Technology Doesn't Stop
Inside Dental Technology delivers updates on digital workflows, materials, lab techniques, and innovation in dental technology through expert articles and videos.
July 1, 2021
Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2021
Page(s): p. 30
From software to hardware to materials, the tools available for the modern dental laboratory continue to increase in both number and sophistication. Even amid the turbulence of the past year amid a pandemic, a significant number of innovative, impactful new products have been introduced to help dental laboratories serve their dentists and patients more efficiently and effectively than ever.
Ivoclar Vivadent
From CAD through post-curing, the PrograPrint 3D Printer, PrograPrint Clean, PrograPrint Cure, and ProArt™ Print materials have been engineered to work together to maximize production and minimize guesswork throughout the system's validated printing, cleaning, and curing workflow.
Dentsply Sirona
The Lucitone Digital Fit™ Denture Disc enables the dental laboratory to produce a Dentsply Sirona Digital Denture in house. It is a premium choice for both tissue and implant-supported full and partial dentures, offering high impact resistance and superb flexural strength.
Zahn Dental
Using Smart Incisal™️ Technology, Zirlux Transitions replicates natural dentition by mirroring the translucency seen on the incisal edge while adding chroma moving through the body to the cervical line. Combined with the high flexural strength, Zirlux Transitions is the total package of durability and esthetics.
Keystone Industries
The newest member of the KeySplint family, KeySplint Hard is designed for rigid dental splints. KeySplint Hard provides therapy for bruxism and cases where tooth immobilization is needed.
exocad
Among the more than 90 new features in exocad's new software, the most revolutionary to date is Galway's Instant Anatomic Morphing-automatic adaptation of teeth in real time. Along with an updated UI, new features and enhancements have been made across the product.
Axsys Dental Solutions
The Versamill 5X-500, an open-source 5-axis mill, is now available with automated part-loader options. It provides superior surface finishes, faster cycle times, and greater tool life while allowing users to machine any material with minimal amounts of bench time.
Whip Mix
VeriCast OS adds a castable resin to Whip Mix's growing VeriBrand offering. Its red color makes seeing detail easy. It prints detailed crowns, bridges, substructures, and RPD frameworks accurately, is durable, and burns out cleanly with no ash or residue.
Alien Milling Technologies
The ultimate in implant-supported full-arch restorations, this one-of-a-kind, custom-designed and -milled restoration consists of only the best materials, sourced from around the world to create lifelike esthetics, provide strong flexural support, and remain lightweight to reduce jaw muscle fatigue.
GC America Inc
Temp PRINT from GC America Inc. is a biocompatible Class IIa material for temporary crowns and bridges, free of methylmethacrylate (MMA). It is designed for DLP-based 3D printing, has outstanding mechanical properties, and remains stable even after long-term storage.
RAC Corporation
TALONITE® Milling Burs are engineered to meet the demand of today's digital milling processes for zirconia. RAC's Chemical Vapor Deposition coating provides increased bur life, cutting efficiency, and cutting speeds. TALONITE® is the preferred choice for milling burs, offering the very best quality at a low price.
CIMsystem
AI in dental manufacturing helps provide the same quality of work at greater capacity. MillBox automatically recognizes different types of implant abutment connections or a restoration's prep-line and path of insertion, as well as automatically performs all kinds of repetitive workflow tasks.
Formlabs
Permanent Crown Resin from Formlabs is a tooth-colored, ceramic-filled resin for 3D printing permanent single crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers. With an accessible price point and low per-part cost, this resin enables laboratories of all sizes to achieve high-quality restorations through 3D printing.
Desktop Health
Introducing Flexcera™, a new resin for the fabrication of beautiful, functional dentures with ceramic-like strength. Available as Flexcera™ Smile and Flexcera™ Base, these materials are formulated exclusively for use with EnvisionTEC™ 3D printers.
Persyst Enterprises, Inc
Eliminate hazardous waste disposal costs and new solvent purchases by distilling and re-using IPA and other solvents on site. The single push button operation continuously produces crystal clean solvents that can be used over and over again for pennies. Office space fit. Small footprint. Large savings!
Advanced Orthodontic Solutions
The MB1 v6, AOS's servo tabletop bending machine, eases manual orthodontic appliance operations by producing accurate retainers in one tenth of the time that it takes by hand. Along with JawDraw® software, it features customized designs with pre-loaded appliance templates.
Sagemax Bioceramics
NexxZr T Multi is a dental multilayer zirconium oxide of the latest generation. The combination of very high flexural strength and a smooth gradient of color and translucency makes the difference.
Formlabs
Perma Block is a cellulose-based block-out material that adheres to wet rubber dams, soft tissue, and teeth. A new delivery system now includes four convenient single-use syringes which require no mixing, curing, setting, or working time and can be immediately placed.
DGSHAPE, a Roland Company
The newly designed C-Clamp Adapter is made exclusively for the DGSHAPE DWX-52D dental milling machine. This new accessory enhances the functionality of the DWX-52D with a 90°
milling range expansion, allowing for the milling of larger full-arch cases while also improving overall esthetics.
Dentca
DENTCA-4 is a fully digitalized CAD/CAM hybrid denture solution, from digital impression to the milling, designed by state-of-art Dentca CAD/CAM Denture Software. Unlike traditional hybrid dentures, the bars are segmented for simplicity at chairside.
3D Systems
NextDent Ortho Flex is a clear biocompatible Class IIa material developed for 3D printed dental splints and retainers. The balance of optical appearance and mechanical properties combined with excellent print quality and long-term stability makes this material the perfect solution for in-house production of dental splints and retainers.
DMG
DMG's complete 3D digital printing solution includes 3D-integrated technology with the 3Demax, a DLP 3D printer; the 3Dewash cleaning unit; and the 3Decure curing unit. Also included are 3D resins: LuxaPrint Cast, LuxaPrint Model, LuxaPrint Ortho, LuxaPrint Tray, and LuxaPrint Gingiva.
Medit
Medit announced the launch of three new T-Series laboratory scanner models: T710, T510, and T310. The open-system scanners offer upgraded performance at an unbeatable price and with a fully customizable workflow, providing supreme flexibility to simplify dental laboratories' work.
Zimmer Biomet
The RealGUIDE™ Z3D Guided Surgery Kit has been designed for use with the Zimmer Biomet Dental Tapered Screw-Vent®, Trabecular Metal™, and 3.1 mm Eztetic® Implant lines. The fully guided kit information is available in the RealGUIDE Software Suite.
