Lab Materials

The hybrid materials are said to have excellent physical and mechanical attributes.

Lucitone HIPA is designed for use in fabrication, repair, rebasing or relining of full and partial dentures.

The portfolio of white and pre-stained zirconia blanks are designed to meet all aesthetic and functional requirements.

Custom-formulated polymer has been engineered to replace metal as the material of choice for removable partial denture frames.

Digital Denture is engineered to help users save time compared with conventional denture fabrication methods.

The new extra-translucent zirconia material is now available to dental laboratories.

3M has introduced a new super translucent zirconia product, Lava Esthetic, which is said to match excellent esthetics with high strength.

Nobel Biocare has announced that a free new update for current subscribers allows 3Shape users access to the NobelProcera Crown.

VITA North America has launched the ENAMIC IS block, specifically intended for dental implant work.

Dental Lab Products conducted a quick 10-question Q&A with Craig Pickett, Dental Technical Support Manager at WhipMix. Discussion revolved around the company’s removable soft denture line and its benefits to the practitioner.

Dental Lab Products gives an in-depth look at the new Ceramill Zolid FX Multilayer Zirconia from Amann Girrbach.

Ivoclar Vivadent has announced a new universal zirconia system, Zenostar, which includes new shades and solutions designed to work with the IPS e.max shading system.

Ivoclar Vivadent has introduced new MT shades for its IPS e.max CAD products, which is designed to be milled in the Wieland Select hybrid dental milling machine.

Argen Corp. has announced ArgenZ Anterior super translucent zirconia is now available in standard-sized, millable discs.

Dental Lab Products magazine talks to Ricky Grillo, MDT and co-owner of Hybridge implants, about Pekkton high-performance polymer from anaxdent North America and Cendres + Metaux.

Harald Bürke, R&D expert in dental ceramics at Ivoclar Vivadent, tells Dental Lab Products how the latest in press ceramics, the IPS e.max Press Multi, came together.

Buddy Shafter of Bay View Dental Laboratory tells Dental Lab Products what his experience has been using PREMIOtemp temporary material from Primotec USA.

Argen Digital has introduced a new super translucent zirconia, ArgenZ Anterior.

Ellen Gambardella explains how she uses Wonderfill from Dental Creations to make perfect dental models.

The JUVORA Dental Disc is a high performance polymer that can be used in metal-free prosthetics.

And for the dental industry, they represent a slice of science fiction, seemingly come to life.

We can produce restorations at a more predictable level with less cost than we were able to in the past, and, as an added bonus, the product is better! It is another option available to us and, many say, the wave of the future.

With a new chimney height option of 5.5 mm, the Variobase for Crown can be customized down to a height of 3.5 mm, a design choice intended to ensure an ideal restorative solution for the patient

Taking advantage of a highly ignored fabrication and marketing tool.

The first step is the first office visit at the first inkling that a CRP (cast removable partial) is necessary.

These temporaries are often needed for anywhere from two weeks to a year or more so strong and durable provisional materials are necessary to keep the restoration stable so the patient can function in the meantime.

But none of this would have been possible if millable materials hadn’t evolved along with the equipment technology. Since the advent of CAD/CAM, the results have only been as good as the materials that are used.

Nobel Biocare has long been one of the leaders of dental implantology-in fact, they are celebrating the 50th anniversary of P-I Brånemark’s first implant patient this year. We recently spoke with Joe Day, their Vice President of Marketing for North America at Nobel Biocare, about the history of the company since Brånemark’s landmark case, how Nobel Biocare works well with labs, what's happening in the dental implant world and more