Press releases

VITA Zahnfabrik is mourning the loss of its owner and president, Henry Rauter, who passed away on 8 January 2022 at the age of 76, surrounded by his family.

Die Abrasionsbeständigkeit von Kunststoffzähnen ist maßgeblich am funktionellen und ästhetischen Langzeiterfolg von herausnehmbaren Rehabilitationen beteiligt. Dabei macht die chemische Zusammensetzung den Unterschied. Die Materialwissenschaft sorgt bei der Auswahl des richtigen Zahnsortiments jetzt für Klarheit: VITA Zähne mit der einzigartigen MRP-Technologie (Microfiller Reinforced Polyacrylic) zeigen die geringste Abrasion.

Zfx Dental (Dachau) and VITA Zahnfabrik (Bad Säckingen) are providing an easy way for in-house manufacturing of one-piece abutment crowns.

AVINENT is one of the leading dental implantology companies. Scientific research is at the heart of its system of implants and of its custom CAD/CAM-based prosthetics division. AVINENT is at the forefront of  innovation at a national level and is an internationally recognized company.

VITA AKZENT^® Plus ‒ new stains with a distinctive character for a head start in versatile, user-friendly and cost-effective restorations.

In March 2013 the DISC product line for the partially yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide material VITA In-Ceram^® YZ will be extended to include additional variations for dental CAD/CAM processing. The new VITA In-Ceram YZ DISC Color and VITA YZ DISC HT will be launched. With these new discs available in VITA's proven zirconium dioxide, VITA meets current user requirements and facilitates the fabrication of high-quality restorations featuring patient-specific esthetics.

With the zirconia reinforced lithium silicate ceramic, in short ZLS, VITA Zahnfabrik has developed a new generation of glass ceramic materials in collaboration with Degudent GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC. The new glass ceramic is marketed by VITA Zahnfabrik under the name of VITA SUPRINITY. With a zirconium dioxide content around ten times that of traditional CAD/CAM glass ceramic in combination with a particularly fine-grained and homogeneous structure, ZLS ensures excellent mechanical properties. The high strength and reliability of the new material gives CAD/CAM practice and laboratory users a wide range of possibilities for application. 

Speed, reliability and objectivity guaranteed – and last but not least, incredibly easy to use. That's shade determination with VITA Easyshade. In fact, the fourth generation of the popular electronic shade-taking device even goes one better: with VITA Easyshade Advance 4.0 and its practical new features, dental surgeons and dental technicians can enjoy a perfect balance between superior technology and proven system functionality.

The modern VITAPAN PLUS line of anterior teeth is based on this principle - the idea behind the product line is to offer a balanced selection of tooth moulds which can be combined with a total of four different lines of posterior teeth. Nine new additional tooth moulds and hence the complete range of VITAPAN PLUS teeth have been available since January 2013.

Once again, VITA Zahnfabrik has shown how the company's full-service philosophy benefits the user. As well as the complete range of VITA SYSTEM 3D-Master shades, the light-curing micro-particle composite VITA VM LC will also be available in five additional classical shades in time for IDS 2013: B4, C1, C4, D2 and D4. This means that this innovative veneering material will be provided in all VITA classical A1 – D4 shades, with the exception of B1. A new effect enamel material (EE12) will also be available, which can be used as an alternative to ENL. For less translucent results, VM LC EE12 can also be used as an alternative for incisal applications (bleach shades are excluded). Reliable adhesion between metal and composite materials is ensured by the Alloy Primer from Kuraray. This primer has been tested and approved by VITA.

On their Facebook page, the traditional company located in Bad Säckingen (Germany) offers their customers an additional interactive communication channel for direct dialogue.

VITA ENAMIC is the first hybrid dental ceramic in the world with a dualnetwork structure that combines the best of what ceramic and composite materials have to offer. The CAD/CAM blocks are not only suitable for fabricating conventional inlays, onlays, veneers and crowns for anterior and posterior applications, but they can also be used for minimally-invasive restorations such as non-prep veneers and for
restorations in areas where space is limited. VITA ENAMIC will be available from January 2013.

From October 2012, the range of shades available for the VITAPAN PLUS anterior line will be extended. This modern anterior line, a customer-oriented enhancement of the popular classic VITAPAN, will be available from October for the entire VITA classical A1-D4 shade range, as well as in ten shades for VITA SYSTEM 3D-MASTER.

"Technology is on the way to achieving such a level of perfection that humans soon won't need themselves" – at least this is what the Polish writer Stanislaw Jerzy Lec feared in the 1970s. Thankfully, it hasn't come to that. Even today, machines cannot entirely replace human beings. On the contrary, achieving the perfect result requires a combination of advanced technology and manual precision work. And the dental industry is no exception. ‒ Here, modern CAD/CAM fabrication and digital planning continue to make enormous strides. The new VITA Assist software from VITA Zahnfabrik provides support for communication, and is available for €299. It optimizes communication between the dental surgeon and dental technician as well as between the practitioner and
patient by offering accelerated data management that is more comprehensive than ever.

