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Aaron Hoffman · Co-Owner (I'd rather be in the trenches than a suit) at Sunflower Dental Studio
Does anyone know of a clinic or class teaching all on 4 full arch zirconia?
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James Cutshaw, CDT posted about Zirconia
Hey everyone,
Has anyone had a patent complain about a bitter taste with full zirconia crowns?
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James Cutshaw, CDT posted about 4 users3Shape, Inc.
Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP)
Milling
ScannersI'm considering purchasing a 3 shape scanner soon. I've been evaluating various workflows and was wondering...See more how many different ways current users are putting the scans to work. Such as; anyone splitting the files for SLM copings or zirconia coping with milled or printed wax ups for press-to restorations? Milled gold crowns with Strategic Milling? Any good or bad experiences with CAP or CMC? I've been milling in house with in-lab and have decided not to pursue another milling machine at this time. So I'm looking to partner with others to provide the mills. Thanks. — tagged 4 users3Shape, Inc.
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Teresa Lentz posted about 3 users3Shape, Inc.
Zirconia
CAD/CAMHi everyone, I have been a Dental technician for 17 years and I am now contouring zirconia and running...See more mills and I have done posterior design on 3shape. I am looking to further my career in Cad/cam and am looking for an opportunity to do that. I am willing to relocate. I would love to go south so if anyone knows of a job opening could you please let me know. Thank you — tagged 3Shape, Inc., Zirconia and CAD/CAM
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Jimmy Stegall posted about Zirconia
Anyone have any advice on zirconia bridge frameworks "warping"? Hardly ever happens with frameworks with...See more no curve, but seems to be more frequent with 4 unit and larger frames that curve (anterior). Individual units fit terrific internally and marginally, but 2-3 out of 10 times the frames will rock slightly. We are sintering these alone with no rapid sintering cycles. — tagged Zirconia
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Axsys Dental Solutions · Axsys Dental Solutions · Wixom, MI
NEWS RELEASE
Stratasys Appoints Axsys Incorporated as Distributor of its Dental Series 3-D Printers.
Distributor's...See more Dental Solutions Division Now Offering 3D Printer Products from Market-Leading Stratasys, Inc.
Wixom, MI, June 16, 2014: Expanding its solutions portfolio, Axsys Incorporated, a leading supplier of CAD/CAM and manufacturing solutions, today announced that it has entered into a Reseller Agreement with Stratasys, Inc.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Axsys will distribute of Stratasys' Objet30 OrthoDesk, Objet Eden and a number of Dental Series 3-D printers. The Objet Dental Series Printers combine accurate and precise 3-D printing technology with a small footprint. They are easy to use, and includes specialized dental printing materials in convenient sealed cartridges.
Each Dental Series 3D printer runs on one of two patented, industry-leading technologies to build models, dental appliances and casting wax-ups in-house, directly from digital files.
PolyJet technology lets you quickly and easily produce surgical guides, fitting models, veneer try-ins and orthodontic appliances from materials specially engineered for dental applications.
Steve Braykovich, President of Axsys, stated, "We are very happy to have been chosen as distributor of Stratasys' dental 3-D printing products. We believe that 3-D printing will be a revolutionary factor in dental restoration in the new digital era of dentistry. "Axsys has been involved with 3D printing and rapid prototyping solutions since 1994 and have been evaluating the 3D printing dental market for quite some time. As the technology and solutions have become attractive to a broader end-user customer base we found the timing to be right and the market to be ready for value-added distribution,"
"Digital dentistry is changing the dental industry overnight and Stratasys 3D printing technology is at the center driving this change," said Gilad Gans, President of Stratasys North America. "Key to our success is partnering with organizations like Axsys who have expertise in this market and have a professional selling organization behind it. This partnership clearly strengthens our leadership position in the dental marketplace."
The Stratasys Dental Series line of 3-D Printers expands Axsys Dental Solutions' existing portfolio of digital dental solutions which includes: Versamill 4-axis and 5-axis CNC Dental Machining Centers, Dental CAD and CAM Software, Scanners, Implant and Abutment components as well as consumable products such as tooling, zirconia, non-precious metal, wax and PMMA CAD/CAM discs
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About Stratasys
Stratasys Ltd., headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and Rehovot, Israel, manufactures 3D printers and materials for prototyping and production. The company's patented FDM® and PolyJet® 3-D printing technologies produce prototypes and manufactured goods directly from 3-D CAD files or other 3-D content. Systems include 3-D printers for idea development, prototyping and direct digital manufacturing. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and Solidscape and the company operates the RedEye digital-manufacturing service. Stratasys has more than 1,700 employees, holds over 500 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally, and has received more than 20 awards for its technology and leadership.
About Axsys Incorporated
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Wixom, MI, Axsys services over 2,000 customers in the automotive, aerospace, dental, medical, electronics, consumer products, jewelry, and woodworking Industries in applications such as; dental restoration, industrial product design, mold, die, and fixture design, production milling and turning, high speed machining, multi-axis milling; turning, laser and wire EDM. Axsys have the unique ability to leverage their extensive CAD, CAM, and manufacturing experience and its relationships with software, material and machine suppliers to provide doctors, dental labs and milling centers with the open products and services necessary to optimize their dental restoration design and manufacturing process and to profitably compete in today's world of digital dentistry. The Axsys team of manufacturing and dental professionals have the skills necessary to design the most appropriate digital dentistry solution and to assure successful implementation of those solutions.
