VITA Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG (abbreviated as “VITA”) is a German family-run dental technology company with a long history that offers a wide range of products and systems for both dental practices and dental laboratories. The name VITA (from the Latin term vita meaning “life”) reflects the company's objective of creating products that are as natural and “lifelike” in appearance as natural dentition itself.Since its foundation in 1924 in Essen, Germany, VITA Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG has been an independent, family-run company. Its headquarters are now located in Bad Säckingen, Germany, with sales partners or VITA's own sales agencies supplying dentists and dental technicians in over 150 countries with materials and products directly from Bad Säckingen.Products and spheres of competenceVITA leads the way internationally in dental materials related to tooth shading, as well as in dental ceramics and acrylic teeth. In addition to a variety of dental materials, VITA also develops and sells shade-taking devices and furnaces for dental ceramics.VITA is considered a pioneer in the field of dentistry. VMK® (VITA Metal Ceramics), now an internationally recognized brand, was launched in 1962 and was the first metal-ceramic veneering system to be developed in Europe. The introduction of VITABLOCS in 1986 and of VITA In-Ceram in 1993 provided the breakthrough in the fabrication of all-ceramic dental restorations using CAD/CAM technology. Since then, more than 30 million restorations have been fabricated worldwide using VITA all-ceramics. Today, VITA offers a wide range of materials for almost any indication or technique. In addition to different high-performance ceramics, this also includes composite acrylic materials as well as press ceramics that support a variety of applications. The continued refinement of prosthetic teeth since the foundation of the company is another outstanding achievement.