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Fast, high-resolution printer features revolutionary and patented LSPc technology that combines a large build area, extreme print uniformity, advanced process algorithms, and intelligent optimization.

Nexa3D Releases the NXD200 Dental Lab 3D Printer

Danny Diebel, CDT, FNBC, owned Dental Arts Studio Inc in Austin, Texas, for 40 years. He is a graduate and adjunct faculty member of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in Texas. Diebel served in the US Air Force and works in-house on the team of Lisa Burkett, DDS, MS, FACP, specializing in prosthodontics.

Polishing rather than glazing is the superior means for final touches to restorations for this author, who polishes all zirconia and lithium disilicate with Z-Shine Diamond Polish from Dental Creations, Ltd.

How To Achieve a Beautiful Smile Using Polishing for Final Touches

Kristin Hohman serves as Associate Editor for DPR. 

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Stains and glazes give restorations a lifelike, realistic finish.

The Finishing Touch

Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

Survival strategies and lessons learned in the past year when everything changed for everyone.

COVID-19: 1 Year Later in the Dental Lab Industry

A shade guide designed for efficiency through simplicity for better outcomes.

5Ws* APVolution S Color Key Shade Guides

Zirlux Transitions from Zahn Dental is helping this lab get great results while increasing production and lowering inventory and labor time. 

Deliver Strength, Esthetics, and a Reduction in Time

A look at some of the recently announced products from the dental laboratory industry.

DLP April 2021 New Products

The dental company takes a look back at 30 years of history behind their pressing technology. 

Ivoclar Vivadent Marks 30 Years of Pressing Technology

Everything dental lab professionals need to know to make smart choices about which zirconia discs to use.

Zirconia from A to Z

Materials line now expanded and designed to save time and effort for orthodontic professionals.

New IBT Resin Expands Formlabs’ Suite of 3D Printing Materials

Myerson is acquiring the Dentivera product from Solvay Specialty Polymers along with an exclusive license to use the Ultaire AKP trademark in the dental industry. 

Myseron Acquires Dentivera Milling Disc Product Line, Expands CAD/CAM Offerings 

VITA VIONIC VIGO® digital denture teeth from VITA are made of SE polymer (silica-endowed polymer matrix) with a design perfected for the digital fabrication of dentures. 

5Ws* VITA VIONIC VIGO

Zirlux® Transitions from Zahn Dental feature transitional layered zirconia with Smart Incisal Technology designed to achieve high-quality esthetic restorations.

5Ws* Zirlux Transitions

The latest digital removables materials, processes, and workflows such as the Baltic Denture System available via Sterngold are making denture production more efficient and simpler.

The Evolution of Digital Dentures

The company will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding on Feb. 11, 2021.

GC Presents Centennial Logo to Celebrate the Company's 100th Anniversary

The new castable resin material is the latest expansion to Whip Mix's VeriBrand of 3D printing resins.

Whip Mix Announces VeriCast OS 3D Printing Resin

Companies work together on KeyModel Ultra, designed to print faster than other materials and offer a smoother finished surface.

Keystone, Henkel Collaborate on Launch of New 3D Dental Modeling Resin 

Researcher and clinician Ken Malament, DDS, explains the conclusions reached by his 16 years of longitudinal research using Ivoclar Vivadent’s IPS e.max Press material.

“You’re Looking At a Material that’s Reasonably Bulletproof”

A roundup of some of the many digital dentistry materials available for dental laboratories.

Digital Dentistry Offerings Made Great by Today’s Dental Lab Materials 

The top new dental laboratory material products of 2020 as chosen by the Dental Lab Products® editorial team.