Digital Captek: a New, Easier Way to Fabricate Captek Restorations

Captek restorations feature thin, nicely colored copings; maximize soft tissue health; and are ideal for patients with any type of predisposition to caries or perio concerns.

I've fabricated thousands of Captek units over the past decade and now there's an easier, less labor intensive way to offer Captek restorations: Digital Captek. It's no longer necessary for the technician to duplicate the die; pour a refractory model; or cut, place, press and fire the P and G Captek materials. Instead, he scans the die using a digital scanner and sends it to the Argen Digital Center where the die is printed via a 3D printer and the coping is fabricated and then shipped back to the lab for completion.

Digital Captek copings are fabricated with Captek Nano series materials which are over 33% stronger and thinner than the original Captek materials (see figure at right). All Digital Captek copings are fabricated with an internal strut design that adds further porcelain protection and...