A North Dakota clinician's chairside milling workflow led him to 5-axis production on the Ceramill Matron, opening the door to lab-quality treatments beyond single-tooth restorations
Timothy Anderson, DDS, entered the dental tech arena early, adopting chairside milling and offering same-day crowns soon after opening his practice in 2014. In-house milling let him work across a range of materials and sharpen his esthetic outcomes—but it also showed him how fast digital workflows evolve, and he wanted to push past single-unit, same-day cases into more complex restorative and prosthetic work.
Expanding Treatment
That’s where the Ceramill Matron high-performance milling machine entered the picture. Dr. Anderson credits his patients—who always embrace the latest technology—as the driving force behind his move to 5-axis milling.
“My practice attracts a patient culture that values time, clinical outcomes, and efficiencies, and our team does as well. All those factors can be streamlined through technology,” shared Dr. Anderson, adding that the Ceramill Matron workflow is a perfect fit.
The Matron can accommodate multiple patient cases at once, as well as tackle multiple restorations in a full arch. It's a practice workhorse, handling crowns and bridges milled with glass ceramics or zirconia; veneers; custom abutments; and removable prosthetics including full dentures and flippers.
A Competitive Edge
Since adopting the mill, Dr. Anderson has traded the hours he once spent loading lithium disilicate blocks one at a time for the Matron's 8-fold blank changer and its hands-off, overnight production. Offering lab-quality service in a time frame other practices can't match gives him a real competitive edge."
The Matron has created a workflow that keeps pace with my growth as a clinician,” he shared. “A 5-axis machine allows us to expand the scope of our dental treatments. I’ve gone from seeing restorative dentistry as a same-day crown concept to looking at the larger, more comprehensive picture such as smile design and considering patients' overall well-being."
The Possibilities Are 'Limitless'
Ultimately, the Ceramill Matron allows Dr. Anderson to keep the control he values with chairside milling while adding the flexibility to manufacture more with greater efficiency, accuracy, and precision—and to do so through a proven team-driven workflow."
This mill makes the possibilities almost limitless," he continued, "and having technology that gives me the ability to grow with it makes it a very exciting time to be practicing dentistry.”
