Top 8 Trends in Digital Technology

By Kim Molinaro

Posted Apr 28, 2011 in Digital Dentistry


What's the state of digital technology?



Ever-changing. From establishing partnerships to expanding indications and material options, manufacturers are continuously improving and expanding their
products and services to better streamline, simplify and improve laboratory processes.


Here are the top eight trends in digital technology:


Software improvements

"The technology has advanced from dial up to high speed, from minutes to seconds," says Ron Hirsty, CDT, Nobel Biocare. "We can go from scanning a die to a simple coping in less than one minute and we can design a molar to full contour in five minutes. Technicians are fabricating crowns on cruise control."


Full-contour restorations

Full-contour restorations are stronger throughout compared to a layered crown and can either be milled as a one-piece restoration or printed/milled as a full-contour waxup and then invested and pressed to create...

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About The Author

  • Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · West Hartford, CT

    In her 25+ years with LMT, Kim has managed to combine her creative flair—infusing energy into our content and orchestrating some of our most popular theme issues—with the practical focus of keeping our processes...

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