ISO 6872 — Dentistry, ceramic materials
Also known as: dental ceramics standard
Classifies dental ceramics by flexural strength and intended clinical use, covering the zirconia used in ceramic implants and restorations.
What it covers
| scope | Requirements and test methods for dental ceramic materials, classified by type and strength classVerified spec[1] |
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What it means in practice
Relevant wherever a ceramic implant, abutment or crown is involved. Zirconia is not one material but a family with markedly different strengths depending on composition and processing, so the class matters — a ceramic suitable for a single crown is not necessarily suitable for a load-bearing implant body.
Sources
Numbers match the citations beside each claim above.
Primary sources
- [1]ISO — Online Browsing Platform and standards catalogue — International Organization for Standardization. Accessed 2026-07-22.