Katana Zirconia from Kuraray Noritake Dental (Tokyo, Japan) is the leading multi-layer zirconia brand worldwide, distinguished from competitors by its built-in shade gradient technology. Each Katana block contains pre-formed colour zones — cervical chroma at one end transitioning gradually to incisal translucency at the other — that mimic the natural colour gradient of healthy teeth without requiring manual hand-layering. WeCare Antalya uses Katana Zirconia for cases where aesthetic-grade zirconia is needed.
What Multi-Layer Means
Standard monolithic zirconia is a single uniform colour throughout the block. To achieve a natural tooth gradient, the laboratory technician must hand-paint colour onto the milled crown — a process that adds time and depends on artistic skill.
Katana multi-layer zirconia bypasses this by manufacturing the colour gradient into the block itself:
When the crown is milled from a properly oriented Katana block, the cervical-to-incisal gradient is built in automatically. No hand-painting required.
Katana Variants at WeCare
Katana vs Prettau — When Which
Both Katana and Prettau are premium multi-layer / monolithic zirconia. Differences:
For anterior single crowns and small bridges, Katana UTML/STML is excellent. For All-on-4® full-arch bridges and posterior crowns, Prettau is typically our recommendation.
When We Use Katana
For bruxism patients or All-on-4®, we use Prettau or other higher-strength options.
Authentic Katana
WeCare uses only authentic Kuraray Noritake Katana blocks with original packaging and traceable lot numbers. Independent verification through Kuraray Noritake's distributor network is possible if requested.
Travel and Logistics
Katana zirconia crowns follow the standard WeCare crown protocol:
WhatsApp +90 551 086 83 68 with your tooth photos for a written treatment plan within 24 hours.
