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Product News
Ivoclar Vivadent Introduces IPS e.max ZirCAD B55 Block
IPS e.max was introduced to the dental market in response to demands for products that provide both dentists and laboratories with a means to achieve greater productivity, performance and esthetics, IPS e.max is a singular all-ceramic system that encompasses both pressable and CAD/CAM technologies for the realization of true simplicity and versatility when prescribing and fabricating esthetic and strong metal-free restorations. As a result, even the most complex, multi-indication cases can be completed with just one restorative system.
Ivoclar Vivadent is excited to announce the introduction of the IPS e.max ZirCAD B55 block, a yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide block for the inLab MC XL milling machine. The new B55 block can be used to mill 4 to 6 unit frameworks in the anterior and posterior regions for both veneering and the press-on technique. This provides maximum flexibility and efficiency in the fabrication of zirconium oxide restorations. Yielding an outstanding strength of >1,000 MPa, the IPS e.max ZirCAD
B55 block enables conventional cementation of all-ceramic crowns and bridges. The B55 block is also suitable for stack milling.
"IPS e.max is the perfect synergy of productivity and artistry," explains Lee Culp, CDT. "The combination of CAD/CAM, pressable technologies, and a unique veneering ceramic allows exclusive use of one ceramic system for all restorative procedures."
Ivoclar Vivadent Introduces IPS e.max ZirPress HT
IPS e.max was introduced to the dental market in response to demands for products that provide both dentists and laboratories with a means to achieve greater productivity, performance and esthetics, IPS e.max is a singular all-ceramic system that encompasses both pressable and CAD/CAM technologies for the realization of true simplicity and versatility when prescribing and fabricating esthetic and strong metal-free restorations. As a result, even the most complex, multi-indication cases can be completed with just one restorative system.
Ivoclar Vivadent is pleased to announce the release of IPS e.max ZirPress HT, a highly esthetic, high translucency ingot for pressing on zirconia. Offering lifelike esthetics this ingot will ideally enable the lab to fabricate press on zirconia restorations using the stain and glaze technique or alternatively a cut-back and layer technique. IPS e.max ZirPress and the press on zirconia technique optimize the performance of zirconia restorations allowing for the fit of a pressed restoration while providing the strength of zirconia.
"IPS e.max is the perfect synergy of productivity and artistry," explains Lee Culp, CDT. "The combination of CAD/CAM, pressable technologies, and a unique veneering ceramic allows exclusive use of one ceramic system for all restorative procedures."
Ivoclar Vivadent Introduces IPS e.max Ceram Glaze Spray
IPS e.max was introduced to the dental market in response to demands for products that provide both dentists and laboratories with a means to achieve greater productivity, performance and esthetics, IPS e.max is a singular all-ceramic system that encompasses both pressable and CAD/CAM technologies for the realization of true simplicity and versatility when prescribing and fabricating esthetic and strong metal-free restorations. As a result, even the most complex, multi-indication cases can be completed with just one restorative system.
Ivoclar Vivadent is excited to announce the introduction of IPS e.max Ceram Glaze Spray for fast and easy glazing of fully anatomically pressed, milled or layered IPS e.max restorations. When used in combination with IPS e.max components, the 1 step IPS e.max Ceram Glaze Spray promotes maximum efficiency.
"IPS e.max is the perfect synergy of productivity and artistry," explains Lee Culp, CDT. "The combination of CAD/CAM, pressable technologies, and a unique veneering ceramic allows exclusive use of one ceramic system for all restorative procedures."
Sirona inCoris ZI 65/25 Block
Sirona Dental Systems, the world's leading producer of dental CAD/CAM equipment, recently expanded its inCoris ZI zirconium oxide material line to include the larger inCoris ZI 65/25 block. The new blocks are the latest addition in all-ceramic material choices from the leader in CAD/CAM technology.
Created exclusively for the inLab MC XL milling machine, the larger block size (65 x 22 x 25 mm) allows users to create high-strength, larger-span bridge restorations up to seven units. The inCoris ZI 65/25 blocks are pre-shaded and available in five different shades: FO.5, F1, F2, F3, and F4.5.
