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3M ESPE Unveils Expanded Lava Precision Solutions Portfolio
New hardware and software technologies, advanced digital solutions provide additional capabilities for dental labs
ST. PAUL, Minn. – (February 28, 2009) – 3M ESPE unveils an expanded Lava CAD/CAM System with the release of several new products including hardware, software and materials. The new Lava™ CNC 500 Milling Machine will be available to dental labs this spring, along with the latest version of Lava™ Design Software offering more dental technician-friendly features to enhance productivity. 3M ESPE is also introducing its own wax block and new Lava™ Zirconia blocks.
Lava CNC 500 Milling Machine
Labs will be able to achieve a higher level of automation with the new Lava CNC 500 milling machine. With the ability to run for 76 hours straight and 3- or 5-axis "smart" milling, labs can increase productivity and become a more versatile source of CAD/CAM milling. The CNC 500 machine knows whether to use 3-axis milling or convert to 5-axis milling for full contouring, undercuts and abutments. In addition to genuine Lava zirconia materials, the CNC 500 machine will work with the new wax block and Lava™ Digital Veneering System (DVS) glass ceramic materials. The CNC 500 machine and the new materials are scheduled for release in 2009.
Lava Design Software 5.0In keeping with its goal of making it easy and efficient for dental labs to use the Lava CAD/CAM system to design Lava™ Zirconia restorations, 3M ESPE announces an upgrade to Lava Design Software 5.0. A major software upgrade, version 5.0 will enable dental labs to design a full contour crown. The software automatically cuts back the full contour to produce an anatomically-shaped coping. This creates an ideal foundation to properly support porcelain work—whether it’s made with hand-layered porcelain, pressed ceramics or the new CAD/CAM produced porcelain, the Lava DVS, scheduled for release later this year.
In addition to full contour design, the latest software upgrade offers integrated libraries for implant abutments and new features to support the Lava DVS and the new Lava™ CNC 500 Milling Machine. The full contour module also enables the computer-aided design of the wax patterns for pressable ceramics when output to third-party wax/resin printers.
New wax and zirconia blocks
3M ESPE is also introducing its own wax block for both Lava milling machines, the Lava™ Form Milling System and new Lava CNC 500 machine, later in 2009. This 60mm block will be used to create wax patterns for metal restorations. Unlike burnable plastic plexiglass (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC),3M ESPE's Lava Wax block is made from an industrial wax. This allows dental labs to wax-up and rework the pattern very easily.
Two more sizes of Lava zirconia blocks will also be introduced in 2009. These new sizes are "extra large" sizes of the 20-mm single unit block and the long-span bridge materials that will make taller single units and longer-span bridges possible.
Lava Digital Veneering System
Supported by the new software and milling machine, the new Lava™ Digital Veneering System is both a material set and a restoration procedure that facilitates better productivity for dental labs. The system allows dental technicians to produce more units per day than with pressed ceramics or traditional hand-layered porcelain techniques. The productivity is CAD/CAM driven and begins with a full contour design. From this file, the glass ceramic porcelain and the zirconia coping are milled. Once produced, it is very easy to create the final restoration. The materials are simply fused together with Lava DVS Fusion Porcelain. The step requires minimal training so the task is suited to a variety of lab employees which makes it easier to plan work. To characterize the restoration, the Lava DVS material set also includes stains, shades and glaze. Final restorations produced with the system are more esthetic than pressed ceramics because the restoration is made of three precisely controlled layers—the zirconia coping, the fusion porcelain and the glass ceramic material. Each of these components is available in different shades and translucencies to replicate natural tooth esthetics. The new Lava DVS is scheduled for release later in 2009.
The business model is flexible and enables an exchange between dental labs with a Lava Scan ST Design System, called Authorized Lava Digital Centers (ALDCs),and dental labs with the complete Lava CAD/CAM system, called Authorized Lava Manufacturing Centers (ALMCs). The model also enables a dental lab who doesn’t own equipment to outsource the restoration.
For more information visit 3M ESPE Worldwide or call 1-800-634-2249.
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About 3M ESPE
3M ESPE manufactures and markets more than 2,000 products and services designed to help dental professionals improve their patients' oral health care. 3M Health Care, one of 3M's six major business segments, provides world-class innovative products and services to help health care professionals improve the practice and delivery of patient care in medical, oral care, drug delivery and health information markets. For more information on the complete 3M ESPE line of dental products visit the 3M ESPE Web site at 3M ESPE Worldwide or call the 3M ESPE Technical Hotline at 1-800-634-2249. Products are available for purchase through authorized 3M ESPE distributors.
3M, ESPE, Impregum, Penta, Pentamix, Lava, RelyX, Ketac, Filtek, Adper, Sof-Lex and Imprint are trademarks of 3M ESPE or 3M ESPE AG.
