Ivoclar Articles

Aiham Farah, CDT, shows how he uses Ivoclar's IPS Ivocolor stains and glazes on IPS e.max ZirCAD Prime to create highly esthetic monolithic restorations.

See how Yuki Momma, RDT, uses Ivoclar's IPS e.max ZirCAD prime to create an esthetic smile for a patient with bruxism.

Pam Rehm, RDT, and Kyle Laliberte, DD, outline a digital workflow for fixed hybrid dentures using Ivoclar Vivadent’s Ivotion Denture System.

Dental Team

Tom Wiand, CDT, Wiand Dental Lab, and Steven Goldstein, DDS, both of Scottsdale, AZ.

Restorative Problem

The patient, who has a gag reflex, was struggling with his existing denture; the overall fit, mold, tooth position and amount of tissue exposure were making it difficult to wear.

Treatment...

Rafael Santrich, CDT, demonstrates the integration of analog and digital workflows with IPS e.max and the viability of the print-to-press workflow.

From 3D printing to new services and software, there was a lot to learn during LAB DAY Online. Here are some of the highlights.

Facing a dearth of in-person events, LAB DAY Online Fall 2020 provided a much-needed venue to connect in this COVID-19 world.

This year’s LMT LAB DAY Chicago set records in more ways than one: it was the first time the show featured TWO Exhibit Halls and the first time ever show attendance broke 4,900!

After a four-year hiatus from the workforce, Alexia Gausmann took first prize in Panthera Dental’s 2019 Master Cup Competition.

Advice—provided exclusively by LMT’s 2019 Display Advertisers—on everything from 3D printing to zirconia.

On Saturday, July 28, Kris Van Cleve, Co-Owner of Dental Prosthetic Services (DPS) in Cedar Rapids, IA, got a call she’ll never forget: her 16,000-square-foot laboratory—completely renovated just two years earlier—was on fire.

She and her business partner, Dennis Becker, rushed to the...

“We’re focused on creating new opportunities for dental professionals that include improved workflows for efficiency, better predictability and outstanding esthetics. At the end of the day, it’s all about the patient. They deserve these outcomes and we intend on delivering. Ivoclar...

Using IPS e.max Press from Ivoclar Vivadent and traditional press, stain and glaze techniques, Steve Lee was able to turn on a dime and deliver a full-mouth, highly esthetic makeover in one week.

LMT LAB DAY East provided an excellent opportunity for laboratory owners, managers and technicians in the northeast corridor to get continuing education credits and see, touch and learn about the latest products and what’s on the horizon for 2018.

Over his 37 years with the company, Ivoclar Vivadent CEO Bob Ganley has created a culture that allows collaboration and inspires innovation.

With an exhibit space one-third larger than previous years and manned by 160 staff members, Ivoclar Vivadent introduced a whopping 54 new laboratory and clinical products at the IDS.

Getting to the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany from the U.S. is always a long trip, but this year, it was extra-long. I knew my passport was due to expire in April; what I didn’t know until I arrived at the airport is that Germany (as well as many other countries) doesn’t...

"Knowledge not shared is knowledge wasted” was the unofficial theme of the NADL’s Vision 21 meeting in Las Vegas in January. From roundtables to panel discussions, attendees, speakers and exhibitors alike were all about sharing strategies for operating a successful laboratory. Filled with...

With Ivoclar Vivadent's new Digial Press Design Wax Tree 3Shape Software, you can digitialize wax patterns while maintaining the reliability and properties of the press technique.