"Now inLab MC XL users can profit even more from having the capability of creating a larger-span bridge," remarked Norbert Ulmer, Director of Dental Laboratory Applications for Sirona Dental Systems. "Our goal is to provide inLab owners with the widest array of material choices so they can in turn address the clinical and esthetic needs of virtually any case at hand."
The new, larger inCoris ZI blocks possess the same attributes of the other inCoris ZI blocks. Made of partially sintered zirconium oxide, inCoris ZI blocks are above all the ideal choice for the fabrication of crown copings as well as multiple-unit anterior and posterior bridges. The inCoris ZI material is in the very-high-strength category of the all-ceramic material spectrum.
inCoris ZI blocks provide the basis for manufacturing high-precision all-ceramic crown and bridge restorations that fulfill the highest standards in terms of biocompatibility and aesthetics. The high-performance ceramic material of the inCoris ZI enables the user to create especially fine frameworks.
For more information on inCoris blocks, please visit www.inLab.com or call (866) INLAB4U (465-2248).
Saratoga Polishing Station
The Saratoga Polishing Station is ideal for the Dental Office, or Dental Laboratory where noise, space, polishing containment are concerns. It has a top mounted easy clean 2-speed motor, built in whisper quiet dust collection, clear view splash guards, and florescent lighting. Accessories can be stored in the convenient full width drawer. This all metal compact unit measures only 29.5"W x 21.25" D x 18" H, and comes with a one year warranty. For more information call Harris Discount Supply, LTD at (800) 227-8524, or go to www.harrisdiscount.com.
Ivoclar Vivadent Introduces Callisto CP
Ivoclar Vivadent announces a dental industry first: controlled pricing of a unique noble ceramic casting alloy. With the introduction of Callisto CP, dental professionals now have a much more cost-effective, economical alloy formulation to use when PFM restorations require a noble alloy. Free delivery will be provided when five or more ounces are purchased.
The Callisto CP noble alloy has an expansion coefficient of 14.2 and is compatible with a broad range of porcelains. It produces razor sharp margins, demonstrates excellent polishing characteristics, and is easily masked with opaque materials. Its exceptional strength is ideal for any PFM application and is easy to cast, finish, solder, and laser weld.
WhatÃs more, Callisto CP is available in 3.1 gram ingots, so laboratory technicians will experience flexibility when casting single or multiple units. Also, its low density of 9.0 results in a lower cost per unit than other noble alloys.
Callisto CP is classified as a "noble" alloy according to the American Dental Association's (ADA's) specifications which allows dentists and their patients to take advantage of enhanced insurance reimbursements.
Whip Mix Announces New Division Offering
Advancement in Copings and Abutments
Whip Mix Corporation announced today a new company division that will offer the Verus System - technology that produces high quality, high value copings and abutments in Metoxit zirconia and glass-fiber-reinforced plastics.
With a name that is Latin for "true," the Verus System uses proprietary milling technology to produce a true featheredge margin that does not require additional finishing. Seven color shades ensure a natural look.
The new company division, called Whip Mix Laboratory Services, provides a significant advancement in outsourced milling. Its new CAD/CAM milling facility in Louisville, Ky., will produce Verus products for dental labs in the United States and Canada.
Verus products are created with milling technology licensed exclusively to Whip Mix Laboratory Services by StoneGlass Ltd. of Sydney, Australia. Industrial-sized milling machines deliver the most precise tolerances possible because they are not subject to vibrations like typical lab-based systems.
Verus software allows users to design the zirconia framework for each situation and automates many of the steps, including margin lines, the optimal path of insertion for bridges and tightness of fit. The system detects and virtually blocks out undercuts and estimates the orientation and scaling of crowns and pontics. The software can custom design abutments for 28 major implant interfaces. The result is an extremely precise internal and external hex connection.
