3D Printing

Just as we were putting together the Product Focus on 3D printing materials for this issue (see here), a press release entitled, 3D Printing Technology Used to Build Schools in Ukraine Amid Humanitarian...

LMT was your eyes and ears at this year's IDS in Cologne, Germany. Here's a look at the announcements and launches made at the show.

LMT's exclusive 2023 3D Printing Survey delves into the state of the market and how the technology is impacting lab operations.

Lee Culp, CDT, shares how his lab uses Rodin Sculpture from Pac-Dent for all of its temporary restorations.

As 3D printing equipment and materials continue to evolve in our industry—see this month’s Product Focus starting on page 28 for all the latest materials—the newest development in this arena is that the ADA’s Council on Dental Benefit Programs, which oversees the CDT code manual,...

Advice—provided exclusively by LMT’s 2019 Display Advertisers—on everything from 3D printing to zirconia.

The excitement and enthusiasm for innovation and technology was tangible in the 13 exhibit halls that housed 2,327 companies from 64 countries at the IDS 2019 in Cologne, Germany in March.

After fabricating RPDs using conventional methods for 30 years, Gill Egan, Managing Director of Egan Dental Laboratory, a five-person removable prosthetic laboratory in Ripon, U.K., was eager to embrace digital technology. “I’d seen how technology completely transformed the crown and bridge...

With a new, expanded schedule this year—three full days of seminars and two full days of exhibits—LAB DAY attendees were thrilled to fit it all in!

By Christian Saurman, Vice President, New England Orthodontic Laboratory, Andover, MA

My biggest mistake to date happened just recently: I failed to accurately forecast the impact of 3D printing on our growth. After moving into a new 7,000-square-foot laboratory back in early 2010, we got involved in...

By Steven Pollack, PhDCarbon’s journey in the dental space began in 2016 with the launch of the first M Series printer followed by materials for printing models suitable for thermoforming appliances, surgical guides, custom trays, gingiva masks and, most recently, denture bases and denture teeth....

Departing from the usual laid-back California approach, attendees were literally waiting at the door for LAB DAY West exhibits to open.

Just as 3D printing technology revolutionized the hearing aid industry—95% of hearing aids are now printed—it’s poised to transform fabrication processes in our profession. LMT shares experiences, challenges and advice from early-adopter lab owners and managers who’ve successfully...

Zahn Dental’s LMT LAB DAY Ballroom was bustling with attendees eager to see the company’s new line of open CAD/CAM equipment, Novux®, for printing, scanning and milling. The printing line includes the NX 3 Print and NX 4 Print printers and the NX 3D Print Box for post-curing. For scanning...

At the 12th Annual DLOAC CAD/CAM Expo and Symposium, LMT got a first-hand look at more esthetic materials, new software upgrades, more powerful equipment, and more!

As part of our ongoing State of the Industry 2015 coverage, LMT Editors visited the world’s largest dental show to bring you the scoop on the latest product and process innovations worldwide—including digital dentures, laser milling and more—and what else is coming down the pike for the U.S. market.

LMT taps into the expertise of 20 laboratory owners and managers from all size labs who’ve successfully incorporated digital technology into their operations, offering real-life experiences and tips on what we all wish we would have known before taking the plunge.

BEGO USA and EOS announced an exclusive North American partnership focused on using a proprietary laser-melting, 3D metal printing process to fabricate removable partial dentures and fixed crowns and bridges.

“We have a long-term collaborative relationship with EOS and we see the positive impact...