CGI Dental Porcelain offers a focused system of gums, stains, and fluorescent glazes designed to simplify gingival and tooth characterization while delivering lifelike, predictable esthetics for fixed and removable restorations.
Why use CGI ceramic materials
CGI gum and characterization powders provide a wide shade variety, allowing everything from subtle pink tinting to intense chromatic effects in specific tooth and gingival zones. This range helps technicians individualize papillae, cervical areas, and edentulous ridges without resorting to complicated multi-brand setups. The materials feature a self‑leveling consistency that flows smoothly, reducing visible brushstrokes and promoting uniform layering, even on complex full-arch frameworks. This behavior supports an efficient workflow by minimizing re‑touching and corrections during build‑up and stain firings. CGI products are engineered for reliable performance so that once you know your firing cycle, you can expect consistent color and surface results with minimal adjustment or refiring.
In addition, CGI is currently presented as the only line of dental ceramic powders, stains, and glazes proudly manufactured in the United States, which can be important for traceability and logistics-sensitive labs. Technicians looking for shorter lead times and domestic technical support may find this particularly valuable in full‑arch and implant work where remakes are costly.
Basic aesthetic characterization shades
The flyer highlights a practical “basic kit” of six characterization products that cover most daily gingival and incisal effects.
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Cranberry: A deeper pink‑red used to intensify chromatic areas of the gingiva, such as interdental papillae or inflamed zones on hybrid prostheses.
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Squash: A warm orange‑toned shade that helps blend tooth structure into the gums when you need a soft transition, particularly useful at the cervical areas of zirconia or metal‑ceramic bridges.
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Orchid: A lighter pink option designed for shaping the root eminence and subtle volume changes in the gingiva, ideal when you want contour and depth without over‑saturating the color.
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Stain A: A brown‑based chroma shade used on tooth structure, providing a base color for fissures, cervical halos, and other chromatic characterizations on the restoration. Satin B, C and D also available to cover the full range of chroma, hue and value.
- Blueberry: A blue shade applied to the incisal edges to mimic natural translucency and the cool halo frequently observed in youthful anterior teeth.
- Fluorescent glaze: A neutral, glossy glaze that adds surface gloss while maintaining fluorescence, enhancing vitality under different lighting conditions.
Used together, these materials allow you to quickly establish pink‑white balance: Cranberry, Squash, and Orchid for soft tissue; Stain A and Blueberry for tooth micro‑characterization; and the fluorescent glaze to unify the surface and light dynamics.
Practical applications in the lab
For full‑arch zirconia or metal‑ceramic hybrids, you can build a routine where the primary gum body establishes volume and basic shade, then refine with Cranberry in deeper sulcus regions and Squash at the tooth–gingiva junction for a seamless transition. Orchid works well across the visible root eminence to avoid a flat pink band, especially in high‑smile patients. Incisal Blueberry touches, combined with a thin layer of fluorescent glaze, recreate depth and avoid the “flat white” look that sometimes appears after conventional glazing. Because of the self‑leveling nature of the CGI system, these effects can be achieved with fewer strokes, which is helpful when you are working on long spans or when time is critical.
Labs focusing on digital workflows can integrate these characterization stain pastes and glaze into their standard protocol after milling and sintering zirconia frameworks. The predictable behavior of the ceramics allows you to document firing cycles and reproduce results case after case, which is essential when multiple technicians share the same cases.
How to get the full CGI line
CGI offers a complete line of 12 gum shades and 16 characterization stains beyond the six basic ones shown, so labs can scale from everyday cases to highly individualized gingival prosthetics. These include additional pinks, browns, and modifiers designed for both subtle and dramatic effects on zirconia and traditional porcelain systems. You can explore the full catalog—including CrystalCeram fine porcelain powders, universal and fluorescent glazes, stain pastes, gum shades, porcelain liquids, and Ceraform denture teeth—through the Ceragroup Industries online store. Orders over a certain value qualify for free shipping within the United States, and products are supported with technical information and blog tutorials that demonstrate step‑by‑step gingival characterization on zirconia dentures.
