Dentures

5 3D printing trends you should know

May 28, 2015

3D printing is an ever growing part of the dental industry.

6 easy ways to increase production in your lab

April 16, 2015

Fabricating restorations-including dentures, crowns and bridges-is a technical and time-consuming procedure. We’ve rounded up the best ways to up your production to save you time and money.

Valplast unveils 3D Printable Valplast Resin at IDS 2015

March 23, 2015

Valplast International Corporation announced at IDS 2015 in Cologne, Germany, the prototype of its 3D Printable Valplast® Resin. This major advancement in additive manufacturing reortedly represents the very first Class IIA (European Union) and Class II (USA) Denture Base Resin that will yield a permanent restoration directly from 3D printing.

Heraeus Kulzer offers new digital denture solution [VIDEO]

March 05, 2015

Heraeus Kulzer recently launched the Pala Digital Denture System, a new and advanced system with technology engineered to allow time savings and digital precision to benefit dental practices and dental laboratories. 

Straumann introduces comprehensive solution for treating edentulous patients

March 04, 2015

By the year 2020, it is estimated that some 38 million adults in the U.S. will be in need of one or two complete dentures. Traditionally, people suffering from severely damaged, "hopeless" dentition had little alternative than to have their remaining teeth removed and replace them with traditional dentures. The functional limitations and low self-esteem associated with unanchored dentures are well known and well documented.

Making processed baseplates more efficient [VIDEO]

February 24, 2015

Several authors over the years have written about the benefits of using processed baseplates as the surest way to present a stable, retentive platform on which to take bite registration records and set denture teeth on for try-in evaluation. Other benefits include providing the exact fit to be expected prior to the finish of the case, and providing a treatment tool to help clinicians illustrate the deficiency or success of treatment expectation to their patient.

FDLT announces new online removables course

January 12, 2015

The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology has announced the upcoming launch of a new Virtual Full Denture Training Program.

EnvisionTEC releases new 3D printing material for orthodontics

December 22, 2014

Lately 3D printing and the dental industry go together like peanut butter and jelly-and with strides being made one after another for 3D printing technology and materials in areas like dentures, different orthodontics, surgical procedures and implants, you can be assured with innovations for the dental field, your dentist will be working to ensure  you can enjoy those peanut butter and jelly crackers, sandwiches and much more exciting fare for a long time to come-as well as pleasing us all with your dazzling smile.

VITA North America introduces new way for patients to love dentures [VIDEO]

December 09, 2014

Something many labs hear from their dental clients is how complicated the final choice to get a denture appliance can be. The decision to get a denture is often a difficult one, especially when coupled with misgivings over how the teeth will fit and look. The new VITA ToothConfigurator software (from VITA North America) is designed to help allay some of those fears by allowing the patient to be involved in the planning of their own dental restoration from the start.

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