April 2015

3D Systems (3DS) debuted the latest printer in its MultiJet line, the ProJet 3510 DPPro, that prints precision waxups; durable implant drill guides; temperature-resistant, thermo-formable orthodontic patterns; and crown and bridge molds interchangeably, with speed. It provides round-the-clock printing...

“We strive to develop product solutions to help dental professionals in providing better patient treatment,” said Tais Clausen, CTO and Co-Founder of 3Shape during a press conference in Chicago where he unveiled the company’s latest innovations:

New additions and updates to the company’s...

anaxdent North America is now the exclusive U.S. distributor of Cendres + Metaux’s new Pekkton High Performance Polymer (HPP). The next generation of HPP with 80% higher compressive strength than PEEK polymer, Pekkton can be milled and pressed, making it the first HPP that most labs are able to...

Argen Digital featured its latest advances at LAB DAY, including:

Its new custom file upload system which allows 3Shape users to export their designs from Dental Manager and drag and drop their CAD files—including split files—into Argen Digital’s portal for upload. Labs can batch upload...

Technician Biljana Ramova uses zirconia to create tiny sculptures of some of her favorite things.

Marcel Fundora combines his experience as a technician and an artist to create beautiful paintings focused on dentistry.

The Aurident-Manix MA-4 (in photo below) is a heavy-duty four-axis industrial milling machine optimized exclusively for fabricating titanium custom abutments at an economical price; abutments can be milled in 15 to 25 minutes. Titanium cylinders are used to mill the abutments in a specially designed...

At LMT LAB DAY Chicago, B&D presented its three latest innovations:

The Origin Proteus 5x is a five-axis milling machine for dry milling zirconia and wax/PMMA and wet milling titanium, CrCo, glass ceramics and implant blanks. It has a small footprint, features highly accurate servo motors and has...

Bredent has extended its BioHPP® system with new options:

BioHPP, a PEEK-based, ceramic-reinforced, high-performance polymer, is now available in two shades, white (dentine shade 1) and tooth color (dentine shade 2).

BioHPP elegance hybrid abutments with BioHPP elegance titanium base are now available...

Two new products were featured at the Cadblu booth this year:

Vivid XT Zirconia is 50% stronger than lithium disilicate and can be used for single crowns, onlays, inlays and three-unit bridges (fully anatomic or reduced). Made in the U.S., it features certified Tosoh powders, 600 MPa and is fully biocompatible.

3D...

Launched as a milling center at LAB DAY Chicago 2010, Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP) has expanded rapidly in the past five years. In addition to milling services, it now distributes a variety of digital equipment and materials and has recently entered into several new distribution agreements, further...

Datron Dynamics’ new FIT (Fully Integrated Technology) program is an all-inclusive CAD/CAM package that helps laboratories hit the ground running when investing in new technology.  Datron installs a turn-key production center for screw-retained and fixed restorations in your laboratory and...

DentalEZ unveiled some of its recent rebranding efforts, including changing its name from DentalEZ Group to DentalEZ, a new logo and color palatte, “Integrated Solutions” tagline and a freshly designed exhibit booth.  

With the acquisition of various new companies and products throughout...

Dental Wings introduced its first intraoral 3D scanner. The lightweight DWIO (Dental Wings Intra-Oral) is similar in size to existing dental handpieces and features Multiscan Imaging™ 3D scanning technology that allows for five LED projectors and 10 cameras in a very small scanning tip and captures...

The newest addition to DENTSPLY Implants’ digital solutions portfolio is the ATLANTIS Conus concept, an overdenture solution that provides a friction-fit, non-resilient prosthetic restoration for fully edentulous patients. It consists of custom-designed, conical-shaped abutments designed to fit...

At the close of LMT LAB DAY Chicago, a huge crowd gathered at the Harvest Dental booth as George Papps (left) and Sasha der Avanessian (right) presented Harvest Dental’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Russell DeVreugd, CDT, in recognition of his commitment and contributions to dental technology....

