Removable Arena
Posted May 16, 2013 in Industry News
Nobilium's patent-pending approach to digital dentures uses an acrylic disk called DentureDisc™; it involves milling the acrylic base and molding the teeth using a wear-resistant, tooth-colored polymer.
Are digital dentures coming our way? Also, to meet the growing demand for removable restorations, several manufacturers introduced new teeth and other accompanying products to enhance function, esthetics and efficiency.
Another exciting development at the IDS was to see steps being taken to digitize all or some of the denture fabrication process. Exocad offered a preview of its Denture Module—available to resellers in 2014—which allows you to digitally design full dentures by defining anatomical reference points on any edentulous digital model. The module analyzes the digital model and completes guided tooth-set selection and automated tooth setup, all of which can be tweaked by the technician. The final design can be milled or printed.
During the show, the exocad-based Ceramill Mind software was being used at the Amann Girrbach booth to give attendees a sneak peek at its digital denture project still in development, which...
