How to Buy CAD/CAM Scanners & Milling Systems
Posted May 01, 2008 in Digital Dentistry
Nearly 50% of respondents to a recent LMT e-survey say they plan to invest in some type of CAD/CAM equipment within the next five years. If you're one of them, but are daunted by the options and don't know where to start, LMT's done your homework for you. Here, we talk to laboratory owners who've already made the investment and find out how they decided which system was right for them.
There's a long list of reasons to get involved with CAD/CAM technology: it's an automated, efficient method of production; it allows you to work with the latest materials and techniques; and it helps you maintain a reputation of being on the cutting edge. But with so many CAD/CAM outsourcing options available*, it's easy to offer your clients a CAD/CAM-fabricated product—so why invest in your own equipment?
For many lab owners, it boils down to one issue: control. For example, Larry Borman, co-owner of Tetra Dynamics, West Babylon, New York, had been outsourcing CAD/CAM restorations...