Online at www.stratasys.com or www.axsysdental.com
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Hernan Ilari posted about Amann Girrbach America, Inc. and Ceramill Motion 2 Milling Machine
Hello Everyone. I´m Hernan ILARI from Argentina and this is may first day in the Forum. I´d like to...See more share a question with you to see if anyone can help me: Ceramill milling equipment allows to adjust magnification factor between 1 and 8. I would like to know what shrinkage factors these two extreme number correspond to, and if the correlation between the Ceramill's magnification factor scale and Zirconia shrinkage factor is linear. Thanks in advance!! — tagged Amann Girrbach America, Inc. and Ceramill Motion 2 Milling Machine
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Anthony Vuong, DDS · Private Practice/ Attending At Lutheran Medical Center at Anthony T. Vuong, DDS/implant Orthodontics
Does any one know if full mouth reconstruction , for example 14 units bridge , can be milled with the...See more present technology? be it in acrylic or in zirconia.
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Scott Hemmes posted about 3 topicsZirconia
Abutments
Kent Kohli, CDTHello kent and everyone, I'm starting to hear about problems with zirconia abutments and fractures. I...See more need to look into it a bit more, I haven't had any of mine come back for a remake. It seems to me there would be more trouble with the solid zirconia v.s the Ti base. Monolithic screw retained may be the best way to go for posteriors, emax or zir as long as it has the Ti base. Any thoughts? Hey Kent, congrat's on the new position. — tagged Zirconia, Abutments and Kent Kohli, CDT
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Argen Corp. · San Diego, CA
Don't miss your opportunity to earn CE credits and win FREE product at Lab Day Chicago! 5 attendees per...See more lecture will win $50 of Argen Digital Product. Visit Argen at Lab Day Chicago for details, booth 700.
Saturday, Feb. 22
7:30 - 8:30 AM = Digital A to Z: Bring All Your Product Offerings into the Digital Workflow
From scan to restoration, Argen Digital can support your lab with products ranging from ArgenZ Zirconia and High Noble SLM copings to Digital Captek and more!
8:30 - 9:30 AM = Transitionally Shaded Zirconia: Prep Your Zirconia for Better Esthetics in 30 Seconds
Learn how adding transitional shading to your Zirconia units will help you achieve the most natural looking restorations in just 30 seconds! -
Argen Corp. · San Diego, CA
ArgenZ Transitionally Shaded Esthetic Milled Zirconia is quickly becoming an industry favorite. The consistent...See more fit, beautiful esthetics and quick turnaround time of our milled Zirconia can help your lab save time and money . Visit www.argendigital.com.
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Argen Corp. · San Diego, CA
Did you know that Argen's suite of products has grown to include much more than dental alloys and refining?...See more Argen now offers transitionally shaded ArgenZ Milled Zirconia, Selective Laser Melted (SLM) substructures, Captek, Digital Models, and more! Stop by our booth at Lab Day Chicago, or visit www.argendigital.com, to learn more.
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Axsys Dental Solutions · Axsys Dental Solutions · Wixom, MI
Whether its abutments, bars, bridges, individual or multi-unit restorations, the strength and rigidity...See more of the VersaMILL 5X and its fixturing, coupled With the knowledge of our experts enable you to produce restorations of unbelievable quality, quickly With the lowest possible tooling cost.
Due to the extreme accuracy and high quality surface finishes, restorations made from zirconia; hard metals such as titanium; and abrasives such as glass ceramics can be produced with minimal bench times with highly detailed occlusal surfaces and razor edge margins.- Log In · Sign Up0 comments from
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Axsys Dental Solutions · Axsys Dental Solutions · Wixom, MI
New DOCERAM Product Line: Teeth like Pearls - Tuesday, November 05, 2013
The trend towards monolithic...See more restorations made from full zirconia is unbroken.
As one of the pioneers of dental CAD / CAM, DOCERAM Medical Ceramics sets a further milestone: pre-colored zirconia in dentine shades: NACERA Pearl.
This dentine shade pre-colored blanks made from zirconia ease the technician's job significantly for preparation of full-contour restorations, the manual work is reduced to a minimum.
The complete elimination is possible within the molar area.
This was achieved by the new PCR-color concept that allows a completely free choice of colors in the range of dentin shades.
New colors are available within the entire spectrum of the VITA© Classic colors, also in the area of previously impossible VITA C and D colors.- Log In · Sign Up0 comments from
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Axsys Dental Solutions · Axsys Dental Solutions · Wixom, MI
We're happy to announce that our new and responsive Web-site is up and running complete with on-line...See more store where you can find a complete line of high quality zirconia, titanium, cobalt chrome, PMMA CAD/CAM blank discs; implant and abutment components; tooling and more. All at prices lower that what you are likely to be currently paying and quality that meets or exceeds your requirements.
