Dental Asia July/August 2022

IN DEPTH WITH
Celebrating the anniversary of
Zolid zirconia
This year, Amann Girrbach celebrates two anniversaries at once: 15 years of
zirconia production at the Austrian site and 10 years of Zolid.
Amann Girrbach, a manufacturer in
the field of zirconia, is celebrating two
anniversaries this year: 15 years ago, the
company produced zirconia blocks for
the fabrication of dentures for the first
time, and exactly 10 years ago, the Zolid
brand was launched. Customers will
therefore receive a 10-year warranty
on all Zolid materials as of immediate.
At the same time, Amann Girrbach will
be hosting various webinars on zirconia
throughout the year under the hashtag
#nosurprisezirconia.
Amann Girrbach was one of the first
companies to start manufacturing
zirconia for dentures 15 years ago. Due
to the rising demand for increasingly
aesthetic zirconias and the desire
for increased cost-effectiveness and
process reliability, the manufacturer
introduced the Zolid brand five
years later. With Zolid, computeraided
design (CAD)/computer-aided
manufacturing (CAM) blanks that
achieved high aesthetics without
requiring complex veneering processes
were available to users.
Since then, the company has
been continuously developing the
corresponding materials and processing
methods. Meanwhile, blanks such as
the Zolid Gen-X allow for life-like
restorations with integrated colour
gradients in 16 Vita shades. Amann
Girrbach reported that in the context
of quality assurance, only the best
raw materials are processed using the
strictest test methods and certified
processes. To give an example, it is
one of the first dental companies to be
certified by the new Medical Device
Regulation (MDR), thus supporting users
in complying with MDR obligations.
“This year we are celebrating two
special anniversaries that once again
demonstrate that we at Amann Girrbach
are constantly driving the boundaries
of technical possibilities forwards.
At the same time, we are taking this
opportunity to underline our quality
promise with a 10-year warranty
on all Zolid materials,” said Melanie
Röschmann, director of global business
unit — consumables at Amann Girrbach.
“We view ourselves as a holistic system
provider and support our customers
along the entire customer journey. With
this in mind, we will also be focusing
more on training and education in the
coming years about zirconia. This year,
we will be kicking off with a series of
webinars on the subject of working with
zirconia.” DA
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