Whip Mix Laboratory Services President Stuart Steinbock said the Verus System allows dental labs to use the latest technology and highly trained personnel - for roughly the same cost as lab-based systems. "We can provide this technology at a cost that is affordable and profitable to dental labs regardless of their size," he said.
There are two methods for using the Verus System:
- Lab personnel scan a model in the 3D scanner and design the coping. The scan is transmitted to the Whip Mix Laboratory Services CAD/CAM milling facility via the internet. Whip Mix returns completed lab work in just four working days.
- Alternatively, lab personnel send the model directly to the Whip Mix Laboratory Services CAD/CAM milling facility. Whip Mix scans and designs the work. Computer screen shots of the coping are sent electronically to the lab for review. Whip Mix returns completed work in just four working days.
As an added benefit, Whip Mix will apply a percentage of each Verus coping and abutment over a six-month period to the cost of a lab's 3D scanner.
In 1919, Whip Mix created the first complete dental inlay investment casting system with the industry's first mechanical mixer. This machine whipped and mixed the investment, creating a casting smoother than any other system. The invention was so dramatic, it changed the industry - and inspired the company name. Whip Mix continues to offer only the best of pioneering new products, technologies and services - including the Verus System.
For more information call Stuart Steinbock, President of Whip Mix Laboratory Services at: (502) 634-5352 or e-mail ssteinbock@whipmix.com.
BIOMET 3i Announces
A New Choice For Provisional Restorations
BIOMET 3i QuickBridge Provisional Restoration Components are now available for clinicians who prefer screw-retained definitive restorations but want the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of cement-retained immediate or delayed provisional bridges.
QuickBridge Provisional Restoration Components offer an easy way to fabricate multi-unit, cement-retained provisional implant restorations on Conical Abutments with two components: A titanium cylinder that threads onto the Straight or Angled Conical Abutment interface and a cap that snaps onto the collar of the cylinder. The cap is processed into the provisional restoration in the laboratory, or picked up inside the prefabricated or chairside-fabricated provisional restoration. The provisional bridge is then temporarily cemented onto the titanium cylinders and may stay in place for as many as 180 days.
When the patient is ready for the definitive impressions and restoration, the provisional bridge and cylinders are removed and the definitive restoration is seated on the same Conical Abutments, saving additional cost for the clinician and the patient.
The definitive restoration interfaces with the Conical Abutment and may be fabricated using a CAM StructSURE Precision Milled Bar or Framework.
BIOMET 3i is a leading manufacturer of dental implants, abutments and related products. Since its inception in 1987, BIOMET 3i has been at the forefront in developing, manufacturing and distributing oral reconstructive products, including dental implant components and bone and tissue regenerative materials. The company also provides educational programs and seminars for dental professionals around the world. BIOMET 3i is based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with operations throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. For more information, call (800) 443-8166 or (561) 776-6700, or visit the companyÃs Web site: www.biomet3i.com.
GC America Opens Milling Center
GC Advanced Technologies Inc., a GC America Inc. company, has opened a state of the art CAD/CAM milling center in Costa Mesa, California. This is the second of three milling centers GC Plans on opening in the next year. The original milling center is located at GC Corporation in Tokyo, Japan, with the third scheduled to open in 2008 at GC Europe located in Leuven, Belgium. The robust GM-1000 5-axis milling machine currently mills Titanium and Zirconia custom implant abutments as well as Zirconia single copings and multi-unit bridges. In the near future, full roundhouse suprastructures will also be offered. Utilizing the highly trained technical staff on hand, the technology is capable of milling a Titanium or Zirconia custom implant abutments in a very short period and can hold marginal accuracy to within sub-microns. This will allow high capacity without sacrificing quality that is GCÃs reputation. The milling machine features a rotating platform holding up to 60 blocks of material that automatically moves the next block into milling position as the machine finishes milling the last. The GM-1000 will be paired with both GN-1 and 3-Shape scanners allowing for optimum flexibility and accuracy. Further information can be obtained by contacting sales@gc-at.com or calling (866) 925-4228 or (714) 444-4229.
