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3M ESPE's Lava Ultimate helps Dental Crafters produce crowns in fewer steps
August 8th 2013THE LAB Dental Crafters is a family owned full-service FDA-registered dental laboratory, focused on servicing dentists and their patients throughout North America and beyond. With more than 20 years of experience, co-owners Brad and Bob Slominski pride themselves on bridging art and science by providing esthetically pleasing, quality restorative products to include crowns, dentures, implants and sleep apnea devices.
Top 5 reasons to buy 3M ESPE’s RelyX ultimate adhesive resin cement
August 8th 20131. Specially suited for CAD/CAM restorations, 3M ESPE's RelyX Ultimate covers the whole spectrum of indirect indications for final cementation. 2. Offers dentists maximum versatility as it can be used for total-etch, selective-etch or self-etch procedures.
3M™ ESPE™ brings Lava™ Ultimate Restorative to labs
August 8th 2013After launching the material to chairside CAD/CAM users late last year, 3M ESPE is now rolling out Lava™ Ultimate Restorative to the dental labs that make up the Authorized Lava Milling and Design Centers as well as through Jensen's Digital Network. It also is available to labs working with Straumann's CAD/CAM production center.
Delcam's DentMILL CAD software expansion now includes two new mills [VIDEO]
July 29th 2013Delcam has launched dedicated versions of its DentMILL dental milling software tailored specifically for the production of dental restorations on the Datron D5 and Digital Dental Lab desktop machining systems. Each version includes machine-specific templates for the automated generation of three-axis and five-axis toolpaths for the particular piece of equipment.
The 3M True Definition Scanner extends opportunity for CAD/CAM technology to all practices
July 22nd 2013The 3M True Definition Scanner is shattering the high financial barrier of CAD/CAM dentistry with the unprecedented suggested retail price of $11,995-making this technology a feasible investment for any practice.
Core3dcentres' plan to take you into the digital future
July 18th 2013Core3dcentres® has announced the launch of its Core3daCADemy® and Core3dStudyClub, which Core3dcentres says is one of the most comprehensive and effective combinations of product and educational support available to the dental laboratory market today. Combining lecture?style and hands?on instruction, these educational programs reportedly have been specifically designed to advance and differentiate dental technicians’/dental laboratory owners’ skills and abilities in the fast?evolving digital dentistry arena.
Nobel Biocare unveils new products, workflow system [VIDEO]
July 15th 2013In mid-June, 2,000 dental professionals gathered in New York City to attend the Nobel Biocare Global Symposium. The Dental Lab Products ?and Dental Products Report teams went to the Symposium to hear about Nobel Biocare’s new product offerings, their new workflow solution, a brand-new portal for professional cooperation and charity.
3 partners helping make the E4D CAD/CAM system even more efficient
July 10th 2013Already a known entity in CAD/CAM systems, the E4D recently announced a “Get Fit Faster” campaign to educate clinicians about three additional time-saving technologies that can be used to enhance same-day dentistry alongside the E4D CAD/CAM system.
WLD-TEC GmbH unveils Fuego SCS lab gas burner
June 27th 2013According to a press release, The Fuego SCS Series from WLD-TEC GmbH provides maximum safety and highest convenience for all flame-related applications in the laboratory. The Fuego SCS offers additionally features a new graphic display and comfort functions; the animated, self-explanatory and wordless symbol display facilitates a rapid and easy selection of all functions. To assist the user the new comfort functions provide:
3 partners helping make the E4D CAD/CAM system even more efficient
June 20th 2013Already a known entity in CAD/CAM systems, the E4D recently announced a “Get Fit Faster” campaign to educate clinicians about three additional time-saving technologies that can be used to enhance same-day dentistry alongside the E4D CAD/CAM system.
Amann Girrbach America upgrades Ceramill Motion 2 Milling Unit
June 18th 2013Amann Girrbach has just announced that the upgraded digital fabrication machine is now fully compatible with more of the industry’s leading materials, including the company’s own VITABLOCS Mark II and TriLuxe forte glass ceramic blanks.
A new class of CAD/CAM material
June 15th 2013Dentists with chairside CAD/CAM systems often rely on ceramic blocks to deliver adequate strength and esthetics, as well as to maintain polish and luster over time. Meanwhile, composite blocks are used less frequently, even though their reduced chipping make them easier to mill, and the material’s familiarity to the dentist makes them easier to handle. Additionally, composite blocks offer the ability to deform under a load without breaking.
How collaborating with your lab can maximize the potential of the single-tooth restoration.
June 15th 2013In a tough economy, it’s more important than ever that dentists work to meet and exceed each patient’s expectations. By performing to the best of one’s abilities at every appointment, a dentist can develop stronger relationships with existing patients, as well as gain new patients.
The Top 5 Takeaways from Lab Day West
May 24th 2013On May 10-11, I had the opportunity to attend Lab Day West, held in Anaheim, Cali. The weekend was a wonderful blur of sessions, booths and being mesmerized by various milling machines, but I managed to glean a few observations from the weekend. If you were there, I’d love to hear what stuck out to you! What were your favorite sessions? What products caught your attention? Did you get to go to Disneyland? (Kidding!) Weigh in by commenting below! In the meantime, here are my five biggest takeaways from Lab Day West:
Stratasys reveals new VeroDentPlus MED690
May 17th 2013Stratasys Ltd. recently announced the immediate availability of VeroDentPlus MED690 dental material for the Objet EdenV series of 3D Printers. Stratasys says VeroDentPlus MED690 enables the 3D printing of dental models that are highly accurate, economical to produce and offer the appearance of dental stone with fine details and resolution. The new material can be used in conjunction with all open intra-oral impression and plaster scanners and is optimized for printing models for crowns, bridges, orthodontic appliances and implants.
How to more effectively scan with the 3Shape TRIOS® 3D scanner [VIDEO]
May 13th 2013The 3Shape TRIOS 3D scanner is 100 times faster than conventional video cameras. A recent video released by 3Shape offers helpful tips and tricks to make scanning with the 3Shape TRIOS 3D scanner faster and easier, including important preparation steps and precise bite scan strategies.