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New hardware and software technologies, advanced digital solutions provide additional capabilities for dental labs
ST. PAUL, Minn. – (February 28, 2009) – 3M ESPE unveils an expanded Lava CAD/CAM System with the release of several new products including hardware, software and materials. The new Lava™ CNC 500 Milling Machine will be available to dental labs this spring, along with the latest version of Lava™ Design Software offering more dental technician-friendly features to enhance productivity. 3M ESPE is also introducing its own wax block and new Lava™ Zirconia blocks.
Lava CNC 500 Milling Machine
Labs will be able to achieve a higher level of automation with the new Lava CNC 500 milling machine. With the ability to run for 76 hours straight and 3- or 5-axis "smart" milling, labs can increase productivity and become a more versatile source of CAD/CAM milling. The CNC 500 machine knows whether to use 3-axis milling or convert to 5-axis milling for full contouring, undercuts and abutments. In addition to genuine Lava zirconia materials, the CNC 500 machine will work with the new wax block and Lava™ Digital Veneering System (DVS) glass ceramic materials. The CNC 500 machine and the new materials are scheduled for release in 2009.
Lava Design Software 5.0In keeping with its goal of making it easy and efficient for dental labs to use the Lava CAD/CAM system to design Lava™ Zirconia restorations, 3M ESPE announces an upgrade to Lava Design Software 5.0. A major software upgrade, version 5.0 will enable dental labs to design a full contour crown. The software automatically cuts back the full contour to produce an anatomically-shaped coping. This creates an ideal foundation to properly support porcelain work—whether it’s made with hand-layered porcelain, pressed ceramics or the new CAD/CAM produced porcelain, the Lava DVS, scheduled for release later this year.
In addition to full contour design, the latest software upgrade offers integrated libraries for implant abutments and new features to support the Lava DVS and the new Lava™ CNC 500 Milling Machine. The full contour module also enables the computer-aided design of the wax patterns for pressable ceramics when output to third-party wax/resin printers.
New wax and zirconia blocks
3M ESPE is also introducing its own wax block for both Lava milling machines, the Lava™ Form Milling System and new Lava CNC 500 machine, later in 2009. This 60mm block will be used to create wax patterns for metal restorations. Unlike burnable plastic plexiglass (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC),3M ESPE's Lava Wax block is made from an industrial wax. This allows dental labs to wax-up and rework the pattern very easily.
Two more sizes of Lava zirconia blocks will also be introduced in 2009. These new sizes are "extra large" sizes of the 20-mm single unit block and the long-span bridge materials that will make taller single units and longer-span bridges possible.
Lava Digital Veneering System
Supported by the new software and milling machine, the new Lava™ Digital Veneering System is both a material set and a restoration procedure that facilitates better productivity for dental labs. The system allows dental technicians to produce more units per day than with pressed ceramics or traditional hand-layered porcelain techniques. The productivity is CAD/CAM driven and begins with a full contour design. From this file, the glass ceramic porcelain and the zirconia coping are milled. Once produced, it is very easy to create the final restoration. The materials are simply fused together with Lava DVS Fusion Porcelain. The step requires minimal training so the task is suited to a variety of lab employees which makes it easier to plan work. To characterize the restoration, the Lava DVS material set also includes stains, shades and glaze. Final restorations produced with the system are more esthetic than pressed ceramics because the restoration is made of three precisely controlled layers—the zirconia coping, the fusion porcelain and the glass ceramic material. Each of these components is available in different shades and translucencies to replicate natural tooth esthetics. The new Lava DVS is scheduled for release later in 2009.
The business model is flexible and enables an exchange between dental labs with a Lava Scan ST Design System, called Authorized Lava Digital Centers (ALDCs),and dental labs with the complete Lava CAD/CAM system, called Authorized Lava Manufacturing Centers (ALMCs). The model also enables a dental lab who doesn’t own equipment to outsource the restoration.
For more information visit 3M ESPE Worldwide or call 1-800-634-2249.
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About 3M ESPE
3M ESPE manufactures and markets more than 2,000 products and services designed to help dental professionals improve their patients' oral health care. 3M Health Care, one of 3M's six major business segments, provides world-class innovative products and services to help health care professionals improve the practice and delivery of patient care in medical, oral care, drug delivery and health information markets. For more information on the complete 3M ESPE line of dental products visit the 3M ESPE Web site at 3M ESPE Worldwide or call the 3M ESPE Technical Hotline at 1-800-634-2249. Products are available for purchase through authorized 3M ESPE distributors.
3M, ESPE, Impregum, Penta, Pentamix, Lava, RelyX, Ketac, Filtek, Adper, Sof-Lex and Imprint are trademarks of 3M ESPE or 3M ESPE AG.
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