Dental Lab Products | CAD/CAM

Titanium is becoming the new buzzword in dentistry these days. With gold more than $1100 an ounce and platinum topping out at nearly $2,000, the cost of the traditional high noble PFM crown, the bread and butter of dentistry, continues to skyrocket. This has kept laboratories and dentists searching for lower cost alternatives especially in an economy where everyone is doing some belt-tightening.

The patient, a 50-year-old female, presented with a large diastema, irregular teeth size and dull color. Furthermore, the shape of the teeth on the right versus left sides was different-as is apparent in the pre-op photo (Fig. A). The teeth on her left side were longer than those on the right.

January 2011 | Dental Lab Products Forward Trends: Technology The CAD/CAM Chorus Digital technologies for designing restorations that are then produced via computer controlled mills and printers have had a profound impact on the dental laboratory industry. Here we present an array of voices and opinions sharing their thoughts on what it all means, and what the future of the dental lab may look like. by Noah Levine, Senior Editor

February 22, 2010 | dlpmagazine.com News Nobel Biocare signs partnership agreement with Noritake

One of the unique things about Whip Mix is your commitment to Lean Manufacturing Initiatives. What first prompted the interest and how have the company benefitted?

CAD/CAM dental offices have the opportunity to use the system’s excess capacity and the practice’s existing dental staff to develop another revenue source. With the pieces already in place to produce state-of-the-art dental restorations, it is possible-through a boutique commercial dental lab-to profit from those underachieving periods during a normal day. These doctor labs can operate within the existing dental practice without disrupting patient treatment.

At Ziemek Aesthetic Dental Lab, technology has become a big part of the workflow and an integral aspect of the business’ operations. Lab manager Jamie Stover, CDT, said evaluating new systems to see what fits with the lab is critical to the lab’s success.

Restorative treatment of the anterior dentition is still considered challenging, even with today’s innovative techniques and materials.1,2

The Hu-Friedy Nevi 4 mascot has traveled the globe, and a photograph of the mascot with a young Haitian girl was even featured in Dental Products Report's December 2011 Top 100 issue. Now Nevi 4 has found itself inducted into the National Museum of Dentistry. For more details on the honor, see the recent press release below from Hu-Friedy.

There's no doubt Ivoclar Vivadent's IPS e.max all-ceramic material has enjoyed great popularity in the dental lab market since it was first introduced more than a decade ago. The material has become a go to for its strength and esthetics, and has for the most part, enjoyed a solid track record in terms of reliability.