Top 10 Articles of 2012

Here are the year's most-read articles from dlpmagazine.com.

Gothic Arch Tracing
Arian Deutsch, CDT, on the creation of prostheses for fully edentulous cases requires an authentic replication of centric relation and vertical dimension.  

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/gothic-arch-tracing

2012 - The year ahead
Predictions from lab owners and industry leaders about industry trends in 2012. Were they right?

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/2012-year-ahead

Medical device taxation and the dental lab
An older story reemerges: NADL Executive Director Bennett Napier discusses an excise tax to affect medical device manufacturers.

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/medical-device-taxation-and-dental-lab

Lifelike results
G. Vermandé and Drs. M. Helfer and J.P. Louis demonstrate how Heraeus’ Mondial I denture teeth are manufactured for esthetics and durability.

Starting the conversation
With his Bam! Dental line of T-shirts and other gear, technician Jose Walter hopes to increase public awareness of the work done by dental technicians.

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/starting-conversation

Temps with lasting looks
Luke S. Kahng on why creating esthetic long-term temporaries is key when helping to treat young people with congenitally missing laterals.

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/temps-lasting-looks

Start-to-finish systems
Systems with a scanner, software and a mill allow labs of all sizes to bring start-to-finish CAD/CAM capabilities in-house.

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/start-finish-systems

Simplifying the single central
Joshua Polanksy on how the use of digital photo editing can uncover the information needed to create a matching single central.

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/simplifying-single-central

Ivoclar Vivadent’s IPS e.max Press, Programat 5000 furnace changed everything at Creative Arts Dental Lab
Creative Arts Dental Lab owner Philip Munoz says the IPS e.max Press is a problem-free product.

dentalproductsreport.com/lab/article/ivoclar-vivadents-ips-emax-press-programat-5000-furnace-changed-everything-creative-arts

A new class of CAD/CAM material
Dr. Daniel J. Poticny discusses 3M ESPE’s new Lava Ultimate Restorative, a resin nano ceramic that is fast, tough and easy to use.

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