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Ryan Hamm, editor of Dental Lab Products, counts down the top 5 trends that affected the dental laboratory world in 2015.

The top 5 dental lab trends of 2015

Luke S. Kahng is an accomplished lab technician, specializing in high-end ceramic restorations. Luke has served on several major dental journal boards as a contributing member. Luke invented the Chairside Shade Guide: Volumes 1 and 2 and then expanded the offering to a unique ceramic shade guide system named the Seasons of Life Selection. He is owner and President of his own lab, LSK121 Oral Prosthetics, located in Naperville, IL. He has published over 100 articles in major national dental publications.

In this step-by-step technique, Luke S. Kahng shows how he creates a full-mouth solution using an implant-secured hybrid denture.

Technique: Building a full-mouth hybrid denture

Darrel Clark, CDT, shows a step-by-step technique for using Dental Creations' EZ Partial Denture Repair Kit to repair a partial denture.

Technique: An easier way to repair partial dentures

Veracia SA teeth are engineered to self-articulate during occlusion through strategically placed fissures and grinding facets regardless of the occlusal concept used.

How Shofu's Veracia SA denture teeth can be placed in a snap

Tom Zaleske is the owner of Matrix Dental Laboratory in Crown Point, Ind., and has more than 25 years of experience in removable prosthodontics. He regularly lectures on providing high-quality service to dentists and, most importantly, to their patients. He can be reached at

Taking advantage of a highly ignored fabrication and marketing tool.

Technique How to create esthetic denture shade guides

The first step is the first office visit at the first inkling that a CRP (cast removable partial) is necessary.

Technique Mastering removable partials

 DENTSPLY Prosthetics has expanded its TruExpression tooth line with new Highly Characterized mold forms.

New denture teeth options from DENTSPLY Prosthetics

Laura Dorr is the former executive editor of DPR's Modern Dental Network and a regular contributing author.

 Even the greatest leaders can’t be perfect. In George Washington’s case, one big shortcoming was his infamously terrible teeth. Equally infamous, Washington’s wooden dentures have become the stuff of legend… a factually incorrect legend, as Washington never actually sported dentures made from wood.

Presidential false teeth: The myth of George Washington's dentures, debunked

 G&H Dental Arts recently announced the acquisition of Cushman & Associates Dental Lab and Buttress-Wilshire Dental Laboratory, adding personnel and new offerings to the 80-person lab.

The latest in dental lab acquisition news

 In a joint development program, Heraeus Kulzer and Amann Girrbach have established the technical pre-conditions for the production of a full digital denture. This new license agreement permits reciprocal use by the two companies of their patented innovations.  

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