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Top 5 Game-Changing Dental Technologies
August 17th 2012On the event of Sirona Dental Systems' launch of CEREC Omnicam, we look at technologies that take dental care to the next level. The criteria for the list is simple: Does this product make clinical care better - more predictable, more efficient, more comfortable? Are you and your patients better off for incorporating this technology into the practice?
Vident workshop offers hands-on experience in selecting, customizing restorations
August 16th 2012Vident will conduct a pair of hands-on shade workshops in September and also will team with renowned instructor and ceramist, Claude Sieber, MDT, to offer a hands-on workshop that integrates all the visual elements necessary to reproduce a natural tooth using VITA ceramics.
Market analysts predict growth in 3D printing and dental CAD/CAM
July 30th 2012A pair of recently released market analysis reports point to the steady growth of digital technologies in use in the dental space, with a projection that the global market for 3D printing will hit $3 billion by 2018 and the dental CAD/CAM market will reach $540 million by 2016.
Making the move to digital impressions with the CEREC AC Connect from Sirona Dental Systems
July 26th 2012I guess one could say I was not instantly convinced. My introduction to digital impressions began in 2003 with a CEREC® 3 demonstration at a dental convention. From the beginning, I was fascinated with the digital imaging portion of the technology, but was resistant to change.
DPR Friday: Prevent failures, impress patients
July 20th 2012This week's episode of DPR Friday features Dr. Leonard Hess's column on preventing clinical failures. Getting it right the first time is just one of the Dawson Academy team member's tips. The three major forms of failure that Dr. Hess will explain are bacteria, force management and esthetics and patient comfort.
Dental Lab Product Roundup for the week of July 19, 2012
July 19th 2012Two sets of milling tools and a desktop 3D printer highlight the products that debuted during the week of July 19, 2012 on dlpmagazine.com. In case you missed those products, here’s a list of them with links to the information and the company websites:
Tech Brief: AMT Inc.'s PXS dental system is the latest laser sintering option
July 18th 2012Designed to enable dental labs to manufacture fixed and removable metal frameworks, the PXS dental system laser sintering machine gets the job done cost effectively and efficiently. Using laser sintering technology to create non-precious copings and frameworks from metal powder, the system produces high quality finished products with a very high degree of accuracy while significantly reducing build time.
Sun Dental Labs links 3D Systems, 3Shape technologies for CAD/CAM model production solution
July 16th 2012With high quality 3D printing more accessible than ever, digital model production makes a lot of sense, and Florida-based Sun Dental Labs is putting such a solution into action by combining 3D printing technology from 3D Systems with the digital scanning and design systems from 3Shape.
The E4D Dentist System delivers quick, correct care
July 13th 2012Jim Tobolski had been looking for the right dentist for some time but just hadn’t “latched onto one.” That is before he started visiting Dr. Edmond Suh’s Supremia Dentistry in Wake Forest, N.C. When Jim first stepped foot inside the practice, he liked the atmosphere, the look and the friendly staff. But when he had his first crowns put in using Dr. Suh’s E4D Dentist System, he was blown away.
DPR Friday: Highlights from Tech Census 2012 and Pride "Best of Class" Award Honorees
July 13th 2012This week's episode of DPR Friday brings you an inside look at a few of the Pride Institute "Best of Class" honorees. This feature will appear each month leading up to the ADA Annual Session, allowing the technology panel to explain why they chose this year's winners.
Many innovative products launched for dental lab technicians
July 12th 2012A number of noteworthy new products for dental lab technicians have recently been posted on www.dlpmagazine.com. Among them are the cover products for the July 2012 issue of Dental Lab Products magazine that’s in the mail to subscribers. The cover products have been chosen because of their innovation or perceived impact on productivity and bench artistry. These products are:
How to get the most out of your CAD/CAM system
July 9th 2012As a full time general dentist, as well as a practice management coach and consultant, CAD/CAM technology is a subject that has been of significant interest to me. I incorporated CAD/CAM into my practice more than 10 years ago, and have been a proponent of the technology and its efficiency ever since.
BIOMET 3i marks 25th anniversary
July 9th 2012Back when it was founded in 1987 the company was known as Implant Innovations Inc., but a lot changes in 25 years. Now as it prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, the company goes by BIOMET 3i and has grown from the small firm founded by periodontist Dr. Richard Lazzara and engineer Keith Beaty to a global company with more than 1,000 employees.
AMT now offering lease financing for its SLM systems
July 2nd 2012In an effort to make it easier for dental labs and production centers to incorporate their laser sintering systems, AMT Inc. has secured financing plans through Highland Capital Corporation to allow dental labs to lease the production systems for 60-month contracts.
Legacy Labs: Brabant Dental Lab
June 28th 2012It’s all in the family at Brabant Dental Laboratory-the family of employees, that is. The lab, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, has changed hands just twice in that time, and in both instances ownership was passed to dedicated employees. The Sacramento-based lab was founded in 1937 by Joseph Brabant, a denture technician who expanded the business into one of the first full-service laboratories in northern California.
Outstanding results using just one color
June 27th 2012Dental technology is moving at a very fast pace and products are changing all the time. Convenience is key, and in this current economic situation, we all want to be more efficient with our materials to cut down on our overall costs. Everyone is searching for ways to save time but still achieve the best possible results. The following procedure shows how one porcelain powder can be used to achieve outstanding results. This system is very simple to master and easy to work with. Case Study
The simple and effective way to produce models in the lab
June 26th 2012Don’t let its lack of sophistication fool you into believing this product has no value. That should be the “tag line” for a pair of products I stumbled across last year and started using in my removable prosthetic laboratory shortly afterward.
3D ceramic printing service launched
June 14th 2012With a minimum thickness of 3 mm, the material is far from ready for use in fabricating dental restorations, but French 3D printing service Sculpteo recently added ceramics to the materials available from their production center. The 3D printed ceramic crown might still be a long way off, but this certainly seems like a step in that direction.
ClearCorrect enlists Objet printers for 3D printed orthodontic devices
June 13th 2012Giving the public a peak into the company's production process, ClearCorrect LLC, recently announced that 3D printers from Objet Ltd. are an integral part of the production of the company's clear orthodontic aligners.