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May 2009 | Dental Lab Products
Eye on Technology: CAD/CAM 

Open wide

More partnerships, agreements, and new players help open CAD/CAM technology and deliver more options.

We’ve seen existing CAD/CAM manufacturers take the initial steps over the past year to upgrade, expand, and partner with other providers to give users more restorative options than ever before. The newest capability of receiving milled or printed 3D full-arch models, to the ability to fabricate them in-house, now means laboratories can produce any type of restoration using any method.

Here are the CAD/CAM systems and components currently available on the U.S. market. Use this guide to study, shop, compare, and purchase.

In Pictures:  

1. Complete systems
2. Components
3. Outsourcers
4. Non-CAD systems
5. Implant abutments

cad/cam chart

• Click here to download a comparison chart. 
• See all CAD/CAM products

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