentistry by the purchase of Brontes Technologies

Support:

• 3M ESPE help grow your business with technical service and educational resources
• 3M ESPE helps grow your business with business planning, marketing and sales support
• 3M ESPE has a nationwide sales force-more than 130 strong calling on dentists and labs daily

A complete family of products that come from the integration of materials science and digital technology.

Lava™ Frame Zirconia

Not all zirconia is created equal. Learn why more dentists ask for Lava™ Zirconia than all the other brands of zirconia combined.¹

Lava™ Form Milling System

Lava™ Copings and Frameworks are milled with precision, and without supervision or manual intervention.

Lava™ Scan ST Scanner

Our scanner is part of the Lava CAD/CAM system for Lava™ Milling Centers or as a satellite scanner for Lava™ Design Centers.

Lava™ Furnace 200

Faster Sintering, More Output

Design your future

Learn about our latest software upgrade which allows labs to offer more while increasing productivity.

Lava™ Ceram Overlay Porcelain

Designed for Lava™ Zirconia, our porcelain provides proven strength to Lava™ copings and frameworks.

Rocatec™ Universal Bonding System

Provides everything you need to achieve an ideal surface preparation —and excellent bond strength.