CAD/CAM

Sirona launched the new ORTHOPHOS SL family at CEREC 30, the company's celebratory meeting in honor of the 30th anniversary of its CEREC CAD/CAM system.

“After several years in development, DENTCA’s new 3D printable Denture Base is finally cleared for use. We are very excited to begin applying this technology to continue revolutionizing the denture world.

The Soft Chrome Cobalt discs can be wet or dry-milled on any machine, don't require special burs or strategies, and are intended to decrease the lab's need to outsource non-precious metal restorations.

Now, these technologies are used by dental laboratory technicians every day, and patients are glad for it.

We recently spoke with Zirkonzahn’s Wilfried Tratter, MDT, about Zirkonzahn’s commitment to the entire laboratory workflow.

As they prepare to launch their newest option, the DWX-4W wet mill, we talked with Brian Brooks, senior product manager-Dental Solutions, Roland DGA, about the new mill, how Roland continually pursues inovation and how the new mill fits into existing workflows.

Scanned cases can be easily sent to in-house design stations and milling units or to the Glidewell Outsource Milling Center for outsourced fabrication through Glidewell Laboratories.

We recently spoke to Larry Bodony, President of exocad America, about the company's plans for the future of the digital workflow and what new applications and software are coming out to realize that future.

We recently spoke with Rob Nazzal, CEO of CAP, about some of those recent partner agreements, what it means for their customers and what we can expect to see from CAP for the remainder of the year.

Core3dcentres has been busy with its education series, Core3daCADemy, educating lab professionals all over the country about the ways going digital can help their labs. We recently spoke with Tim McKimson, global engine?ering director and general manager at Core3dcentres USA, to learn how Core3daCADemy is changing the game:

When Paul Cascone, senior vice president of research and development at Argen, speaks to a potential dental lab customer, he always leads with the benefits of digital technology.

“I tell them it can broaden their offerings, eliminate inventory, cut waste and significantly boost their productivity,” he says. Those advantages can be powerfully persuasive for the laboratories who are listening.

Zubler USA has announced the VARIO S400 Sintering oven is now available. The furnace is the result the CAD/CAM enginee?ring expertise of Dental Concept Systems combined with the experienced furnace engineers at Zubler in Germany.

Amann Girrbach has announced a distribution partnership agreement with Benco Dental, the large dental supply distribution company in Pennsylvania that serves more than 35,000 dental professionals.

Empire Dental Solutions has announced they now offer the White Peaks Dental product line for CAD/CAM milling of temporary and permanent crowns, bridges, abutments and bars.

Q&A with Dr. Bryan Couch, DDS, Complete Smiles Dentistry, Coppell, Texas

It’s clear by now that intraoral scanning is here to stay. Digital impressions are changing the relationship between the lab and the dentist, and it can be a confusing transition.

One of the things I’m continually amazed by in the dental lab world is the commitment to artistry from the average dental technician.

Officially launched at IDS 2015, Planmeca Romexis Smile Design allows dentists to design new smiles using a simple 2D facial smile photo and intelligent teeth silhouettes.

Jim Collis, CDT, shows this step-by-step technique to use TRINIA material to create substructures for dental restorations.

The past decade has been a remarkable time for cosmetic dentistry. The profession has advanced on several fronts, including exciting new materials and technologies.

MIST Inc. is now a distributor of the imes-icore CORiTEC 450i and 650i industrial mills. Both include exclusive CAM software strategies developed by IMILLING, a milling center specializing in implant prosthetics.

Throughout the course of several articles last year, we explored the future of digital dentistry and how it could help your lab counter business threats, grow and help you do highly esthetic work in a more cost-effective and efficient way. But what comes after digitization?

As technicians, we all want to be comfortable with the workflow to process cases through the lab. Most technicians are most comfortable with what they have been doing for years. They may bring CAD/CAM into the process here and there, but they haven’t fully given in to the digital revolution. Yet, with a greater understanding of today’s machines and software, the dental lab can improve on this, providing more precise restorations while still improving turnaround time.

Renfert USA has recently introduced two dust extractors, the SILENT compact and SILENT compactCAM.

Dental and laboratory experts weigh in on what dental technicians need to know about the new workflow.

When you think about it, the process of creating a restoration is sort of a miracle. The fact that a piece of human anatomy can be replicated quickly and at reasonable expense is nothing short of astounding.

By enabling the digital production of monolithic zirconia crowns and bridges, CloudPoint™ from Glidewell Laboratories reportedly offers dental labs the most affordable means of providing the CAD/CAM-produced restorations that doctors demand. CloudPoint is a complete one-stop solution, unlocking a digital portal through which cases can be scanned, designed, managed and produced.

Straumann has announced four new developments for dental laboratories-including new ceramics, bar components, efficiency improvements and centralized milling investments. 

Valplast International Corporation recently unveiled revealed their new solution to bring digital dentures to existing CAD/CAM users. Platinum 3D from Valplast is a new product line featuring the new Platinum Series brand of denture tooth by Valplast, a multilayered, nano-filled PMMA denture tooth.