Nowadays, if you want to arrive at your destination safely – whether you're driving a car or on foot – you're likely to rely on a navigation system. And it is exactly according to this principle that VITA Zahnfabrik offers a new support service on its website: The program – called "VITA ToothFinder" – makes it easier for you to select just the right anterior and posterior teeth for removable full and partial prosthetic restorations. Step by step, users navigate their way confidently to the appropriate sets. The system is extraordinarily user-friendly, guiding you through the VITA tooth concept directly to your goal.

Design may not be everything, but everything is nothing without it. Design is the expression of creativity, passion, quality and expertise in a company. It gives a product its unique characteristics and unmistakable appearance. Which makes a high-calibre award in this field all the more valuable. As such, VITA Zahnfabrik is absolutely delighted to be the recipient of the iF communication design award together with Studio Laeis. It is the third time in six years that VITA has won the award. The award ranks among the foremost international accolades for outstanding communication design.

Patients who are being fitted with a prosthetic have usually been suffering for quite some time, and are very reserved when it comes to "false teeth". Will they fit? What will I look like if I laugh with my false teeth in? Will others notice I am wearing false teeth? Dentists and dental technicians have to alleviate these fears and convince patients that their new teeth are going to restore, not just functionality but also quality of life.

The new firing unit of the VITA New Generation – VITA ZYRCOMAT 6000 MS – was developed especially for high-temperature sintering firings and all dental ceramic substructure materials. The fully automated, compact firing unit features a sintering chamber which can sinter up to 25 units simultaneously. Thanks to the practical one-touch, plug-and-play operation of the VITA vPads New Generation, the firing unit is ready for immediate use, and is simple and quick to operate. A new standard of “Smile in one day” service is set by the HighSpeed mode, which enables the VITA ZYRCOMAT 6000 MS to sinter bridge substructures with up to nine units and fully anatomical restorations made of zirconium dioxide or aluminium oxide in only 80 minutes with a controlled cooling phase to 400 °C.

With the advent of autumn, VITA is introducing a host of important new features to offer users of the VITA VM LC product range broader aesthetic design scope, enhanced user friendliness and added security. VITA VM LC is a light-cured microparticle composite for veneering fixed and removable restorations, and is part of the VITA VM veneering concept.

We're there! On 16 September, VITA Zahnfabrik officially opened the first CAD/CAM training centre in Schwaig near Munich. The project is one element in the overall scheme of VITA's new training concept comprising a total of 25 training centres where advanced training courses, expert panels and after-work events focusing on CAD/CAM topics will be hosted in future.

More and more people are deciding to have their teeth whitened. However, they do not always, get the result they want. VITA Bleached Shades offer the dentist a practical tool for the reliable determination and maintenance of a whitening regimen, and are now available for the VITA classical shade guide.

If you want to beat the competition, you have to be mobile, and able to think ahead and keep ahead of trends. The new course concept offers training schemes at various levels. The course system is being designed with greater flexibility to reach more customers in future. The central training programmes at the training centres in Pinneberg, Leipzig and Schwaig will be replaced from 1 July 2011 onwards by a close-knit network of venues that are close to our customers. That way our customers can save costs and travel. At the same time, the range of topics is being extended, upgraded and tailored to our customers' needs.

VITA Zahnfabrik offers a compreshensive assortment of high-quality materials for CAD/CAM processing. This includes ceramics and polymers in the form of different types of monochromatic and multichromatic milling blanks in various basic shades and geometries. Even more practical options are being added to the assortment in 2011.

VITA's new course programme is comprehensive, diverse and tailored exactly to the needs of its customers. In addition to numerous dental training courses and product seminars, there are workshops focusing on the future, after-business events, experience events and dental trips. New themes have been included. VITA has been operating 25 venues since July 2011, bringing training right to its customers' doors.

On the basis of the popular classic VITAPAN, VITA Zahnfabrik has now developed the compact anterior tooth assortment VITAPAN PLUS. Taking into account, and strictly adhering to the wishes of customers from all over the world, the result is a modern anterior tooth line, which thanks to convincing interior and exterior characteristics, is suitable for use by every prosthodontist, and for every indication. VITPAN PLUS shall be available as from May 2011, matched to the VITA SYSTEM 3D-MASTER^® and VITA classical A1-D4^®.

The user-friendliness and performance of the proven VITA Easyshade Compact could by significantly increased after developing an entirely new software. Under the name of VITA Easyshade Advance, the dental spectrophotometer enables the exact determination of tooth shades in a matter of seconds. Measurement results are either displayed in accordance with VITA SYSTEM 3D-MASTER, VITAPAN Classical A1-D4 or VITABLOC shades so that tooth shade measurement has now also reached the CAD/CAM era.

In April 2011, VITA Zahnfabrik in Bad Säckingen opened the doors to its research and development department to a chosen group of people. Twelve high-calibre dental experts who act as consultants for VITA around the world were offered unique insights into the quality assurance system and new technological developments in the field of ceramics in Bad Säckingen. They were also able to demonstrate their skills in practical exercises.

The computer competition on VITA's booth at the IDS in Cologne proved to be quite a sensation during the fair. Attractive prizes were waiting for clever heads and dexterous fingers. The prizes were awarded by VITA's Managing Director Henry Rauter and his son, Dr. Emanuel Rauter.