LAB DAY attendees got a look at three new products from DOF USA, Chantilly, VA, which offers products from South Korean-based manufacturer DOF:

An upgrade of the Freedom Scanner, the Freedom HD features Stable Scan Stage scanning for scanning without use of a jig or fixture, an expanded scanning stage...

EGS, which was acquired by Heraeus Kulzer GmbH in October, presented updates for its two core products:

DentalCad 4 software now features a new “DentalCad Touch Screen” working mode, powerful wax-up functions, angled implant support, and deformation and sculpting tools.

The latest generation...

EnvisionTEC had a busy weekend showing attendees its new material offerings:

E-Guide is a clear material used to produce accurate drill guides on an EnvisionTEC 3D printer.

E-Guard is a clear, CE-certified material used to print custom nightguards, splints and surgical drill guides on the company’s...

exocad made three announcements about its DentalCAD software:

It’s now compatible with Carestream Dental’s CS 3500 intraoral scanner, allowing labs to collaborate with dental practices that use the system. Using dentalshare, exocad’s cloud service, labs and clinicians can communicate...

GC America launched three new products at LMT LAB DAY Chicago:

New to its Initial ceramic line, Initial LiSi veneering ceramic is ideal for lithium disilicate frameworks. It can be used for layering and cut-back techniques or for full anatomical frameworks stained with GC Initial Lustre Pastes NF.

Initial...

Attendees at LMT LAB DAY had a chance to win big by spinning a prize wheel at GC America’s booth in the Exhibit Hall. Big ticket winner of the GC Initial Porcelain kit worth nearly $4,000 was Michael Flaws of Integrity Dental Design in Libertyville, IL. Pam Gingerich of Ragle Dental Lab in Champaign,...

LAB DAY attendees got their first look at Glidewell Laboratories’ CloudPoint, a line of equipment, software and services that offers an economical means of transitioning to the CAD/CAM production of full contour restorations. The entire digital workflow is cloud-based, so it doesn’t require...

The Pala Digital Denture System from Heraeus Kulzer uses CAD and 3D software to fabricate dentures with an ideal fit and esthetics with a processing time of 10 days or less. Here’s how it works:

The dentist uses the Pala Digital Denture tray system which enables him to take the impression, vertical...

Lab Owner Michael Suris offers a step-by-step look at fabricating a partial denture using Sirona’s new inLab partial framework software (iPS) and its inEos® X5 intelligent robotic scanner.

InDenco Dental Products’ new SMART-Firing tray features a honeycomb tray design and reusable, high-temperature pins for efficient heating and cooling. The Wire Pins can be easily formed to secure and support bridges, single crowns, post crowns and implant abutments, and the solid straight pins...

Ivoclar launched IPS e.max Press MT lithium disilicate ceramic ingots for pressing that are in the medium translucency range, closing the gap between the HT and LT ingots. The monochromatic MT ingots are intended for restorations requiring a significantly higher brightness level than HT restorations....

In the company’s ballroom at LAB DAY Chicago, Ivoclar Vivadent’s Ted Smudde (left) congratulates Brandon Walsh, an in-house technician at Wing, Mack and Smith in Newark, OH. Walsh was the lucky winner of an Ivobase-System, a fully automated press injector worth nearly $10,000.

It was LMT’s biggest LAB DAY yet. Just over 3,500 attendees came from 45 states and 42 countries to the industry’s busiest, most exciting event of the year. They chose from 367 educational courses, shopped an energy-packed exhibit hall with 241 companies, and networked and caught up with...

Awhile back we had an online debate, via LMTmag.com, about what’s good, better, best when it comes to man-made or machine-engineered restorations. By now, it seems the answer is clear: both. In the same way “art versus science” was the community debate of the 1980s and 90s, I think...

MIST, a new company launched by IMILLING last year, made three key announcements at the show. It now offers:

MIST IC digitally fabricated, affordable titanium implant components supporting 16 implant systems. MIST IC Scan Bodies, comprised of medical-grade titanium, feature a non-reflective coating...

LMT LAB DAY is always the place for new U.S. product launches and this year didn’t disappoint: attendees got the first look at new lab and intraoral scanners, 3D printers and milling units; digital fabrication materials, such as zirconia for anterior use and PEEK; and solutions for removable prostheses,...

