Milling Units

According to the most recent responses to an ongoing dental technology survey being conducted by Inquantive Research, 27% of dentists own a digital impression system and 19% plan to purchase one in the next 12 months. That begs the question: How many of those dentists are milling chairside? And if you’re part of the 27%, are you? My guess is...
Read MoreHenry Schein Commits $1.25 Million to New Digital Dentistry Curriculum with CAD/CAM Training
Henry Schein recently pledged $1.25 million to fund a groundbreaking new digital dental school curriculum that teaches computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology. Schein will partner with the American College of Prosthodontists Education Foundation (ACPEF) to fund a digital dentistry curriculum initiative that will be offered...
Read MoreWhat is 3D printing? 3D printing is different than CNC milling, although both use CAD/CAM to design and create a digital file. In the CNC milling process, you start with a block of material and carve an object out of the material. With 3D printing, you start with nothing and gradually add layer upon layer of material until the final item is...
Read MoreNow, however, a block material is available that provides us with some very exciting capabilities in all-zirconia restorations. 3M Lava Plus High Translucency Zirconia, the next generation of Lava Zirconia. Lava Plus high translucency zirconia material can actually be used for all-zirconia crowns as well as traditional layered restorations. The...
Read MoreAn adult patient in good health presented to my office after an unfortunate situation. At lunchtime, the patient left her office to give blood. She gave blood without any complications and she stayed for an extra 20 minutes for a snack and to recover from the good deed. The patient returned to work, but after an hour of working, she fainted and...
Read MoreSeveral things set Sunstar’s GUIDOR® easy-graft® Classic Alloplastic Bone Grafting material apart from other bone grafting materials: it is a 100% synthetic biocompatible material that contains a polymer activator called BioLinker; it is the first mouldable, alloplastic bone graft substitute that offers fast in-situ hardening; and it is more...
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