Dental Lab Products-2014-01-01

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.

September 18, 2014

More often than not, technicians outsource provisional restorations because it can be difficult to make provisional restorations predictably and to make them profitable. But what if the matrix and flask used to fabricate the provisional could also be used to fabricate the final acrylic restoration?

August 13, 2014

Our case study patient involves a 50-year-old woman whose case required screw-retained implants to create the most functional and esthetically pleasing implant bridge. Often clinicians will ask about procedure for a case of this nature because they would like to better understand protocol.

June 05, 2014

Dental Lab Workflow (for DentaLab QuickBooks) is a Web-based app that is specifically designed for use with tablets such as the Androids and Apple iPads in conjunction with DentaLab for QuickBooks, but can also be used on the desktop.

June 05, 2014

When you put a disk (or a puck) into a milling machine, what does that piece of material represent? Do you see the raw material, ready to be turned into something amazing? Do you see a lump of porcelain? Do you see the finished product, waiting for you after the milling cycle?

June 05, 2014

BIOMET 3i's Lab Designed Encode is a new workflow for the Encode Impression System, that enables a new level of control in abutment work - and it's saving time and money  for Artifex Dental Laboratories in Virginia. Here's what  Artifex owner and CDT Tony Prestipino had to say about the system.

June 05, 2014

01. You’ve recently updated your line of Programat furnaces. What drove that decision?  We truly pride ourselves on being an innovative company. We strive to move the dental industry forward with cutting-edge technology that creates efficiencies for dental laboratories. We saw an opportunity to bring infrared technology, a never-before-seen improvement, to the dental market.

March 06, 2014

1. Your clients are on the Web Think about how much you use the Web for research-especially when you’re thinking of hiring someone to perform a service.

March 06, 2014

When you put a disk (or a puck) into a milling machine, what does that piece of material represent? Do you see the raw material, ready to be turned into something amazing? Do you see a lump of porcelain? Do you see the finished product, waiting for you after the milling cycle?