Zolid Lunaris is the new multilayer zirconia from Austrian manufacturer Amann Girrbach, announced on 15 and 16 January 2026 as the successor to Zolid Gen-X in the Zolid range. Its flexural strength exceeds 1,000 MPa according to the manufacturer's product sheet, which allows restorations ranging from single crowns to 14-unit bridges, and Amann Girrbach states that crowns and bridges of up to three units can be sintered in 15 minutes with its Therm DRS furnace. The disc is multilayer, with 16 A to D shades and 5 bleach shades, and is aimed mainly at a closer match to the Vita shade guide straight out of the furnace, to reduce manual staining.
What is Zolid Lunaris, Amann Girrbach's new zirconia?
Zolid Lunaris is presented by Amann Girrbach as the newest member of its Zolid zirconia family, developed and manufactured in Austria. According to Melanie Roeschmann, senior product manager consumables at Amann Girrbach, quoted by Dental Tribune on 15 January 2026, Zolid Lunaris succeeds Zolid Gen-X and carries the brand's usual quality with good value for money. The same source states that the manufacturer positions Zolid Lunaris as a performance-oriented product, complementing Zolid Bion, which the company describes as primarily focused on aesthetics. In other words, a lab that previously had to choose between aesthetics and strength within the Zolid range now has a reference announced to cover both at once.
What strength and indications does Zolid Lunaris offer?
The flexural strength of Zolid Lunaris exceeds 1,000 MPa according to Amann Girrbach's product sheet dated 16 January 2026, which allows, according to the same sheet, restorations from single crowns up to 14-unit bridges. Dental Tribune, on 15 January 2026, cites a value of exactly 1,000 MPa and states that the material is positioned to cover a broad range of indications. The rounding difference between the two sources changes nothing for the lab: both agree on a strength at or above the 1,000 MPa threshold, a level that places Zolid Lunaris among high-strength zirconias rather than purely aesthetic ones.
How long does it take to sinter a crown or bridge in Zolid Lunaris?
With Amann Girrbach's Therm DRS furnace, the manufacturer states a 15-minute sintering time for crowns and bridges of up to three units. Axel Reichert, senior manager for research and development of materials at Amann Girrbach, is quoted by Dental Tribune on 15 January 2026: crowns and bridges of up to three units can be sintered in just 15 minutes with the Therm DRS, without compromising the material's outstanding properties. The manufacturer's product sheet repeats this same 15-minute time and adds that it enables same-day restoration delivery from the optical impression. This fast sintering time is specifically tied to the Therm DRS furnace: a lab equipped with another model should check with the manufacturer which cycle is compatible with its own device before expecting the same result, since a standard sintering cycle remains clearly longer on a generic furnace.
Does Zolid Lunaris make matching Vita shades easier?
According to the manufacturer, yes: the chromatic coloring of Zolid Lunaris is stated to be notably more intense than other Zolid products, to reduce manual staining steps after sintering. Melanie Roeschmann, quoted by Dental Tribune on 15 January 2026, describes Zolid Lunaris as a new benchmark in the range: its more intense coloring minimises time-consuming steps while achieving a more accurate match to the Vita Shade Guide. Salvatore Giuseppe Umile, dental technician and owner of Dentek Laboratorio Odontotecnico in Italy, is quoted by the same source: he describes a quantum leap in colour precision, with the intensified chroma in the cervical area and the matched incisal area hitting the Vita shade scale exactly. For a lab, the expected benefit is concrete: less time spent staining the part after sintering to reach the shade requested by the practice.
What disc dimensions are available for Zolid Lunaris?
The Zolid Lunaris disc is offered in the standard 98 mm format, in heights from 12 to 30 mm, with 16 A to D shades and 5 bleach shades, according to the manufacturer's product sheet of 16 January 2026 and the Dental Tribune article of 15 January 2026. Amann Girrbach states manufacturing in Austria with a 10-year warranty on the disc, and announced delivery availability from the end of January 2026. Neither of the two sources consulted details a list of markets or countries of availability beyond the manufacturing location.
What does this change for a lab outside Europe?
Nothing automatic at this stage: neither the product sheet nor the professional press article consulted specify a market of availability beyond the manufacturing location in Austria. A lab in Latin America or Spain interested in Zolid Lunaris should therefore check with its local distributor whether, and from when, the product is offered there. As with any new zirconia, the enlargement factor specific to each batch will, in due course, need to be entered into exocad's or 3Shape's material library before milling rather than reused from another product in the same brand: this is a control step that applies to any new zirconia reference, Zolid Lunaris included.
- Flexural strength: above 1,000 MPa (Amann Girrbach product sheet, 16/01/2026)
- Bridges allowed by this strength: up to 14 units (Amann Girrbach product sheet, 16/01/2026)
- Fast sintering: 15 minutes with the Therm DRS furnace, for crowns and bridges up to 3 units (Dental Tribune, 15/01/2026, quoting Axel Reichert)
- Available shades: 16 A to D shades and 5 bleach shades (Amann Girrbach product sheet, 16/01/2026)
- Disc format and heights: 98 mm disc, heights from 12 to 30 mm (Dental Tribune, 15/01/2026)
- Manufacturer warranty: 10 years, manufactured in Austria (Amann Girrbach product sheet, 16/01/2026)
- Announced availability: delivery from end of January 2026 (Amann Girrbach product sheet, 16/01/2026)
- Product replaced in the range: succeeds Zolid Gen-X (Dental Tribune, 15/01/2026, quoting Melanie Roeschmann)
Sources
Amann Girrbach, "Zolid Lunaris. Natural aesthetics, achieved with ease.," product page, 16 January 2026, amanngirrbach.com.
Dental Tribune International, "Introducing Zolid Lunaris: High-translucency zirconia with intensified chroma," 15 January 2026, dental-tribune.com.
