Are Milled Restorations Slipping From Your Fingers? Stabiliner™ Can Solve the Problem

The Problem: About seven years ago, Tom Greggs was in the process of relocating his laboratory and temporarily renting space at a large lab. He kept hearing a lot of “expletives” from other technicians throughout the day.

The cause of their frustration? All-ceramic milled crowns and veneers slipping out of grasp from dies or fingers and falling on the floor or somewhere on the bench, creating a time-drain in productivity.

Greggs identified the source of the problem: the milling process creates a larger internal gap (passive fit) between the inner surface of the restoration and the die, especially in comparison to PFMs. Although necessary to allow space for final cementation, the passive fit makes it difficult to hold the all-ceramic restoration in place while finishing and contouring. The existing try-in pastes, gels and craft glues lacked the adhesive qualities necessary to truly hold restorations in place and required time-consuming cleanup procedures.

The...