“dentitude Pro” Dual-Ion Toughened Glass-Ceramic Honored with a Guinness World Records™ Title

Shanghai, September 8, 2025 — Guinness World Records™ has officially awarded dentitude™ Pro, a next-generation dental glass-ceramic, the title of “Highest Three-Point Bending Flexural Strength of a Dental Glass-Ceramic.” This milestone is the first Guinness World Records recognition ever granted in the global dental ceramics industry, underscoring dentitude’s leadership in pushing the boundaries of dental material innovation.

Innovation from dentitude™, Recognized Worldwide

At the ceremony, Dr. Zhongzhi Tang, Chief Technology Officer of dentitude™, unveiled the science behind this breakthrough. dentitude™ Pro employs a proprietary “Dual-Phase Composition + Ion Exchange Strengthening” mechanism. By introducing two distinct crystal phases to form an interlocking grain structure, the material achieves significantly higher baseline strength. At the same time, ion toughening creates a compressive stress layer on the surface, delivering exceptional resistance against cracks.

Independent third-party testing confirmed a flexural strength exceeding 800 MPa—well above that of leading imported products.

A New Class of Biomimetic, High-Strength Dental Materials

Dr. Tang emphasized the motivation behind dentitude™’s innovation. Globally, restorative dentistry relies mainly on two ceramic families: glass-ceramics and zirconia. Zirconia offers outstanding fracture resistance but can be overly hard compared to natural teeth, leading to accelerated wear of opposing dentition. Glass-ceramics, on the other hand, closely match the hardness of natural teeth, preserving wear balance and offering esthetics and bonding benefits—but they traditionally lacked sufficient strength.

dentitude™ Pro bridges this gap by combining the esthetic and bonding benefits of glass-ceramics with the toughness of zirconia. The result is a more balanced, durable, and biomimetic material for clinicians and patients worldwide.