The VITA VACUMAT New Generation from VITA Zahnfabrik is the winner of the iF product design award 2011. On the occasion of the opening of the CeBit in Hannover on March 1, 2011the new system
was awarded the internationally renowned quality seal for its outstanding design. VITA VACUMAT New Generation stands out because of the compact, ergonomic design and provides numerous beneficial features.

VITA Zahnfabrik now presents the VITA In-Ceram YZ COLORING LIQUIDs for the partial or complete coloration of substructures made of the zirconium dioxide material VITA In-Ceram YZ with a new shade concept. As from immediately, the coloring liquids are available for even more efficient use in four different shade nuances: light, medium, intensive and neutral.

The VITA VM veneering concept for metal ceramics, all-ceramics and resins meets the highest demands on quality – but nothing is so good that it cannot be improved. Even more flexibility could be achieved with the help of users' request so that dental ceramists can be benefit from an unsurpassed range of technical and creative options!

Anyone who values aesthetics and the long-term retention of the vertical dimension when replacing lost teeth will turn to porcelain teeth to meet these requirements. VITA Zahnfabrik has been leading the field in this area for decades and offers discerning patients its VITA LUMIN^® VACUUM range of porcelain teeth. The range comprises anterior and side teeth and is suitable for all areas of removable partial and total prosthetics.

Under the motto "VITA shade, VITA made", VITA Zahnfabrik is going to present numerous new and advanced products for laboratories and practices during the 34th International Dental Show in Cologne from March 22 to 26, 2011. And the motto applies to the entire product range – from shade competence to teeth, veneering materials and machinable materials to equipment. Moreover, the computer-based prize games have almost become a legend and always provide a lot of fun among contestants. Visitors to the VITA booth can aim for the high score this year, too!

VITA Zahnfabrik now presents for the first time a firing system which is especially geared towards the requirements of the dental practice/practice laboratory. The compact premium firing unit VITA VACUMAT 6000 M with the “one-touch” control pad VITA vPad clinical offers unique, ergonomic comfort. This means that for instance, all programs and materials required in the CEREC practice are already factory-set.

You can now receive the latest dental laboratory news hot off the press and directly in your mailbox. To enjoy this free service courtesy of VITA Zahnfabrik, simply subscribe online to the new VITA Lab Newsletter. Readers can choose their subjects of interest, as the newsletter is available in three separate editions – “Veneering material and equipment”, “Teeth” and “CAD/CAM and equipment” – one or all of which can be selected. It is also published in 5 languages – German, English, French, Italian and Spanish.

The "VIP task force Schwaig – Focus on CAD/CAM" invited dentists and dental technicians from around Germany to a very special "Round Table Workshop". Between 12 and 16 January 2011, ideas focusing on how to ensure a successful future for surgeries and laboratories were exchanged beneath palm trees, at the water's edge and in the conference room. VITA wants to continue the huge success of this event in future.

VITA has presented its image as a pioneer and initiator right from the very start. As a world leading dental enterprise, it generates a unique mix of tradition and experience with inspiring, dynamic innovative power. The secret of VITA’s success lies in the consistent, systematic consolidation of its core competencies within the framework of clearly defined business sectors, while at the same time pursuing a policy of strategic cooperation with selected partners in order to build a strong network.

That is the title of the preface provided by ceramic technician and photographer Claude Sieber for the new VITA VM limited-edition illustrated brochure "Light", in which this expert in two very different fields presents photographs that will not only amaze ceramic professionals. This publication is a limited edition and available for a nominal fee of €10. However, as part of a special introductory offer to coincide with the IDS, it will be available free of charge from VITA until the end of April 2011.

The VITABLOCS^® TriLuxe forte “The direct way!” was awarded the WEFRA advertising agency’s “Best dental advert of the month” award for the month of august 2009.

About 1,400 companies from 49 countries with 3,231 submissions took part in the 2009 red dot design award contest. The award – symbolized by the famous red dot – is highly esteemed all over the world as a seal of quality for excellent product design. Now it is clear: The winner is… VITA Zahnfabrik for its VITA Linearguide 3D-MASTER system!

Oliver Fries and Markus Passera from dreitakt.tv beamed with joy when they received one of the coveted awards on 26th September 2008. The great success could be achieved by the interactive edutainment project “BIO-Logical Prosthetics” which was produced for VITA Zahnfabrik. The application won the first prize in the “Multimedia” category!

The VITA Linearguide 3D-MASTER “The new, effortless way of shade taking” was awarded the WEFRA advertising agency’s “Best dental advert of the month” award for the month of September 2008.

Using the power of images to reveal the world inside each tooth is one of the aims of the visual language used by the ceramicist and photographer Claude Sieber. In creative, highly detailed and professional fashion, this unique, premium quality project showcases the variety possible with dental restorations and their capacity to fascinate.

The jury was particularly generous in its praise both of the final product and of the graphic and design concepts, typography, print quality and finishing. The various editions in terms of print quality and finishing were also provided on an equally diverse variety of paper types, making each version really stand out.