Bottom Line - Zirconia is here to stay - it is probably the most widely used frameworks or material variant other then the PFM in the world now. It has succesfully been used in dentistry for 25 years - now it's just better!
FYI - 3M (Germany) just varified a study of 1.5 billion 3M Lava...
Who wants a Gold Crown these days? No One between the ages of 25 and 50? People are alot more focused on esthetics and price
DVS there is alot of R and D forsure - it will be around for awhile! Warranty I believe will go up soon with that tank!
I take it you have no experience in working with these models. We are a data marking centre for Cadent and 3M - The recent cases are literally mind blowing! If you discussing In'tech please follow up with Dentists that use either (interoral) and the Dental Labs that produce the work - the new...
We once used Lava Shade FS1 on a Zeno Frame as we had to create a frameworks that was outside the frame size of 3M Lava - Turned out great but Zeno was bulky - Shade Worked great
See the idea behind DVS is Brawn and Beauty - I was told on average above 20 untis a day by a 3M Source for the average technician
You can use an IPS Product that has unrealistic strength - but 3M owns the Patent on the fusion that controls the color and strength. Also if you really only...
Outsourcing - bottom line will increase your $ margins - I suggest a balance some conventional some CAD. Have you ever seen a 3Shape designed 3M Lava DVS Crown milled on a 5axis? check a few blogs! It's coming! You can't replace hand layered in the anterior - but I was pretty amazed with the new...
MONOLITHIC: made of only one stone or characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity.
well, we have e.max? The IPS e. max lithium disilicate, for example, is composed of quartz, lithium dioxide, phosphor oxide, alumina, potassium oxide, and other components. Is that really...