In this era of social media and ever-brighter Hollywood smiles, the pursuit of flawlessness dominates all else. But as dental professionals, we know that natural smiles are beautifully imperfect — with subtle characteristics driving the esthetic appeal. Fusion with BruxZir™ Zirconia lets you recreate those natural imperfections perfectly. It’s the restorative solution for dentists and patients who desire a shift back to realism.
While patients today may feel pressured to chase the unnatural look of influencers and celebrities, many simply want to be the best version of themselves. Fusion with BruxZir Zirconia is designed with that authenticity in mind. It takes everything beautiful about real dentition — the morphology, color gradation and translucency — and replicates it in an idealized way.
All Fusion with BruxZir photos are unedited and unenhanced. Crowns #6–11 were crafted by Thang Tran, a Glidewell ceramist with 25 years of experience.
Fusion with BruxZir Zirconia is a modernized bilayer restoration where zirconia is joined to zirconia.
Each Fusion restoration’s inner core is shaped with mamelons and internal anatomy, while the wraparound veneer allows light to shine through the facial, incisal and interproximal surfaces. Together, these features create an appearance that’s virtually indistinguishable from nature.
Two zirconias joined to emulate the
dentin-enamel relationship
Anatomically shaped core establishes
strength, color and depth
Wraparound veneer lets light pass through
incisal and interproximal surfaces
Glidewell is best known for its monolithic materials, namely BruxZir Zirconia. So why the apparent course change with the bilayer Fusion with BruxZir Zirconia? In short, technology has made something new possible, but the mission remains the same.
Our focus has always been on using the latest innovations to offer solutions that benefit dentists — to invent or otherwise adopt systems that expand access to excellent lab services. For nearly the last two decades, monolithic all-ceramic restorations have represented the best technology available for most clinical situations. And still today, monolithic solutions should be your choice for most scenarios, especially in the posterior or when strength is the primary concern.
At Glidewell, we’ve learned lessons from monolithic restorations — milling strategies, workflow digitization and materials science — and devised a new solution that’s much closer in form and appearance to a real tooth. The result is Fusion with BruxZir Zirconia, a modernized bilayer restoration that marks our company’s most significant step toward revolutionizing the anterior.
Born out of the legendary BruxZir brand, Fusion with BruxZir restorations share in the defining qualities that BruxZir Zirconia is best known for — performance, predictability and accessibility. And if there is ever a problem, all Fusion restorations are backed by Glidewell’s lifetime warranty and no-fault remake policy.
Specifications | |
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Indications | Indicated for anterior or posterior full-coverage crowns and bridges. |
Material Composition | Zirconia fused with zirconia |
Strength Characteristics | Veneer: 778 MPa Substructure: > 1,000 MPa |
In-Lab Working Times | 5 Days |
Policies & Warranty | NO-FAULT REMAKE POLICY: Glidewell is pleased to process all remakes or adjustments at no additional charge if requested within the warranty period and accompanied by the return of the original appliance. LIMITED WARRANTY/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Glidewell (“the lab”) warrants that all dental devices (a “device”) are made according to your specification and approval in the belief that the device will be useful and MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Subject to the return of a device that is placed and then fails, the lab will repair or replace the device without charge for the cost of materials and workmanship or refund the original price paid, at the lab’s option, for the life of the patient originally receiving the restoration from the date of placement. This limited lifetime performance warranty shall apply to direct end-user customers (treating clinicians) only. |