The goal of our new site is to educate and inform consumers as well as promote our products and services. Towards that goal, we have made an effort to provide specific information on the relative importance of various features and functions of the products and services associated with today's world of Digital Dentistry.
We hope you find in informative and useful as you wonder through the maze of open solutions dental products on the market today.
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We can supply the custom abutments,milled implant bar,zirconia,milled crown with our CAD/CAM dept. What...See more can the CAD/CAM doecept the aboving things in the future?
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Whip Mix Corp. · Louisville, KY
We've worked long and hard and now feel confident to introduce you to the Infinity ZR; the first Whip...See more Mix Sintering Furnace. Silicon Carbide heating rods are used to assure proper and complete zirconia sintering.
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Whip Mix Infinity ZR Sintering Furnace
Product (Furnaces) · EquipmentUL-certified and made in the U.S., WHIP MIX CORP.’s Infinity ZR sintering furnace features 30 programs and four stages. Its Thermal Web Technology reflects infrared heat for more even heating. It can delay start time up to eight...
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DENTSPLY Prosthetics · York, PA
WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CERCON® ht 98mm ZIRCONIA DISK SPECIAL OFFERS?
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Jack Jabbour · CEO/General Manager at Vision Dental Laboratory, Inc.
Is a Full Contour Zirconia (FCZ) (BRUXIR) crown covered under dental insurance plans just like a PFM...See more crown is covered?? Any information on this subject is appreciated, I am trying to gain knowledge on this matter in order to better communicate with my clients. Thanks guys!!
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Enid Friedman posted about Zirconia
Hi all I just had a client return from taking a course, He related to me that Zirconia should not be...See more used. He is working on getting me the literature. He said Zirconia should never be used as an implant abutment or even as a substructure. I am interested if any one has any good info on this. The only thing he mentioned was the rough nature of Zirconia if the glaze gets removed. Thanks in advance — tagged Zirconia
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DENTSPLY Prosthetics · York, PA
DENTSPLY Prosthetics will be at the American Dental Association Annual Meeting: October 31-November 2,...See more 2013 at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.
See us at booth #2501/#2601 to see our new products such as:
Celtra, a new class of materials for high strength glass-ceramics.
Bring this posting to the booth and get an LED pen
Learn More:
http://www.prosthetics.dentsply.com/fixed/all-ceramic-options/celtra-duo/
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Carla Miller posted about Zirconia
Hello Bridgesters!
Here's another question for you... our full contour zirconia crowns have recently...See more started looking less translucent than before and a little on the yellow side. We were debating the cause and have come up with two main ideas - either we're putting too many units in the sintering dish at night, or it's time to change the beads in the dish. What do you guys think? Throw out the beads or cut down the load, or something else we haven't thought? Thanks! — tagged Zirconia -
DENTSPLY Prosthetics · York, PA
DENTSPLY Prosthetics will be at the American Dental Association Annual Meeting: October 31-November 2,...See more 2013 at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.
See us at booth #2501/#2601 to see our new products such as:
Celtra, a new class of materials for high strength glass-ceramics.
Cercon ht, a clinically proven yttria-stabilized zirconia material, providing outstanding strength and esthetics, ideal for full contour posterior restorations.
Learn More:
http://www.prosthetics.dentsply.com/fixed/all-ceramic-options/celtra-duo/
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Kent Kohli, CDT posted about Whip Mix Corp.
Just participated in a digital forum at Whip Mix where Dr. Russell Giordano discussed the material science...See more and dynamics of Zirconia and Zirconia layering ceramics.... lots of "i's" and "t's" to dot and cross if you really want to ensure a scientifically sound interface between your Zr substrate and the Zr core... one thing he advocated in particular, and I know we have heard different variations on this from a variety of Zr and Zr layering mfg.s, but he stated quite emphatically, that anytime one introduces stress (grinding and/or finishing of Zr frames and full-contour Zr restorations) that a 'conditioning firing' is imperative! This conditioning firing consists of running the Zr frame up to 1000 C and holding it for a minimum of 15-20 mins., then a slow cool coming down- not 1-2 mins., but a REAL slow cool down to a min. temp of 600 C... then bench cool down to room temp. If one doesn't observe this conditioning cycle, the Zr will remain in a Monoclinic 'stressed' state and not return to a tetragonal/metastable state! That is to say, if a crack starts to propagate, it will not necessarily force the crack together, thus stopping it or encapsulating it. What this could spell for us is short-term, false-sensed "success..." OR LONGTERM Failure, depending upon one's mindset... Noritake & Vita were proponents of this necessary cycle long before others joined the band wagon... — tagged Whip Mix Corp.
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DENTSPLY Prosthetics posted about Celtra™ Duo Zirconia-reinforced Lithium Silicate and Zirconia
DENTSPLY Prosthetics presents the CELTRA DUO Roadshow on Wednesday, October 16 from 6-8 PM at DENTSPLY...See more Ceramco Technical Center in Burlington, NJ. — tagged Celtra™ Duo Zirconia-reinforced Lithium Silicate and Zirconia
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