LMT LAB DAY Insider 2015

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...