LMT welcomed several new exhibitors to LAB DAY including: Scheftner Dental Alloys is a German manufacturer of non-precious metal alloys. Their focus is on conventional casting alloys, milling blanks and CoCr-powder for SLM/SLS technologies. The company sells direct to laboratories and production centers...

Nobel Biocare offered LAB DAY attendees a sneak peek at its new complete posterior solution (the official launch was at the IDS two weeks later). The solution addresses the common challenges in restoring a single tooth in the posterior region, including large extraction sockets, limited accessibility,...

Minnesota Viking’s Defensive End Corey Wootton drew a crowd to the Panthera Dental booth throughout the day. Here, he poses with the raffle winner of his autographed football: Terri Mayer, First Impression Dental Lab, Lenior, NC.

“We make products to improve people’s lives and we’ve spent years mastering our craft. Digital is the loss of a rewarding lifestyle we had been looking forward to,” said Jim Glidewell, President and CEO of Glidewell Laboratories, during his State of Dental Technology presentation...

Renfert marked nine decades of supplying the dental laboratory industry with high quality, German-made equipment, instruments and materials. On the exhibit hall floor, the staff celebrated with a 90th birthday cake that it shared with attendees. The Renfert staff pictured above includes (from l. to r.):...

Roland offered attendees a preview of its new four-axis wet mill for glass ceramic and composite resins. Officially launched at the IDS show, DWX-4W will be available later this year. It features a 60,000-rpm Jaeger spindle that supports milling of crowns, small bridges, inlays, onlays and veneers. In...

Stratasys introduced the Objet Eden260VS Dental Advantage printer. Equal to the company’s 260V model in size and performance, the 260VS offers PolyJet technology with a soluble support material that dissolves easily from tiny cavities, reducing hands-on labor and reaching internal voids that water-jetting...

Straumann Pro Arch is a comprehensive solution including implants, abutments, CAD/CAM frameworks and prosthetic components. “This is the most comprehensive solution we have produced to date and it provides clinicians and lab technicians with the flexibility, quality and reliability to exceed their...

LMT’s State of the Industry 2015 survey respondents share information on their implant workload.

TCS, Inc. introduced its JP-90 Hand Held Injector and JP-90 Flask, designed to work in conjunction with the TCS Digital Furnace (or similar furnace) to inject thermoplastic clasps, unilaterals and up to five consecutive tooth saddles/partials. Using the injector eliminates the need to flask the case...

Valplast International Corp. previewed its new solution for fabricating digital dentures for existing CAD/CAM users. Platinum 3D enables labs to scan, design and manufacture digital full dentures in-house without the need to outsource any components and use the scanning, milling or printing equipment...

VITA North America displayed its new VITA YZ HT discs. Due to its high strength (approximately 1,200 MPa) and excellent light refraction properties, the highly translucent zirconia is ideal for monolithic crown and bridge restorations. It’s a cost-effective, tooth-colored alternative to non-precious...

Wagner Rotary Instruments introduced the following products at the show:

W1 handpiece is an ergonomic, lightweight, brushless, quiet and durable handpiece with vibration-free operation; precision foot control; and a soft-touch, easy-to-clean control pad. Made in Europe, it’s ideal when contouring...

Whip Mix’s new MAXAlign is a digital android app for technicians and dentists that captures important patient information and aids in providing predictable results when mounting models.

Here’s how it works: The lab and dentist purchase the MAX app through the Google Play store and also purchase...

Zahn Dental highlighted its range of offerings in the Exhibit Hall and its LAB DAY Ballroom:

It showcased its new relationship with 360imaging®—a U.S. leader of computer-guided dental surgery—to offer 360imaging’s state-of-the-art, proprietary treatment planning software, 360dps,...

Zubler’s new pressable lithium disilicate, conceptPress, has a flexural strength of 420 MPa and is available in 2- and 3-gram pellets; the 2-gram ingot is ideal for one to two units, reducing waste and saving on material costs. Ideal for inlays, onlays, crowns, veneers and three-unit bridges, the...