Like all zirconia restorations, our Nautilus restorations offer you superior strength. But, with its enhanced anatomy and availability in Classic or 3D shades, our Nautlus Full-Contour offers you a more esthetic all-zirconia option in the posterior. And, our Nautilus Core combines the strength of a zirconia coping with the beauty of a stacked porcelain, rivaling all-ceramic and PFM alternatives.

Nautilus Full-Contour crowns and bridges are solid zirconia restorations with no porcelain overlay. At 850 MPa, Nautilus Full-Contour is one of the strongest restorations available.Our technicians design Nautilus Full-Contour with enhanced anatomy and shade it to match your patient's natural tooth color; giving you a more esthetic all-zirconia option.

Ideal for posterior crowns and bridges (up to 8-unit spans), patients now have a strong alternative to full-cast restorations. Nautilus Full-Contour can also be used in the anterior for patients who need a stronger anterior restoration.

And while it is incredibly strong, polished zirconia is significantly less abrasive than standard porcelain, making it kinder to the opposing dentition than other restorative ceramic material.

Prep Requirements

• A chamfer margin is preferred; however any traditional full-cast crown prep is acceptable. Avoide a beveled or knife-edge design.
• 1mm of occlusal space is ideal.
• No sharp or right angles.

Instructions of Adjustments and Polishing

• Do not have patient bite in to place.
• A fine-grit diamond bur and water spray are necessary when adjusting Nautilus Full-Contour. If the temperature of zirconia exceeds certain limits, micro-fractures and surface defects can occur, lowering the strength of the restoration.
• Polish Nautilus Full-Contour with a small brush and diamond polishing paste.
• Download Nautilus Full-Contour Adjusting Guide

Recommendations for Cementing

• Nautilus Full-Contour restorations can be seated using conventional PFM cementing techniques.

#4 Nautilus Full-Contour crown next to old PFM crowns.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Peter Harnois, Hinsdale, Illinois

Nautilus Core is a porecelain-fused-to zirconia restoration. At 850 to 950 MPa, Nautilus Core is one of the strongest copings available. Our Nautilus Core restorations are hand-stacked with porcelain and stained, giving you an esthetic resotration that rivals all-ceramic and PFM options.

Nautilus Core is indcated for both anterior and posterior restorations, single units, and bridges (up to 8-unit spans).

Prep Requirements

• A chamfer margin is preferred; however any traditional PFM prep is acceptable.
• 1.5mm of occlusal space is ideal.
• No sharp or right angles.

Instructions of Adjustments

• Do not have patient bite in to place.
• When making adjustments to porcelain, use proper care and the same precautions as you would with any other standard porcelain.

Recommendations for Cementing

• Nautilus Core restorations can be seated using conventional PFM cementing techniques.

#4-5 Nautilus Core crowns next to LUMINEERS and old PFM crowns.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Peter Harnois, Hinsdale, Illinois