Vita has hit a home run with this material! Vita Suprinity: a high strength (541 MPa), zirconia-reinforced glass ceramic. What is the deal with this material? Is it a gimmick, here to stay, a real player in same day dentistry? We have been playing with this material off and on in our office for a few months now waiting for the right case to document and share our thoughts. That time has come and here is the run down!
Suprinity is a zirconia-reinforced glass ceramic (lithium silicate). Vita has put about 10 wt% of zirconia in this lithium silicate material. The esthetics of this material are achieved with excellent translucency. It can be used from anterior crowns to posterior crowns, inlays and onlays, veneers and implant suprastructures. There are a number of shades offered and two translucency levels (T = Translucent and HT = High Translucent). Prepping recommendations are 1.5 mm wall thickness, 1.5 mm in the cusp areas, and 1.0 mm in the fissure area for posterior teeth.